Win: Tim Clark (12-5) Loss: Larry Clement (4-15)
Save: Steve Smith (33)
Inning: 1 Oakland Tim Clark pitching. Orlando Cruz grounds out to the pitcher. Ernie Krsnich strikes out. Allan Schorr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Larry Clement pitching. Carl Furillo strikes out. Carlos Griffey strikes out. Paul Blair grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Orator Young strikes out. Paul Kennedy hits a home run. Red Kline grounds out to the second baseman. Barney Louden grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Alex Belt pops out to the first baseman. Al Ramirez flies out to the left fielder. Harry Coles grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Alan Haeffner walks. Larry Clement pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Orlando Cruz strikes out. Ernie Krsnich walks. Allan Schorr singles to center field. Alan Haeffner scores. Orator Young grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Wendell Dumont grounds out to the shortstop. Quinn Mattingly grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Clark flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Paul Kennedy strikes out. Red Kline flies out to the right fielder. Barney Louden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Carl Furillo walks. Carlos Griffey triples. Carl Furillo scores. Paul Blair strikes out. Alex Belt flies out to the right fielder. Al Ramirez hits a home run. Carlos Griffey scores. Harry Coles walks. Wendell Dumont grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Coles is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Alan Haeffner singles to right field. Larry Clement lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Orlando Cruz strikes out. Ernie Krsnich flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Quinn Mattingly reached on a 2-base fielding error by Orator Young. Tim Clark lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carl Furillo walks. Carlos Griffey is hit by a pitch. Paul Blair flies out to the right fielder. Alex Belt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland Allan Schorr flies out to the left fielder. Orator Young flies out to the right fielder. Paul Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Al Ramirez walks. Al Ramirez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Harry Coles hits a home run. Wendell Dumont strikes out. Quinn Mattingly singles to right field. Tim Clark singles in front of the left fielder. Quinn Mattingly advances to third on the hit. Jim Walter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Carl Furillo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Red Kline triples. Barney Louden flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Red Kline scores. Alan Haeffner strikes out. John Paciorek is pinch hitting for Jim Walter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Paciorek grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Abbott pitching. Carlos Griffey flies out to the center fielder. Paul Blair flies out to the right fielder. Alex Belt singles to left field. Al Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Pete Quinn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harry Coles at LF. Orlando Cruz singles to right field. Ernie Krsnich singles to left field. Orlando Cruz advances to third on the hit. Allan Schorr pops out to the second baseman. Orator Young flies out to the right fielder. Paul Kennedy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Pete Quinn flies out to the center fielder. Ron Shelton is pinch hitting for Wendell Dumont. Ron Shelton strikes out. Quinn Mattingly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Rudy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron Shelton at SS. Steve Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Red Kline singles to left field. Barney Louden flies out to the center fielder. Red Kline steals second. Alan Haeffner pops out to the shortstop. John Riedling is pinch hitting for Bill Abbott. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Riedling strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Darrell Bielecki improves in velocity Paul Treadway did not respond to coaching in control Karl Manning improves in contact_vs_lefty Paul Treadway did not respond to coaching in control Tom Toppin improves in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Curt Culler did not respond to coaching in control Brian Cook did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dutch Ruether improves in power_vs_lefty Brian Cook improves in contact_vs_righty Brian Cook did not respond to coaching in 3B