Inning: 1 Washington Hans Nippert pitching. Norm Gillis grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Balenti grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Kenji Itakura grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Mitch Braggins pitching. Jim Knetzer singles to center field. Harry Belcher grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Knetzer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Al Parker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Belcher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hideki Sakaguchi singles to left field. Ralph Lolich strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Ossie Marquis pops out to the second baseman. Kenji Nakahigashi hits a home run. Nate Sylvester hits a home run. Kyle McGilvray grounds out to the third baseman. Coco Wilson singles to left field. Mitch Braggins grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Billy French flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Danning grounds out to the third baseman. Seiichi Mikoshiba flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Norm Gillis walks. Norm Gillis steals second. Tom Balenti flies out to the left fielder. Kenji Itakura pops out to the shortstop. Ossie Marquis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Hans Nippert strikes out. Jim Knetzer hits a home run. Harry Belcher flies out to the right fielder. Al Parker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Kenji Nakahigashi grounds out to the second baseman. Nate Sylvester flies out to the center fielder. Kyle McGilvray grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Hideki Sakaguchi strikes out. Ralph Lolich lines out to the second baseman. Billy French grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Coco Wilson singles to left field. Mitch Braggins lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Norm Gillis flies out to the right fielder. Tom Balenti singles to left field. Kenji Itakura walks. Ossie Marquis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cleveland Chuck Danning singles to center field. Seiichi Mikoshiba strikes out. Hans Nippert lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Knetzer reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tom Balenti. Chuck Danning scores. Harry Belcher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Kenji Nakahigashi lines out to the shortstop. Nate Sylvester flies out to the center fielder. Kyle McGilvray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Al Parker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hideki Sakaguchi singles to left field. Ralph Lolich strikes out. Billy French strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Coco Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Gary LeJeune is pinch hitting for Mitch Braggins. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Gary LeJeune doubles to right field. Norm Gillis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary LeJeune advances to third on the play. Tom Balenti flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dave Richbourg pitching. Chuck Danning hits a home run. Seiichi Mikoshiba grounds out to the pitcher. Hans Nippert strikes out. Jim Knetzer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Kenji Itakura walks. Ossie Marquis singles to left field. Kenji Itakura advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Bruce Davenport 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. Kenji Nakahigashi flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Kenji Itakura scores. Nate Sylvester grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Harry Belcher grounds out to the third baseman. Al Parker hits a home run. Hideki Sakaguchi singles to left field. Ralph Lolich singles to left field. Billy French strikes out. Chuck Danning strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Pete Tiemeyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kyle McGilvray singles to left field. Coco Wilson singles to center field. Randy Lindstrom is pinch hitting for Dave Richbourg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Randy Lindstrom grounds out to the pitcher. Kyle McGilvray advances to third on the play. Coco Wilson advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Norm Gillis strikes out. Tom Balenti singles to right field. Kyle McGilvray scores. Kenji Itakura singles to left field. Coco Wilson scores. Tom Balenti advances to third on the hit. Jerry Weston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ossie Marquis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Mike Nelson pitching. Seiichi Mikoshiba hits a home run. Hoot Harnisch is pinch hitting for Jerry Weston. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Hoot Harnisch doubles to right field. Jim Knetzer singles to left field. Hoot Harnisch scores. Washington total runners left on base: 8 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6