Win: Kazuhide Niinuma (7-2) Loss: Don Lowe (6-5)
Save: George Flanagan (40)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Bobby Lange pitching. Bob Tartabull strikes out. Sandy Hernandez strikes out. Freddy Perry singles to center field. Ed Lovelace flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Dave Campusano pitching. George Callahan grounds out to the shortstop. Dean Brodowski grounds out to the third baseman. Al Klugmann pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Lave Bowa strikes out. Clem Thornton strikes out. Bob Boone grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland George Nevin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Lovelace. Zip Otis singles to center field. George Nevin scores. Jim Leitner singles to left field. Zip Otis advances to third on the hit. George Zachary grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Zip Otis scores. Chris Repass grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Kelleher lines out to the second baseman. Dave Campusano strikes out. Bob Tartabull strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bobby Lange strikes out. George Callahan strikes out. Dean Brodowski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Sandy Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Freddy Perry grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Lovelace singles to right field. Lave Bowa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Al Klugmann strikes out. George Nevin flies out to the center fielder. Zip Otis singles to right field. Jim Leitner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Clem Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Bob Boone hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bob Kelleher singles to left field. Bob Boone advances to third on the hit. Dave Campusano strikes out. Bob Tartabull strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland George Zachary grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Repass flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Lange lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Sandy Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Freddy Perry singles to center field. Ed Lovelace lines out to the shortstop. Lave Bowa hits a home run. Freddy Perry scores. Clem Thornton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland George Callahan strikes out. Dean Brodowski walks. Al Klugmann grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dean Brodowski is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George Nevin hits a home run. Al Klugmann scores. Zip Otis walks. Jim Leitner pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bob Boone strikes out. Bob Kelleher grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Campusano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland George Zachary grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Chris Repass doubles to right field. Bobby Lange grounds out to the third baseman. George Callahan hits a home run. Chris Repass scores. Dean Brodowski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Tartabull grounds out to the shortstop. Sandy Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Freddy Perry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Kazuhide Niinuma comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Al Klugmann flies out to the left fielder. George Nevin walks. Zip Otis singles to left field. George Nevin advances to third on the hit. Jim Leitner singles to center field. George Nevin scores. Zip Otis advances to third on the hit. George Zachary strikes out. Chris Repass grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ed Lovelace reached on a 2-base fielding error by Al Klugmann. Lave Bowa walks. Clem Thornton hits a home run. Ed Lovelace scores. Lave Bowa scores. Don Lowe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Yariel Duvergel is pinch hitting for Bob Boone. Yariel Duvergel grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Kelleher singles to right field. Yonel Hurtado is pinch hitting for Kazuhide Niinuma. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Yonel Hurtado singles to left field. Bob Tartabull strikes out. Sandy Hernandez hits a home run. Bob Kelleher scores. Yonel Hurtado scores. Freddy Perry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland George Flanagan pitching. Stu Morgan is pinch hitting for Don Lowe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Stu Morgan singles to center field. George Callahan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dean Brodowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Nabors did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Ballard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Juice Mott did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dick Burg improves in arm Dick Burg did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Art Bryden did not respond to coaching in range Fred Saberhagen improves in arm Art Bryden did not respond to coaching in speed Fred Saberhagen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Scott Johnston did not respond to coaching in C