Inning: 1 Kansas City Kevin Fahrer pitching. Bert James grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Cooke flies out to the left fielder. Bunny Roth grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Larry Mendoza pitching. Jose Lynn singles to left field. Billy Johnson strikes out. Ron Kelly grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Joe DeShields flies out to the center fielder. Harry Jackson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ron Kelly. Joe Cedeno walks. Ike Campbell singles to center field. Harry Jackson scores. Joe Cedeno advances to third on the hit. Roosevelt Thompson walks. Larry Mendoza singles to right field. Joe Cedeno scores. Ike Campbell scores. Bert James grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roosevelt Thompson advances to third on the play. Larry Mendoza advances to second on the play. Rick Cooke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Gene Tappe strikes out. Wally Poat walks. Art Gardella flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Freeman singles to left field. Jose Reilley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bunny Roth doubles to left field. Bunny Roth is out trying to steal third. Joe DeShields flies out to the center fielder. Harry Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Kevin Fahrer flies out to the center fielder. Jose Lynn singles to left field. Billy Johnson singles to center field. Jose Lynn advances to third on the hit. Ron Kelly grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Joe Cedeno singles to right field. Ike Campbell flies out to the right fielder. Joe Cedeno steals second. Roosevelt Thompson singles to center field. Joe Cedeno scores. Larry Mendoza lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bert James singles to center field. Roosevelt Thompson scores. Rick Cooke walks. Bunny Roth strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Gene Tappe flies out to the right fielder. Wally Poat grounds out to the pitcher. Art Gardella grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe DeShields walks. Harry Jackson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe DeShields is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Cedeno singles to left field. Ike Campbell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Chuck Freeman singles to right field. Chuck Freeman steals second. Jose Reilley pops out to the first baseman. Kevin Fahrer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chuck Freeman advances to third on the play. Jose Lynn walks. Billy Johnson singles to left field. Chuck Freeman scores. Jose Lynn advances to third on the hit. Billy Johnson steals second. Ron Kelly pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Roosevelt Thompson strikes out. Al Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Larry Mendoza grounds out to the pitcher. Bert James flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Gene Tappe strikes out. Wally Poat singles to left field. Art Gardella reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bert James. Chuck Freeman pops out to the first baseman. Jose Reilley grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rick Cooke flies out to the center fielder. Bunny Roth walks. Joe DeShields doubles to center field. Bunny Roth uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rod Green comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Jackson lines out to the pitcher. Joe Cedeno strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Whitey Smith is pinch hitting for Rod Green. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Whitey Smith flies out to the right fielder. Jose Lynn grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Johnson reached on a fielding error by Bunny Roth. Ron Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Aaron Stanley pitching. Harry Macha is pinch hitting for Ike Campbell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Macha grounds out to the pitcher. Roosevelt Thompson lines out to the pitcher. Larry Mendoza grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Gene Tappe strikes out. Wally Poat grounds out to the second baseman. Art Gardella reached on a fielding error by Larry Mendoza. Art Gardella steals second. Chuck Freeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bert James singles to center field. Bert James is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rick Cooke hits a home run. Rip McCormick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bunny Roth strikes out. Michael Nilsson is pinch hitting for Joe DeShields. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Michael Nilsson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Jose Reilley strikes out. Keiji Shiozaki is pinch hitting for Rip McCormick. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Keiji Shiozaki flies out to the center fielder. Jose Lynn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 9
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Geoff Bilardello did not respond to coaching in control Tom Wood improves in power_vs_lefty Masahiro Shiraki did not respond to coaching in velocity Geoff Bilardello did not respond to coaching in control Alex Unser did not respond to coaching in speed Paul George did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Unser did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dan Sadowski did not respond to coaching in control Marshall Harvel improves in range Don Martin did not respond to coaching in velocity Bernie Graterol improves in arm Russ Hershiser improves in contact_vs_righty George Rawley did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Knox did not respond to coaching in SS