Inning: 1 Washington Floyd Burke pitching. Jake Early flies out to the center fielder. Cecil Travis strikes out. Cass Michaels strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jim Mertz pitching. Tim Gagliano grounds out to the third baseman. Don Surhoff grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Lance flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Bill Tartabull walks. Mickey Vernon singles to right field. Sherry Robertson singles to left field. Bill Tartabull scores. Mickey Vernon advances to third on the hit. Woody Bison walks. Oscar Jackson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mickey Vernon scores. Sherry Robertson advances to third on the play. Jim Mertz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Brian Gannon lines out to the second baseman. John Zipfel grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Gerkin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Jake Early flies out to the center fielder. Cecil Travis hits a home run. Cass Michaels strikes out. Bill Tartabull flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Steve Christmas flies out to the right fielder. Ricky Natal singles to right field. Floyd Burke lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tim Gagliano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Mickey Vernon walks. Sherry Robertson grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Vernon advances to second on the play. Woody Bison hits a home run. Mickey Vernon scores. Oscar Jackson walks. Jim Mertz lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Oscar Jackson forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jake Early strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Don Surhoff strikes out. Lou Lance grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Gannon singles to right field. John Zipfel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Brian Gannon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Vern Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cecil Travis singles to center field. Cass Michaels grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bill Tartabull grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ron Gerkin grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Christmas flies out to the right fielder. Ricky Natal pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Mickey Vernon grounds out to the third baseman. Sherry Robertson doubles past the left fielder. Woody Bison reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tim Gagliano. Sherry Robertson scores. Oscar Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Mertz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Vern Thompson strikes out. Tim Gagliano flies out to the right fielder. Don Surhoff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Jake Early grounds out to the third baseman. Cecil Travis pops out to the second baseman. Cass Michaels grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Lou Lance flies out to the center fielder. Brian Gannon grounds out to the third baseman. John Zipfel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Bill Tartabull flies out to the left fielder. Johnnie Gill 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. Mickey Vernon doubles to left field. Sherry Robertson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Woody Bison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ron Gerkin doubles to center field. Steve Christmas flies out to the left fielder. Ricky Natal grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tommy McMillan is pinch hitting for Johnnie Gill. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tommy McMillan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Ike Espino pitching. Oscar Jackson singles to center field. Jim Mertz fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jim Mertz grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Oscar Jackson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jake Early singles to right field. Cecil Travis reached on a fielding error by Ricky Natal. Cass Michaels hits a home run. Jim Mertz scores. Jake Early scores. Cecil Travis scores. Bill Tartabull flies out to the left fielder. Mickey Vernon walks. Sherry Robertson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tim Gagliano flies out to the left fielder. Don Surhoff grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Lance grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 3