Win: Johnny B. Brown (3-0) Loss: Tommy Kutyna (0-1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Buddy Holle pitching. Tom Tiernan singles to center field. Tom Tiernan steals second. Squiz Hudson grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Valentin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Tiernan advances to third on the play. Bob Bell singles to right field. Tom Tiernan scores. Dick Ankiel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Mayo Qualls pitching. Murphy Strange grounds out to the second baseman. Alvaro Boone grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Torres grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Max Boehler flies out to the left fielder. Mutz Snover flies out to the right fielder. Brian Krueger singles to left field. Mayo Qualls flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Harry Alcantara singles to right field. William Spiezio reached on a fielding error by Mayo Qualls. Beiker Reimer walks. Johnny Groskloss grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Harry Alcantara scores. William Spiezio advances to third on the play. John Geronimo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tom Tiernan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Squiz Hudson walks. Jeff Valentin singles past the second baseman. Squiz Hudson is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Bob Bell singles to right field. Dick Ankiel hits a home run. Jeff Valentin scores. Bob Bell scores. Max Boehler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Buddy Holle strikes out. Murphy Strange grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Alvaro Boone grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mutz Snover singles to right field. Brian Krueger grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mayo Qualls grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Bill Torres grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Alcantara grounds out to the pitcher. William Spiezio flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tom Tiernan singles to center field. Squiz Hudson walks. Jeff Valentin flies out to the center fielder. Bob Bell strikes out. Dick Ankiel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Beiker Reimer singles to center field. Johnny Groskloss flies out to the right fielder. John Geronimo walks. Buddy Holle fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Buddy Holle grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Max Boehler grounds out to the second baseman. Mutz Snover grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Krueger singles to left field. Mayo Qualls strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Murphy Strange grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Alvaro Boone reached on a fielding error by Dick Ankiel. Bill Torres grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jake Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Tiernan singles to center field. Squiz Hudson walks. Jeff Valentin is hit by a pitch. Bob Bell flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom Tiernan scores. Dick Ankiel flies out to the center fielder. Max Boehler lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Harry Alcantara grounds out to the pitcher. William Spiezio singles to left field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. John Crawford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Beiker Reimer grounds out to the second baseman. William Spiezio advances to third on the play. Johnny Groskloss singles to right field. William Spiezio scores. John Geronimo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dave Zipfel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mutz Snover flies out to the center fielder. Brian Krueger strikes out. Leo Townsend is pinch hitting for John Crawford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Leo Townsend strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Roger Dauss pitching. Irv Brittin is pinch hitting for Dave Zipfel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Irv Brittin flies out to the center fielder. Murphy Strange singles to right field. Alvaro Boone walks. Bill Torres lines out to the third baseman. Harry Alcantara singles past the shortstop. Murphy Strange scores. William Spiezio grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mudcat Greene pitching. Tom Tiernan strikes out. Squiz Hudson strikes out. Jeff Valentin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Beiker Reimer flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Groskloss walks. John Geronimo singles to left field. Johnny Groskloss advances to third on the hit. Sumner Jeltz is pinch hitting for Mudcat Greene. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Sumner Jeltz singles to center field. Johnny Groskloss scores. John Geronimo advances to third on the hit. Murphy Strange grounds out to the third baseman. John Geronimo scores. Sumner Jeltz advances to second on the play. Johnny B. Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alvaro Boone grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Tommy Kutyna pitching. Bob Bell is hit by a pitch. Bill Hobbs is pinch hitting for Dick Ankiel. Bill Hobbs flies out to the right fielder. Max Boehler doubles to left field. Bob Bell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mutz Snover grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Krueger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Gary Ostrowski enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Hobbs at 2B. Bill Torres walks. Harry Alcantara strikes out. Bill Torres steals second. William Spiezio lines out to the first baseman. Beiker Reimer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Max Boehler (5).HR - Dick Ankiel (3).SF - Bob Bell.GIDP - Brian Krueger.HBP - Jeff Valentin (3), Bob Bell (3). Baserunning: SB - Tom Tiernan (2). Fielding: E - Dick Ankiel, Mayo Qualls.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Orlando Songer did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Harris did not respond to coaching in speed Brian Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Valerio Leverett did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Kubski did not respond to coaching in control John Comstock did not respond to coaching in endurance
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Robson did not respond to coaching in control Clay Derby did not respond to coaching in control Red Gladu did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Ronan did not respond to coaching in range Mike Wilson did not respond to coaching in range Clay Derby did not respond to coaching in control Babe Wilson did not respond to coaching in 3B