Win: Goro Saito (8-4) Loss: Andy Schroeder (6-5)
Save: Tim Walker (9)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Ed Gerken pitching. Fritz Aponte flies out to the center fielder. Dan Steely walks. Kerry McDonald pops out to the third baseman. Mason Lockwood walks. Roger Scheffler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Hickman pitching. Johnny Hemming reached on a fielding error by Dan Steely. Bob Hoover strikes out. Johnny Hemming steals second. Art Lindsay flies out to the left fielder. Al McGraw strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Walt Pena strikes out. Ted Minoso grounds out to the shortstop. Glenn Washington singles past the third baseman. Joe Hickman singles past the shortstop. Glenn Washington advances to third on the hit. Fritz Aponte grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Morgan McLaughlin flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Leard singles to right field. Cesar Beckett pops out to the shortstop. Melido Menefee walks. Ed Gerken strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dan Steely flies out to the left fielder. Kerry McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Mason Lockwood flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Johnny Hemming flies out to the left fielder. Bob Hoover singles to right field. Bob Hoover steals second. Art Lindsay grounds out to the shortstop. Al McGraw doubles to center field. Bob Hoover scores. Morgan McLaughlin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Roger Scheffler singles to center field. Walt Pena grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Roger Scheffler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ted Minoso walks. Glenn Washington singles to center field. Joe Hickman flies out to the right fielder. Fritz Aponte pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Tommy Leard grounds out to the second baseman. Cesar Beckett strikes out. Melido Menefee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Dan Steely pops out to the catcher. Kerry McDonald walks. Mason Lockwood walks. Bill LaRose comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Roger Scheffler singles to right field. Kerry McDonald scores. Mason Lockwood advances to third on the hit. Walt Pena lines out to the second baseman. Ted Minoso strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill LaRose grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Hemming flies out to the center fielder. Bob Hoover bunts for a base hit. Art Lindsay strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Glenn Washington strikes out. Joe Hickman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fritz Aponte strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Al McGraw singles to center field. Morgan McLaughlin lines out to the third baseman. Tommy Leard pops out to the shortstop. Cesar Beckett singles to center field. Al McGraw advances to third on the hit. Melido Menefee singles to left field. Al McGraw scores. Cesar Beckett advances to third on the hit. Bill LaRose grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dan Steely pops out to the pitcher. Kerry McDonald flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Mason Lockwood reached on a fielding error by Melido Menefee. Roger Scheffler singles to right field. Walt Pena reached on a fielding error by Bob Hoover. Ted Minoso singles to center field. Mason Lockwood scores. Roger Scheffler scores. Walt Pena advances to third on the hit. Glenn Washington flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Johnny Hemming strikes out. Bob Hoover doubles to right field. Art Lindsay grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Al McGraw grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ron Buker is pinch hitting for Joe Hickman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ron Buker pops out to the first baseman. Fritz Aponte grounds out to the shortstop. Freakie Crakbak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dan Steely flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland John Daringer pitching. Morgan McLaughlin singles to right field. Tommy Leard singles to right field. Morgan McLaughlin advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Cesar Beckett grounds out to the shortstop. Morgan McLaughlin scores. Tommy Leard advances to second on the play. Lary Lake comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Melido Menefee strikes out. Hoyt Kubiak is pinch hitting for Freakie Crakbak. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hoyt Kubiak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ozzie Hamilton pitching. Kerry McDonald grounds out to the shortstop. Mason Lockwood singles to right field. Roger Scheffler grounds out to the third baseman. Mason Lockwood advances to second on the play. Walt Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Johnny Hemming flies out to the center fielder. Bob Hoover pops out to the catcher. Art Lindsay singles to center field. Al McGraw strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Ted Minoso singles to center field. Glenn Washington strikes out. Pip Feller is pinch hitting for Lary Lake. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Pip Feller strikes out. Fritz Aponte walks. Dan Steely pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Oakland Goro Saito pitching. Morgan McLaughlin strikes out. Tommy Leard strikes out. Cesar Beckett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Kansas City Kerry McDonald pops out to the shortstop. Mason Lockwood pops out to the third baseman. Roger Scheffler hits an infield single to the pitcher. Walt Pena strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland Melido Menefee grounds out to the second baseman. Rodney Rowland is pinch hitting for Ozzie Hamilton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rodney Rowland triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Johnny Hemming walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Bob Hoover grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Johnny Hemming advances to second on the play. Art Lindsay flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Kansas City Andy Schroeder pitching. Ted Minoso singles to center field. Glenn Washington singles to left field. Ted Minoso advances to third on the hit. Guss Grissom is pinch hitting for Goro Saito. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Glenn Washington steals second. Guss Grissom grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Minoso scores. Glenn Washington advances to third on the play. Fritz Aponte lines out to the third baseman. Dan Steely grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Oakland Tim Walker pitching. Al McGraw walks. Morgan McLaughlin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al McGraw is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tommy Leard strikes out. Cesar Beckett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 16 Oakland total runners LOB: 13
Batting:2B - Bob Hoover (16), Al McGraw (20).3B - Rodney Rowland (2). Baserunning: SB - Johnny Hemming (25), Bob Hoover (27). Fielding: E - Bob Hoover, Melido Menefee.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jose Keenan improves in power_vs_lefty Jose Keenan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Scott Noboa did not respond to coaching in arm Ron Young improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Robinson improves in arm Mike Robinson improves in power_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tito Whitehill did not respond to coaching in arm Tito Whitehill improves in arm Dugan Harvey did not respond to coaching in control Tito Whitehill improves in contact_vs_lefty Dugan Harvey did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Morris improves in contact_vs_lefty Brad McAuley did not respond to coaching in SS