Win: Frank Gakeler (6-5) Loss: Buck Russell (6-5)
Save: Bill Hutchinson (2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Buck Russell pitching. Joe Hoffman strikes out. Bob Hinton strikes out. John Souza strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Frank Gakeler pitching. Al Embree flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Cap Jennings singles to left field. Frank Warner singles to left field. Cap Jennings advances to third on the hit. Brian Carsey walks. Minnie Stiely strikes out. Doug Eaton strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Bob Stein lines out to the first baseman. Terry Johnson strikes out. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill Baker walks. Spike Smith flies out to the right fielder. Buck Russell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Embree grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche doubles to center field. Dan Cunningham flies out to the center fielder. Frank Gakeler grounds out to the second baseman. Sudden Sam LaRoche advances to third on the play. Joe Hoffman hits a home run. Sudden Sam LaRoche scores. Bob Hinton walks. John Souza singles to right field. Bob Hinton advances to third on the hit. Bob Stein pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Cap Jennings singles to left field. Frank Warner doubles to center field. Brian Carsey pops out to the shortstop. Minnie Stiely flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Cap Jennings is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Terry Johnson singles to center field. Boom Boom Washington grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Terry Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Doug Eaton strikes out. Bill Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Spike Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dan Cunningham doubles to center field. Frank Gakeler lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dan Cunningham scores. Bob Hinton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Buck Russell singles to right field. Al Embree strikes out. Cap Jennings grounds out to the pitcher. Buck Russell advances to second on the play. Frank Warner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland John Souza strikes out. Bob Stein flies out to the right fielder. Terry Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Brian Carsey grounds out to the shortstop. Minnie Stiely walks. Doug Eaton flies out to the center fielder. Bill Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Boom Boom Washington singles to left field. Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the center fielder. Dan Cunningham grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Spike Smith pops out to the second baseman. Buck Russell flies out to the right fielder. Al Embree hits an infield single to the shortstop. Cap Jennings grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Frank Gakeler lines out to the pitcher. Joe Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Bob Hinton reached on a fielding error by Spike Smith. Bob Hinton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Yoshio Yanagida enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dan Cunningham at 1B. Frank Warner strikes out. Brian Carsey strikes out. Minnie Stiely flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland John Souza strikes out. Bob Stein grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Johnson singles to left field. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Major Payne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Doug Eaton flies out to the left fielder. Bill Baker doubles to left field. Spike Smith walks. Wes McMahan is pinch hitting for Buck Russell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Wes McMahan doubles to right field. Bill Baker scores. Al Embree grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Spike Smith scores. Wes McMahan advances to third on the play. Bill Hutchinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cap Jennings flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 3 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Sudden Sam LaRoche (9), Dan Cunningham (11).HR - Joe Hoffman (7).SF - Joe Hoffman.GIDP - Sudden Sam LaRoche, Dan Cunningham. Baserunning: CS - Bob Hinton (5).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Paul Schoeneweis did not respond to coaching in endurance Ducky Wagner did not respond to coaching in range Lee Fletcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Garey Sorensen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Garey Sorensen did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brian Thomas improves in range Harry Hooper improves in arm Gene Surhoff did not respond to coaching in control Brian Moford improves in power_vs_lefty Bobby Meyers did not respond to coaching in 3B