Inning: 1 Detroit Damon Spratt pitching. George Powell strikes out. Frank Wynn grounds out to the pitcher. Ted Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Mike Hamby pitching. Buddy Butler doubles to left field. Stan Engle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buddy Butler advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Rudy Verlo flies out to the left fielder. Tim Shelly lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Ike Boyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Sorrell grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Sullivan singles to left field. Dan Duryea flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Queenie Krakauskas reached on a 2-base throwing error by Harry Donovan. Kenjiro Ishikawa singles to left field. Queenie Krakauskas scores. Dave Daley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kenjiro Ishikawa advances to second on the play. Pete Walsh strikes out. Damon Spratt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Harry Donovan grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Mike Hamby grounds out to the shortstop. George Powell singles to center field. George Powell steals second. Frank Wynn singles to left field. George Powell scores. Ted Lyons singles to left field. Frank Wynn advances to third on the hit. Ike Boyer lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Buddy Butler strikes out. Stan Engle singles to left field. Rudy Verlo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Don Sorrell strikes out. Billy Sullivan flies out to the right fielder. Dan Duryea strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Tim Shelly walks. Queenie Krakauskas flies out to the left fielder. Kenjiro Ishikawa singles to center field. Dave Daley strikes out. Pete Walsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Harry Donovan flies out to the right fielder. Mike Hamby strikes out. George Powell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Damon Spratt pops out to the third baseman. Buddy Butler strikes out. Stan Engle walks. Stan Engle gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Frank Wynn singles to left field. Ted Lyons grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ike Boyer singles to left field. Don Sorrell pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Rudy Verlo doubles to left field. Tim Shelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rudy Verlo advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Queenie Krakauskas is hit by a pitch. The defense is playing the infield in. Kenjiro Ishikawa flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Rudy Verlo scores. Dave Daley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Billy Sullivan strikes out. Rick Gray is pinch hitting for Dan Duryea. Rick Gray grounds out to the shortstop. Lyn Manno is pinch hitting for Harry Donovan. Lyn Manno singles to center field. Frank Stutz is pinch hitting for Mike Hamby. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Frank Stutz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Harry Lee pitching. Alan Donnels enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rick Gray at 2B. Dave Selph enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lyn Manno at C. Pete Walsh reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ted Lyons. Damon Spratt fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Damon Spratt strikes out. Buddy Butler flies out to the left fielder. Stan Engle singles to center field. Stan Engle is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit George Powell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Wynn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Ted Lyons bunts for a base hit. Ike Boyer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Rudy Verlo walks. Rudy Verlo steals second. Tim Shelly singles to left field. Queenie Krakauskas hits a home run. Rudy Verlo scores. Tim Shelly scores. Ralph Bishop comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kenjiro Ishikawa singles to center field. Dave Daley strikes out. Pete Walsh doubles to right field. Kenjiro Ishikawa uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Tomlin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Damon Spratt singles to center field. Buddy Butler hits a home run. Pete Walsh scores. Damon Spratt scores. Birdie Hill is pinch hitting for Stan Engle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Birdie Hill hits a home run. Joe Healy is pinch hitting for Rudy Verlo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Healy flies out to the center fielder. Rimp Kiser is pinch hitting for Tim Shelly. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rimp Kiser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Don Sorrell grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Traffley is pinch hitting for Billy Sullivan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Traffley flies out to the center fielder. Alan Donnels singles to center field. Dave Selph grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Washington total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Buddy Butler is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Don Hedlund improves in power_vs_righty Ensign Cardenal improves in range Don Hedlund improves in power_vs_lefty Kim Camper improves in contact_vs_lefty Jack Hernandez improves in 2B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron Kroner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Livengood improves in speed Dan Crompton improves in range Bobby Distel did not respond to coaching in velocity