Win: Fred Ramirez (1-0) Loss: Jackson Wheelarma (0-1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jackson Wheelarma pitching. Livan Kirke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Allie Wheeler flies out to the right fielder. Darrel Hickman hits a home run. Ken Cipriani singles to center field. Mike Hamilton hits a home run. Ken Cipriani scores. Dick Hawke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Fred Ramirez pitching. Al Jelincich grounds out to the third baseman. Armando Knauss strikes out. Dick Eddy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bucky Buchanan singles to left field. Bucky Buchanan steals second. Bill Geygan singles in front of the center fielder. Bucky Buchanan scores. Jimmy Willhite comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Ramirez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Livan Kirke lines out to the shortstop. Allie Wheeler strikes out. Darrel Hickman bunts for a base hit. Ken Cipriani strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Larry Holmes hits a home run. Rick Cooney grounds out to the shortstop. Shinichi Yano grounds out to the third baseman. John Marentette singles to center field. John Marentette steals second. Angel Powell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mike Hamilton pops out to the catcher. Dick Hawke doubles to left field. Bucky Buchanan flies out to the right fielder. Bill Geygan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jimmy Willhite flies out to the left fielder. Al Jelincich strikes out. Armando Knauss singles to center field. Dick Eddy is hit by a pitch. Larry Holmes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Fred Ramirez strikes out. Livan Kirke hits a home run. Casper Langston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Allie Wheeler walks. Darrel Hickman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Rick Cooney strikes out. Shinichi Yano singles to center field. John Marentette strikes out. Shinichi Yano gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ken Cipriani strikes out. Mike Hamilton grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Hawke doubles to right field. Bucky Buchanan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Angel Powell walks. Casper Langston lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Angel Powell forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Al Jelincich grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bill Geygan grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Ramirez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Livan Kirke flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Armando Knauss pops out to the second baseman. Dick Eddy strikes out. Larry Holmes grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Allie Wheeler doubles to left field. Darrel Hickman walks. Ken Cipriani strikes out. Mike Hamilton grounds out to the third baseman. Allie Wheeler advances to third on the play. Darrel Hickman advances to second on the play. Dick Hawke strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Rick Cooney grounds out to the pitcher. Shinichi Yano lines out to the shortstop. John Marentette strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bucky Buchanan pops out to the first baseman. Bill Geygan walks. Fred Ramirez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Livan Kirke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Angel Powell lines out to the second baseman. Enrique Reed is pinch hitting for Casper Langston. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Enrique Reed grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Jelincich reached on a fielding error by Darrel Hickman. Al Jelincich is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mace Jackson pitching. Allie Wheeler doubles to right field. Darrel Hickman strikes out. Ken Cipriani walks. Mike Hamilton doubles to right field. Allie Wheeler scores. Ken Cipriani uses his aggressiveness and scores. Markus Briggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Hawke grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Williams is pinch hitting for Bucky Buchanan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Roy Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Claude Cressend is pinch hitting for Armando Knauss. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Claude Cressend singles to right field. Bruce Asadoor is pinch hitting for Dick Eddy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bruce Asadoor strikes out. Larry Holmes walks. Rick Cooney singles to left field. Shinichi Yano grounds out to the shortstop. Claude Cressend scores. Larry Holmes advances to third on the play. Rick Cooney advances to second on the play. Jack Seats is pinch hitting for John Marentette. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Seats grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Camnitz improves in range Chick Tresh improves in power_vs_lefty Fred Ragan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John McCall improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Rowdon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chick Tresh did not respond to coaching in speed
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Curt Richardson did not respond to coaching in velocity Orlando Andrews improves in control Jarrod Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Curt Richardson did not respond to coaching in velocity Elmer Smith improves in power_vs_righty Bob Burns did not respond to coaching in range