Win: Birdie Lake (9-0) Loss: Bobby Weyhing (1-7)
Save: George Flanagan (24)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Bobby Weyhing pitching. Yonel Hurtado is hit by a pitch. Reggie Tartabull strikes out. Lave Bowa singles to right field. Yonel Hurtado advances to third on the hit. Ed Lovelace triples. Yonel Hurtado scores. Lave Bowa scores. Freddy Perry strikes out. Sandy Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Birdie Lake pitching. George Callahan doubles to right field. Dean Brodowski grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ted Witherup flies out to the left fielder. Al Klugmann singles to left field. George Callahan uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Nevin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Yariel Duvergel grounds out to the second baseman. Clem Thornton grounds out to the second baseman. Birdie Lake flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland George Umbricht singles past the first baseman. Jim Leitner pops out to the catcher. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Grant Higbee strikes out. Bobby Weyhing grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Yonel Hurtado triples. Reggie Tartabull grounds out to the second baseman. Yonel Hurtado scores. Lave Bowa reached on a fielding error by Bobby Weyhing. Ed Lovelace singles to center field. Freddy Perry flies out to the center fielder. Sandy Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland George Callahan grounds out to the second baseman. Dean Brodowski singles to right field. Ted Witherup flies out to the center fielder. Al Klugmann singles to left field. Dean Brodowski advances to third on the hit. George Nevin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Yariel Duvergel flies out to the right fielder. Clem Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Birdie Lake grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland George Umbricht strikes out. Jim Leitner strikes out. Grant Higbee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Yonel Hurtado grounds out to the second baseman. Reggie Tartabull strikes out. Lave Bowa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bobby Weyhing grounds out to the third baseman. George Callahan doubles to right field. Dean Brodowski grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Witherup flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ed Lovelace pops out to the shortstop. Freddy Perry walks. Sandy Hernandez singles to left field. Johnny Swentor 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. Yariel Duvergel pops out to the third baseman. Clem Thornton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Al Klugmann singles to center field. George Nevin strikes out. George Umbricht strikes out. Jim Leitner grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al Klugmann is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Birdie Lake singles to left field. Yonel Hurtado grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Birdie Lake is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Reggie Tartabull grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Grant Higbee grounds out to the second baseman. Stu Morgan is pinch hitting for Johnny Swentor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Stu Morgan strikes out. George Callahan lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Don Lowe pitching. Lave Bowa hits a home run. Ed Lovelace walks. Freddy Perry flies out to the center fielder. Ed Lovelace is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Sandy Hernandez singles to center field. Sandy Hernandez steals second. Yariel Duvergel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Dean Brodowski grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Witherup grounds out to the pitcher. Al Klugmann flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Clem Thornton singles to right field. Lefty Lindaman is pinch hitting for Birdie Lake. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lefty Lindaman flies out to the left fielder. Clem Thornton steals second. Yonel Hurtado flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Reggie Tartabull grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland George Flanagan pitching. George Nevin grounds out to the second baseman. George Umbricht grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Hoyt is pinch hitting for Jim Leitner. John Hoyt walks. Grant Higbee grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Hoyt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Breeden did not respond to coaching in control Joe Ballard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Oscar Chambers did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Dunn improves in power_vs_lefty Dick Burg did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: D Improvements: Fred Saberhagen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Fred Saberhagen did not respond to coaching in speed Dusty Sloan improves in contact_vs_lefty Gee Lampkin improves in power_vs_lefty Scott Johnston did not respond to coaching in C