Win: Bill Abernathy (7-6) Loss: Bill McDowell (13-10)
Save: Bert Speraw (22)
Inning: 1 Oakland Bill McDowell pitching. Allan Schorr flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Earl Duckworth singles to center field. Orlando Cruz singles to right field. Ramon Jones flies out to the right fielder. Paul Kennedy singles to right field. Earl Duckworth scores. Tomas Keegan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Abernathy pitching. Carl Furillo flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Griffey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Junior Caminaro singles to left field. Paul Blair singles to right field. Alex Belt reached on a 2-base throwing error by Allan Schorr. Junior Caminaro scores. Al Ramirez walks. Harry Coles strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Orator Young reached on a 2-base throwing error by Carlos Griffey. John Riedling singles to right field. Bill Abernathy flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Orator Young scores. Allan Schorr walks. Earl Duckworth grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill Mazeroski flies out to the center fielder. Bill McDowell grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Furillo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Orlando Cruz strikes out. Ramon Jones doubles to right field. Paul Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Jones advances to third on the play. Tomas Keegan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Carlos Griffey singles to center field. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Paul Blair pops out to the catcher. Alex Belt grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Carlos Griffey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Orator Young grounds out to the second baseman. John Riedling grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Bill Abernathy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Al Ramirez singles to left field. Harry Coles pops out to the second baseman. Bill Mazeroski strikes out. Bill McDowell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Allan Schorr hits an infield single to the pitcher. Earl Duckworth flies out to the center fielder. Orlando Cruz strikes out. Ramon Jones walks. Paul Kennedy pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Carl Furillo walks. Carlos Griffey flies out to the right fielder. Junior Caminaro flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Paul Blair grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Tomas Keegan grounds out to the shortstop. Orator Young grounds out to the second baseman. John Riedling singles to left field. Bill Abernathy grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Alex Belt grounds out to the third baseman. Al Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Harry Coles singles to left field. Bill Mazeroski singles to center field. Bill McDowell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Allan Schorr strikes out. Earl Duckworth doubles to left field. Orlando Cruz singles to center field. Earl Duckworth scores. Ramon Jones grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Moore 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 strikes out. Carlos Griffey reached on a fielding error by Orlando Cruz. Junior Caminaro pops out to the third baseman. Carlos Griffey steals second. Paul Blair triples. Carlos Griffey scores. Alex Belt walks. Al Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Paul Kennedy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tomas Keegan doubles past the left fielder. Tim Seibold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Kline is pinch hitting for Orator Young. Red Kline singles to left field. Tomas Keegan scores. John Riedling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Kline advances to second on the play. Barney Louden is pinch hitting for Joe Moore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Barney Louden singles to center field. Red Kline is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Charlie Merena pitching. Harry Coles strikes out. Bill Mazeroski grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Seibold strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Allan Schorr hits a home run. Earl Duckworth strikes out. Orlando Cruz grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bert Speraw comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Carl Furillo strikes out. Carlos Griffey grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Junior Caminaro grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Earl Duckworth (18), Ramon Jones (21), Tomas Keegan (20).HR - Allan Schorr (9).SF - Bill Abernathy.GIDP - Earl Duckworth, Ramon Jones. Fielding: E - Allan Schorr, Orlando Cruz.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Parsons improves in power_vs_lefty Red Morse did not respond to coaching in velocity Bruce Law did not respond to coaching in control Vern Rosselli improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Toppin improves in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dutch Ruether improves in speed Bill Kunkel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Curt Culler did not respond to coaching in control Jack Gale did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Schultz improves in 2B