Inning: 1 Kansas City Derek Grammas pitching. Bob Tartabull singles to left field. Ed Lovelace walks. Lave Bowa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Tartabull advances to third on the play. Ed Lovelace advances to second on the play. Clem Thornton grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Tartabull scores. Ed Lovelace advances to third on the play. Bob Boone singles to right field. Ed Lovelace scores. Yonel Hurtado grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Boone is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Trench Rodriguez pitching. George Callahan flies out to the center fielder. Dean Brodowski grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Witherup flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bob Kelleher flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Lindaman flies out to the center fielder. Trench Rodriguez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Al Klugmann walks. George Nevin flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! George Umbricht singles to left field. Al Klugmann advances to third on the hit. Jim Leitner doubles to center field. Al Klugmann scores. George Umbricht uses his aggressiveness and scores. Grant Higbee strikes out. Derek Grammas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Tartabull flies out to the right fielder. Ed Lovelace grounds out to the third baseman. Lave Bowa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland George Callahan singles to right field. Dean Brodowski grounds out to the third baseman. George Callahan advances to second on the play. Ted Witherup grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Callahan advances to third on the play. Al Klugmann walks. George Nevin walks. George Umbricht grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City Clem Thornton flies out to the center fielder. Bob Boone pops out to the third baseman. Yonel Hurtado singles to left field. Bob Kelleher grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Jim Leitner grounds out to the third baseman. Grant Higbee strikes out. Derek Grammas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Lefty Lindaman strikes out. Trench Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Bob Tartabull hits a home run. Ed Lovelace singles to center field. Lave Bowa singles to center field. Ed Lovelace is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland George Callahan strikes out. Dean Brodowski strikes out. Ted Witherup walks. Al Klugmann flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Clem Thornton walks. Bob Boone flies out to the center fielder. Clem Thornton steals second. Clem Thornton gets picked off second (1-4). Yonel Hurtado flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland George Nevin singles to left field. George Umbricht strikes out. Jim Leitner pops out to the shortstop. Grant Higbee lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bob Kelleher strikes out. Lefty Lindaman strikes out. Trench Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Stu Morgan is pinch hitting for Derek Grammas. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Stu Morgan strikes out. George Callahan triples. Gerry Clark 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. Dean Brodowski pops out to the shortstop. Ted Witherup flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Johnny Swentor pitching. Bob Tartabull strikes out. Ed Lovelace singles to center field. Ed Lovelace is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Lave Bowa doubles to center field. Clem Thornton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Al Klugmann strikes out. George Nevin pops out to the shortstop. George Umbricht grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bob Boone grounds out to the pitcher. Yonel Hurtado flies out to the center fielder. Bob Kelleher singles to right field. Lefty Lindaman singles to center field. Bill Beltran is pinch hitting for Gerry Clark. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bill Beltran doubles past the third baseman. Bob Kelleher scores. Lefty Lindaman uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Nicosia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Tartabull grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland George Flanagan pitching. Walt Santovenia is pinch hitting for Jim Leitner. Walt Santovenia pops out to the third baseman. Grant Higbee flies out to the right fielder. John Hoyt is pinch hitting for John Nicosia. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Hoyt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Breeden improves in endurance Harry Breeden did not respond to coaching in control Joe Ballard improves in power_vs_righty Frank Dunn improves in speed Dick Burg did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Bob Kutyna improves in contact_vs_lefty Jay Davis improves in contact_vs_lefty Cy Demaree did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Fred Porter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Scott Johnston did not respond to coaching in C