Inning: 1 Oakland Larry Mendoza pitching. Jose Lynn strikes out. Billy Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Ron Kelly singles past the second baseman. Gene Tappe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Charlie Neill pitching. Ken Hobbs singles to right field. Bert James flies out to the right fielder. Rick Cooke strikes out. Bunny Roth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Wally Poat pops out to the first baseman. Erik Smith strikes out. Lou Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Joe DeShields singles to left field. Joe Cedeno flies out to the center fielder. Ike Campbell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jose Reilley hits a home run. Charlie Neill grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Lynn singles to left field. Jose Lynn steals second. Billy Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Ron Kelly walks. Gene Tappe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Michael Nilsson singles to right field. Larry Mendoza fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Larry Mendoza strikes out. Ken Hobbs grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Wally Poat flies out to the left fielder. Erik Smith singles past the second baseman. Erik Smith steals second. Lou Fisher grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Reilley lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bert James strikes out. Rick Cooke flies out to the center fielder. Bunny Roth flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Charlie Neill grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jose Lynn flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Billy Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe DeShields strikes out. Joe Cedeno pops out to the second baseman. Ike Campbell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ron Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Tappe singles to center field. Wally Poat flies out to the left fielder. Gene Tappe is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Michael Nilsson pops out to the catcher. Larry Mendoza strikes out. Ken Hobbs flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Erik Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Fisher flies out to the left fielder. Jose Reilley singles to left field. Charlie Neill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bert James flies out to the left fielder. Rick Cooke doubles to center field. Bunny Roth singles to center field. Rick Cooke scores. Joe DeShields hits a home run. Bunny Roth scores. Joe Cedeno strikes out. Ike Campbell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Jose Lynn strikes out. Billy Johnson singles to left field. Ron Kelly strikes out. Gene Tappe singles past the third baseman. Billy Johnson advances to third on the hit. Wally Poat grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Aaron Stanley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Michael Nilsson singles to right field. Archie Craig is pinch hitting for Larry Mendoza. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Archie Craig singles to right field. Ken Hobbs grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Michael Nilsson is out at third base. Bert James lines out to the second baseman. Rick Cooke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Slim Spinks pitching. Erik Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Fisher walks. Jose Reilley pops out to the third baseman. Whitey Smith is pinch hitting for Aaron Stanley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Whitey Smith singles to center field. Jose Lynn doubles to left field. Lou Fisher scores. Whitey Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Reid comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Johnson walks. Ron Kelly grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rip McCormick pitching. Bunny Roth strikes out. Joe DeShields strikes out. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Gene Tappe grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Poat strikes out. Erik Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Ike Campbell walks. Michael Nilsson strikes out. Bruce Thormodsgard is pinch hitting for Dave Reid. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bruce Thormodsgard grounds out to the catcher. Ike Campbell advances to second on the play. Ken Hobbs flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland Tim Watkins pitching. Lou Fisher strikes out. Jose Reilley lines out to the second baseman. Chuck Freeman is pinch hitting for Rip McCormick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chuck Freeman walks. Jose Lynn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Kansas City Rod Green pitching. Bert James grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rick Cooke doubles to left field. Bunny Roth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Cooke advances to third on the play. Joe DeShields singles to left field. Rick Cooke scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George Rawley improves in control Steve Smith improves in power_vs_righty Charles Jordan did not respond to coaching in range Marshall Harvel improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Brumfield did not respond to coaching in speed Dick Knox improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Knox did not respond to coaching in SS
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Wood improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Wood improves in arm Masahiro Shiraki did not respond to coaching in velocity Maikel Caceres did not respond to coaching in control Dale Hofmann did not respond to coaching in control Geoff Bilardello did not respond to coaching in endurance Alex Unser did not respond to coaching in SS