Win: Johnny Swentor (4-8) Loss: Deacon Cruz (10-7)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Heinie Wickersham pitching. Bob Tartabull flies out to the left fielder. Sandy Hernandez triples. Freddy Perry singles to right field. Sandy Hernandez scores. Ed Lovelace grounds out to the second baseman. Freddy Perry advances to second on the play. Lave Bowa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Deacon Cruz pitching. George Callahan grounds out to the pitcher. Ted Witherup grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Klugmann grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Clem Thornton strikes out. Reggie Tartabull strikes out. Bob Boone grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland George Nevin grounds out to the second baseman. Zip Otis grounds out to the shortstop. George Umbricht flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Deacon Cruz singles to center field. Bob Tartabull strikes out. Deacon Cruz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Sandy Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jim Leitner grounds out to the shortstop. Grant Higbee grounds out to the third baseman. Heinie Wickersham doubles to center field. George Callahan walks. Ted Witherup singles to right field. Al Klugmann grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City Freddy Perry reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Leitner. Ed Lovelace reached on a 2-base fielding error by George Nevin. Freddy Perry scores. Lave Bowa grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Lovelace advances to third on the play. Clem Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Ed Lovelace scores. Reggie Tartabull walks. Bob Boone grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland George Nevin flies out to the center fielder. Zip Otis strikes out. George Umbricht pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Deacon Cruz grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Tartabull pops out to the third baseman. Sandy Hernandez walks. Freddy Perry grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sandy Hernandez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jim Leitner singles to center field. Grant Higbee singles to center field. Jim Leitner advances to third on the hit. Heinie Wickersham singles to right field. Jim Leitner scores. Grant Higbee advances to third on the hit. George Callahan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Grant Higbee scores. Ted Witherup strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ed Lovelace strikes out. Lave Bowa singles to right field. Clem Thornton strikes out. Reggie Tartabull grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Lave Bowa is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Al Klugmann grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Nevin grounds out to the second baseman. Zip Otis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bob Boone doubles to center field. Johnny Swentor 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. Deacon Cruz fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Deacon Cruz grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Tartabull grounds out to the shortstop. Sandy Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland George Umbricht singles to center field. Jim Leitner grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Grant Higbee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Freddy Perry grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Lovelace grounds out to the shortstop. Lave Bowa walks. Clem Thornton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lave Bowa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Stu Morgan is pinch hitting for Johnny Swentor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Stu Morgan walks. George Callahan hits a home run. Stu Morgan scores. Ted Witherup singles to left field. Kazuhide Niinuma comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Klugmann grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ted Witherup is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George Nevin doubles to left field. Al Klugmann scores. Zip Otis singles to right field. George Umbricht doubles to right field. George Nevin scores. Jim Leitner pops out to the first baseman. Grant Higbee hits a home run. Zip Otis scores. George Umbricht scores. Gerry Clark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stu Morgan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Nicosia pitching. Reggie Tartabull doubles to right field. Ed Templeton is pinch hitting for Bob Boone. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Templeton flies out to the center fielder. Angel Gill is pinch hitting for Gerry Clark. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Angel Gill walks. Bob Tartabull strikes out. Oscar Chambers is pinch hitting for Sandy Hernandez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Oscar Chambers singles to right field. Reggie Tartabull scores. Angel Gill advances to third on the hit. Freddy Perry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - George Nevin (12), George Umbricht (15), Heinie Wickersham (1).HR - George Callahan (9), Grant Higbee (3).GIDP - George Callahan, Jim Leitner. Fielding: E - George Nevin, Jim Leitner.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Burg improves in speed Joe Ballard improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Burg did not respond to coaching in speed Dick Burg improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Ballard did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fred Saberhagen improves in range Fred Porter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Fred Porter improves in power_vs_righty Javier Brown improves in power_vs_lefty Scott Johnston did not respond to coaching in C