Win: Rube Gigon (18-4) Loss: Vern Chapman (7-6)
Save: Tim W Dellaero (25)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Vern Chapman pitching. Hal Hunter flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Gilbert walks. John Mirabella walks. Rip Lira singles to center field. Lefty Gilbert is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. John Mirabella advances to third on the play. Lenny Stills flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Washington Rube Gigon pitching. Kenjiro Ishikawa singles to left field. Glenn McAuley flies out to the left fielder. Kenjiro Ishikawa steals second. Stan Engle grounds out to the second baseman. Kenjiro Ishikawa advances to third on the play. Dave Daley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dave Allred flies out to the left fielder. Troy Gilmore strikes out. Rip Hepler singles to left field. Rube Gigon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rip Hepler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Pete Walsh strikes out. Ron Kroner strikes out. Rimp Kiser grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Hal Hunter grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Gilbert hits a home run. John Mirabella walks. Rip Lira strikes out. Lenny Stills walks. Dave Allred grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Birdie Hill singles to right field. Birdie Hill is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Vern Chapman grounds out to the third baseman. Kenjiro Ishikawa lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Troy Gilmore walks. Troy Gilmore steals second. Rip Hepler flies out to the center fielder. Rube Gigon strikes out. Troy Gilmore steals third. Hal Hunter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Glenn McAuley lines out to the shortstop. Stan Engle strikes out. Dave Daley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Lefty Gilbert grounds out to the shortstop. John Mirabella singles to right field. Rip Lira strikes out. Lenny Stills walks. Augie Egan 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. Dave Allred grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Pete Walsh flies out to the left fielder. Ron Kroner flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Rimp Kiser grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Troy Gilmore singles to center field. Troy Gilmore steals second. Rip Hepler strikes out. Troy Gilmore is out trying to steal third. Rube Gigon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Birdie Hill singles to right field. Augie Egan fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Augie Egan pops out to the pitcher. Kenjiro Ishikawa walks. Glenn McAuley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Hal Hunter flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Gilbert walks. Lefty Gilbert steals second. John Mirabella grounds out to the third baseman. Rip Lira singles to right field. Lefty Gilbert scores. Juan Tapia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rip Lira is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Stan Engle strikes out. Dave Daley grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Walsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Lenny Stills pops out to the shortstop. Dave Allred grounds out to the shortstop. Troy Gilmore grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Ron Kroner singles to center field. Rimp Kiser walks. Birdie Hill singles to right field. Phil Combs is pinch hitting for Juan Tapia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Phil Combs strikes out. Odalis Frey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Kenjiro Ishikawa grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Bill Krehmeyer pitching. Rip Hepler strikes out. Kerry Singleton is pinch hitting for Odalis Frey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kerry Singleton strikes out. Hal Hunter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Tim W Dellaero pitching. Glenn McAuley singles to center field. Stan Engle singles to left field. Dave Daley pops out to the first baseman. Pete Walsh reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lefty Gilbert. Glenn McAuley scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Ron Kroner lines out to the shortstop. Rimp Kiser strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Washington total runners LOB: 6
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Russ Davis did not respond to coaching in range Lee Mason did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Belk did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Francona did not respond to coaching in velocity Lee Mason did not respond to coaching in CF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Clarke did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Babe Stephenson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rocky Brooks did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Distel did not respond to coaching in control