Win: Alan Devereaux Loss: Nate Mishler
Save: Mike Coan
Inning: 1 Washington Alan Devereaux pitching. Jim Wright walks. Mike Howard grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Mark Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Mike Parisse pitching. Don Hafey strikes out. Hoyt Lake hits an infield single to the first baseman. Bill DiMaggio flies out to the center fielder. Allen Papa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington John Christiansen flies out to the center fielder. Katsuyuki Saito pops out to the third baseman. Roberto Irwin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tink Stricklett singles to right field. Joe Ernaga singles to right field. Tink Stricklett is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Tommy Schall walks. Dick Hardy strikes out. Alan Devereaux grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Bob Snyder grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Merullo grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Parisse strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Don Hafey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hoyt Lake pops out to the second baseman. Bill DiMaggio flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Jim Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Howard grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Perez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Allen Papa flies out to the right fielder. Tink Stricklett grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Joe Ernaga strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington John Christiansen flies out to the right fielder. Katsuyuki Saito strikes out. Roberto Irwin doubles past the left fielder. Bob Snyder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tommy Schall grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Hardy singles to left field. Alan Devereaux lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Don Hafey grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Ed Merullo pops out to the second baseman. Red Musial is pinch hitting for Mike Parisse. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Red Musial grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Nate Mishler pitching. Hoyt Lake strikes out. Bill DiMaggio doubles to right field. Allen Papa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill DiMaggio advances to third on the play. Tink Stricklett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Mike Howard strikes out. Mark Perez strikes out. John Christiansen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Ernaga singles to center field. Tommy Schall singles past the first baseman. Dick Hardy triples. Joe Ernaga scores. Tommy Schall scores. Turkey Boehmer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alan Devereaux strikes out. Don Hafey pops out to the first baseman. Hoyt Lake flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Katsuyuki Saito grounds out to the third baseman. Roberto Irwin flies out to the center fielder. Bob Blake is pinch hitting for Bob Snyder. Bob Blake pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Harry Williams enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Blake at CF. Bill DiMaggio grounds out to the shortstop. Allen Papa grounds out to the shortstop. Tink Stricklett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Mike Coan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Merullo grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Burke is pinch hitting for Turkey Boehmer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tony Burke flies out to the left fielder. Jim Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6