Win: Lou Mercedes (1-0) Loss: Ry Key (0-2)
Save: Joe Corriden (7)
Inning: 1 Kansas City J Sell pitching. Ralph Hafey flies out to the center fielder. Juan Bliss grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Callahan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Tom Kazanski pitching. Jo Kink singles to right field. Jo Kink is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). IM S Lutz lines out to the shortstop. Ryl Klaw flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Claud McGuire triples. Jimmy Dix pops out to the first baseman. Joe Hallenbeck flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Claud McGuire scores. Joe Berg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland GD Smite grounds out to the pitcher. Lo Snipe singles to center field. Lo Snipe steals second. CB Gally grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Silly Ponce lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jack Freigau strikes out. Tom Kazanski flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Hafey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland GG SiSi flies out to the left fielder. J Sell grounds out to the third baseman. Jo Kink flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Juan Bliss strikes out. Mike Callahan singles to left field. Claud McGuire grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Callahan advances to second on the play. Jimmy Dix strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland IM S Lutz walks. IM S Lutz steals second. Ryl Klaw strikes out. GD Smite singles to center field. IM S Lutz scores. Lo Snipe flies out to the right fielder. CB Gally grounds into a force play to the shortstop. GD Smite is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe Hallenbeck flies out to the right fielder. Joe Berg grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Freigau flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Silly Ponce doubles to right field. GG SiSi walks. J Sell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. J Sell strikes out. Jo Kink pops out to the first baseman. IM S Lutz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tom Kazanski flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Hafey grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Bliss strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ryl Klaw grounds out to the second baseman. GD Smite flies out to the right fielder. Lo Snipe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike Callahan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Claud McGuire singles to center field. Jimmy Dix singles past the shortstop. Joe Hallenbeck flies out to the center fielder. Joe Berg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland CB Gally walks. Eric Hobbie is pinch hitting for Silly Ponce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eric Hobbie flies out to the center fielder. GG SiSi walks. Gene Easterly is pinch hitting for J Sell. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Gene Easterly walks. Jo Kink strikes out. IM S Lutz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ry Key pitching. Jack Freigau walks. Dan Pierzynski is pinch hitting for Tom Kazanski. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jack Freigau steals second. Dan Pierzynski flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Hafey strikes out. Juan Bliss strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Lou Mercedes pitching. John Mata enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jimmy Dix at RF. Ryl Klaw pops out to the second baseman. GD Smite singles to center field. Lo Snipe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! GD Smite advances to second on the play. CB Gally flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mike Callahan strikes out. Claud McGuire bunts for a base hit. Mac Roe is pinch hitting for John Mata. Mac Roe singles to left field. Joe Hallenbeck singles to right field. Claud McGuire scores. Mac Roe advances to third on the hit. Joe Berg pops out to the shortstop. Jack Freigau walks. Doug Graham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Lowdermilk is pinch hitting for Lou Mercedes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Lowdermilk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Corriden pitching. Jay Cameron enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mac Roe at RF. Eric Hobbie grounds out to the shortstop. GG SiSi flies out to the left fielder. Ducky Quinn is pinch hitting for Doug Graham. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ducky Quinn lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Buck Charles did not respond to coaching in control Buck Charles did not respond to coaching in endurance Steve Lansford improves in contact_vs_lefty Don Kallio did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Zmich did not respond to coaching in control J Whale improves in contact_vs_righty J HamHam improves in power_vs_righty Bill Zmich improves in control J HamHam did not respond to coaching in 1B