Win: Bill McDowell (16-10) Loss: Joe Sawatski (8-19)
Save: Leo Denny (5)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Sawatski pitching. Carl Furillo doubles to center field. Al McHale strikes out. Junior Caminaro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carl Furillo advances to third on the play. Paul Blair singles to center field. Carl Furillo scores. Alex Belt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill McDowell pitching. Allan Schorr singles to left field. Garland Quinn doubles to center field. Ramon Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Allan Schorr scores. Garland Quinn advances to third on the play. Paul Kennedy singles to right field. Garland Quinn scores. Desi Coumbe strikes out. Tomas Keegan lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Al Ramirez doubles to center field. Carlos Griffey singles to center field. Al Ramirez scores. Wendell Dumont walks. Bill McDowell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill McDowell singles to center field. Carlos Griffey is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Wendell Dumont advances to third on the play. Carl Furillo singles to left field. Wendell Dumont scores. Al McHale grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carl Furillo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill White grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Buehrle flies out to the left fielder. Joe Sawatski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Paul Blair strikes out. Alex Belt strikes out. Al Ramirez singles to center field. Carlos Griffey grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Ramirez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Allan Schorr singles to center field. Garland Quinn strikes out. Ramon Jones strikes out. Paul Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Wendell Dumont grounds out to the third baseman. Bill McDowell flies out to the left fielder. Carl Furillo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Desi Coumbe flies out to the center fielder. Tomas Keegan walks. Bill White strikes out. Ray Buehrle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Al McHale strikes out. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Paul Blair pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Joe Sawatski singles to left field. Allan Schorr lines out to the shortstop. Garland Quinn flies out to the left fielder. Ramon Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Alex Belt singles to center field. Al Ramirez singles to center field. Alex Belt advances to third on the hit. Carlos Griffey strikes out. Wendell Dumont lines out to the first baseman. Bill McDowell reached on a fielding error by Ray Buehrle. Alex Belt scores. Carl Furillo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Paul Kennedy flies out to the left fielder. Desi Coumbe hits a home run. Tomas Keegan flies out to the right fielder. Bill White strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City 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. Al McHale pops out to the first baseman. Junior Caminaro singles to left field. Paul Blair walks. Alex Belt walks. Al Ramirez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland John Riedling is pinch hitting for Ray Buehrle. John Riedling strikes out. Red Kline is pinch hitting for Jim Walter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Red Kline grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Allan Schorr flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Charlie Merena pitching. Tom Toppin enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Riedling at SS. Carlos Griffey pops out to the second baseman. Ron Shelton is pinch hitting for Wendell Dumont. Ron Shelton grounds out to the second baseman. Bill McDowell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Rudy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron Shelton at SS. Garland Quinn walks. Ramon Jones grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Garland Quinn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Kennedy strikes out. Desi Coumbe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Carl Furillo singles past the first baseman. Al McHale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carl Furillo advances to second on the play. Junior Caminaro flies out to the center fielder. Paul Blair flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Leo Denny comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tomas Keegan flies out to the right fielder. Bill White flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Tom Toppin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Schultz improves in contact_vs_lefty Dutch Ruether improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Baker improves in power_vs_righty Curt Culler did not respond to coaching in velocity Brian Cook did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Parsons did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Karl Manning improves in contact_vs_lefty Phil Whitt did not respond to coaching in endurance Phil Whitt improves in velocity