Win: Madd Hatter (4-1) Loss: Lee Maloney (2-3)
Save: Major Payne (12)
Inning: 1 Oakland Lee Maloney pitching. Joe Hoffman singles to center field. Joe Hoffman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Hinton strikes out. John Souza flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Madd Hatter pitching. Al Embree singles to right field. Rube Harris flies out to the right fielder. Cap Jennings triples. Al Embree scores. Mac Falls strikes out. Frank Warner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bob Stein grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Johnson strikes out. Boom Boom Washington hits a home run. Sudden Sam LaRoche walks. Dan Cunningham singles in front of the center fielder. Sudden Sam LaRoche advances to third on the hit. Madd Hatter singles to left field. Sudden Sam LaRoche scores. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wes McMahan grounds out to the pitcher. Romeo Hobbs doubles past the third baseman. Lee Maloney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Hinton singles to left field. John Souza grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Hinton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Stein pops out to the second baseman. Terry Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Al Embree strikes out. Rube Harris strikes out. Cap Jennings grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Boom Boom Washington flies out to the right fielder. Sudden Sam LaRoche pops out to the first baseman. Dan Cunningham walks. Madd Hatter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mac Falls strikes out. Frank Warner flies out to the right fielder. Bill Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Joe Hoffman walks. Joe Hoffman steals second. Bob Hinton flies out to the center fielder. John Souza flies out to the center fielder. Bob Stein grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Wes McMahan walks. Romeo Hobbs grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Wes McMahan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lee Maloney lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Embree strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Terry Johnson singles to left field. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rube Harris flies out to the left fielder. Cap Jennings flies out to the left fielder. Mac Falls strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Dan Cunningham strikes out. Madd Hatter flies out to the left fielder. Joe Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Frank Warner flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bill Baker walks. Wes McMahan singles in front of the right fielder. Bill Baker advances to third on the hit. Romeo Hobbs pops out to the third baseman. Minnie Stiely is pinch hitting for Lee Maloney. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Minnie Stiely walks. Al Embree flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Alex Kilgus pitching. Bob Hinton hits a home run. John Souza grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Stein strikes out. Terry Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Magglio Kida enters the game as a defensive replacement for Terry Johnson at LF. Yoshio Yanagida enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dan Cunningham at 1B. Rube Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Cap Jennings strikes out. Mac Falls strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Boom Boom Washington flies out to the right fielder. Sudden Sam LaRoche walks. Yoshio Yanagida singles to center field. Sudden Sam LaRoche advances to third on the hit. Hal Plank is pinch hitting for Madd Hatter. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hal Plank grounds out to the third baseman. Sudden Sam LaRoche scores. Yoshio Yanagida advances to second on the play. Oscar Alberro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Hoffman singles to center field. Bob Hinton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Major Payne pitching. Frank Warner strikes out. Bill Baker strikes out. Wes McMahan doubles to left field. Romeo Hobbs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Lee Fletcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Emil Shipke did not respond to coaching in endurance Garey Sorensen improves in arm Emil Shipke did not respond to coaching in velocity Ducky Wagner did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Doug Scott improves in control Ray Robbins did not respond to coaching in control Ray Robbins did not respond to coaching in control Hiroshi Ushijima did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Meyers did not respond to coaching in 3B