Win: Charlie Neill (10-8) Loss: Jim Etchison (10-6)
Save: Harry Haeffner (18)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jim Etchison pitching. Jose Lynn strikes out. Jose Reilley grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Tappe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Charlie Neill pitching. Ken Hobbs walks. Bert James strikes out. Rick Cooke flies out to the left fielder. Bunny Roth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Whitey Smith flies out to the left fielder. Ron Kelly flies out to the right fielder. Lou Fisher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Joe DeShields flies out to the right fielder. Joe Cedeno walks. Joe Cedeno is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Harry Jackson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Erik Smith triples. Bob Bohn reached on a fielding error by Jim Etchison. Erik Smith scores. Charlie Neill lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Lynn reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bert James. Bob Bohn scores. Jose Reilley flies out to the center fielder. Gene Tappe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ike Campbell flies out to the center fielder. Jim Etchison singles in front of the center fielder. Ken Hobbs singles to left field. Bert James flies out to the right fielder. Rick Cooke singles to left field. Bunny Roth strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Whitey Smith singles to center field. Ron Kelly singles to center field. Whitey Smith advances to third on the hit. Lou Fisher strikes out. Erik Smith walks. Bob Bohn grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Joe DeShields lines out to the second baseman. Joe Cedeno walks. Joe Cedeno steals second. Harry Jackson reached on a fielding error by Jose Lynn. Ike Campbell grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Cedeno scores. Harry Jackson advances to second on the play. Jim Etchison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Charlie Neill flies out to the right fielder. Jose Lynn grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Reilley singles to center field. Gene Tappe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ken Hobbs singles to center field. Bert James flies out to the center fielder. Rick Cooke strikes out. Bunny Roth singles to left field. Ken Hobbs advances to third on the hit. Joe DeShields grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Whitey Smith flies out to the center fielder. Ron Kelly flies out to the right fielder. Lou Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Cedeno doubles to left field. Harry Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Ike Campbell pops out to the second baseman. Jim Etchison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Erik Smith flies out to the right fielder. Bob Bohn grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Neill strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ken Hobbs flies out to the center fielder. Bert James strikes out. Rick Cooke singles past the second baseman. Bunny Roth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jose Lynn strikes out. Jose Reilley grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Tappe doubles to center field. Mark Rojas 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. Whitey Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe DeShields singles to right field. Joe DeShields is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Cedeno strikes out. Harry Jackson doubles to right field. Rip McCormick 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. Ike Campbell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ron Kelly strikes out. Lou Fisher doubles to right field. Erik Smith hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bob Bohn strikes out. Wally Poat is pinch hitting for Rip McCormick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wally Poat strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Harry Haeffner pitching. Archie Craig is pinch hitting for Mark Rojas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Archie Craig grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Hobbs flies out to the center fielder. Bert James singles to center field. Rick Cooke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Joe Cedeno (14), Harry Jackson (10). Baserunning: SB - Joe Cedeno (16).CS - Joe DeShields (11), Joe Cedeno (11). Fielding: E - Bert James, Jim Etchison.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Charles Jordan improves in contact_vs_righty Charlie Klein did not respond to coaching in range Ed McCovey did not respond to coaching in control Dick Knox did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Brumfield did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dick Knox did not respond to coaching in power_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: Maikel Caceres did not respond to coaching in control Geoff Bilardello did not respond to coaching in velocity Yorelvis Poll did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Takahiro Amakawa did not respond to coaching in control Dale Hofmann did not respond to coaching in velocity Bruce Thormodsgard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Alex Unser did not respond to coaching in SS