Inning: 1 Kansas City John Ortiz pitching. Ron Shelton strikes out. Carlos Griffey singles past the shortstop. Harry Coles singles to center field. Carlos Griffey advances to third on the hit. Al McHale doubles past the right fielder. Carlos Griffey scores. Harry Coles uses his aggressiveness and scores. Paul Blair grounds out to the shortstop. Junior Caminaro flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Tim Clark pitching. Tomas Keegan hits a home run. Bill White flies out to the center fielder. Garland Quinn singles to left field. Ramon Jones singles to right field. Garland Quinn advances to third on the hit. Allan Schorr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Ramon Jones advances to second on the play. Paul Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Carl Furillo pops out to the shortstop. Brian Cook grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Clark flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ray Buehrle grounds out to the shortstop. Desi Coumbe flies out to the left fielder. John Ortiz singles to center field. Tomas Keegan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ron Shelton flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Griffey walks. Harry Coles strikes out. Al McHale triples. Carlos Griffey scores. Paul Blair doubles to left field. Al McHale scores. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill White flies out to the right fielder. Garland Quinn flies out to the left fielder. Ramon Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Carl Furillo singles to center field. Brian Cook strikes out. Carl Furillo steals second. Tim Clark flies out to the right fielder. Ron Shelton singles to center field. Carl Furillo scores. Jim Walter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Griffey walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Harry Coles strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Allan Schorr grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Kennedy hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ray Buehrle strikes out. Desi Coumbe grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Paul Kennedy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Al McHale strikes out. Paul Blair grounds out to the second baseman. Junior Caminaro singles to left field. Carl Furillo triples. Junior Caminaro scores. Brian Cook walks. Bill Stephenson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Clark singles to center field. Carl Furillo scores. Ron Shelton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Stephenson doubles past the first baseman. Tomas Keegan grounds out to the shortstop. Bill White pops out to the shortstop. Garland Quinn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Carlos Griffey doubles to left field. Harry Coles pops out to the third baseman. Al McHale flies out to the left fielder. Paul Blair pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ramon Jones pops out to the shortstop. Allan Schorr strikes out. Paul Kennedy lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Junior Caminaro strikes out. Carl Furillo strikes out. Brian Cook singles to right field. Tim Clark singles to center field. Brian Cook advances to third on the hit. Ron Shelton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Ray Buehrle grounds out to the third baseman. Red Kline is pinch hitting for Desi Coumbe. Red Kline grounds out to the third baseman. Alan Haeffner is pinch hitting for Bill Stephenson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Alan Haeffner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe Moore pitching. Joe Rudy is pinch hitting for Carlos Griffey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Rudy walks. Joe Rudy is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Harry Coles grounds out to the third baseman. Al McHale singles to center field. Paul Blair singles to right field. Al McHale advances to third on the hit. Quinn Mattingly is pinch hitting for Junior Caminaro. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Quinn Mattingly doubles to center field. Al McHale scores. Paul Blair uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carl Furillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Tomas Keegan strikes out. Bill White grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Garland Quinn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Brian Cook strikes out. Bert Speraw comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Al Ramirez is pinch hitting for Tim Clark. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Al Ramirez strikes out. Ron Shelton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Steve Smith pitching. Ramon Jones flies out to the center fielder. Allan Schorr singles to left field. Paul Kennedy grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Carlos Griffey (22), Al McHale (22), Paul Blair (42), Quinn Mattingly (4).3B - Al McHale (7), Carl Furillo (8). Baserunning: SB - Carl Furillo (39).CS - Joe Rudy (1).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few eligible players, Missed Improvement Chance. Ineligible players: Charlie Sanders. Dutch Ruether improves in range Bill Kunkel did not respond to coaching in range Bob Flaherty did not respond to coaching in control Matt Sheridan did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Andy McLain improves in power_vs_righty Karl Manning improves in speed Bruce Law did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry Barber improves in range