Win: Dutch Leonard (8-8) Loss: Jack Green (6-10)
Save: Ed Shetrone (21)
Inning: 1 Washington Jack Green pitching. Steve Durham lines out to the third baseman. Hal Farmer flies out to the left fielder. Cass Michaels singles to center field. Butch VanSevern strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Dutch Leonard pitching. Yoshihiko Ohara flies out to the right fielder. Jon Nixon walks. Rob Gillespie grounds out to the second baseman. Jon Nixon advances to second on the play. B.J. Carter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Moss strikes out. Hector Dessens singles to right field. Gus Munoz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hector Dessens is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Harry Escobar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Claude Schwall strikes out. Paul Briley grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Kelliher pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Dutch Leonard grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Durham walks. Hal Farmer walks. Cass Michaels reached on a fielding error by Claude Schwall. Butch VanSevern grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Durham scores. Hal Farmer advances to third on the play. Cass Michaels advances to second on the play. Moss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Bill Wilber grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Green lines out to the third baseman. Yoshihiko Ohara walks. Yoshihiko Ohara steals second. Hector Dessens throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jon Nixon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Hector Dessens flies out to the right fielder. Gus Munoz pops out to the first baseman. Harry Escobar hits a home run. Dutch Leonard pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Rob Gillespie strikes out. B.J. Carter grounds out to the third baseman. Claude Schwall grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Steve Durham doubles to center field. Hal Farmer pops out to the second baseman. Cass Michaels grounds out to the shortstop. Butch VanSevern strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Paul Briley strikes out. Bob Kelliher walks. Bob Kelliher is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Wilber singles to center field. Jack Green pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Moss grounds out to the second baseman. Hector Dessens grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Gus Munoz walks. Harry Escobar grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gus Munoz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Yoshihiko Ohara grounds out to the second baseman. Jon Nixon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hal Farmer. Rob Gillespie singles to left field. Jon Nixon scores. B.J. Carter walks. Claude Schwall walks. Paul Briley strikes out. Bob Kelliher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Washington Dutch Leonard grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Durham walks. Hal Farmer doubles to center field. Steve Durham uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cass Michaels flies out to the center fielder. Butch VanSevern walks. Moss walks. Hector Dessens grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Hal Farmer is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 New York Bill Wilber grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Green strikes out. Yoshihiko Ohara lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Gus Munoz grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Escobar walks. Andy Melton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Dutch Leonard lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Harry Escobar forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Steve Durham singles to left field. Cecil Travis is pinch hitting for Hal Farmer. Cecil Travis grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Oscar Jackson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cecil Travis at 2B. Jon Nixon flies out to the right fielder. Rob Gillespie singles to right field. B.J. Carter flies out to the right fielder. Claude Schwall walks. Joe Haynes 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. Paul Briley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Cass Michaels grounds out to the pitcher. Butch VanSevern strikes out. Moss strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Ed Shetrone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Kelliher grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Wilber flies out to the right fielder. Dave Hansen is pinch hitting for Andy Melton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dave Hansen singles to left field. Yoshihiko Ohara singles to center field. Dave Hansen advances to third on the hit. Jon Nixon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 11 New York total runners LOB: 10
Game Notes Hal Farmer is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George West did not respond to coaching in speed George West improves in arm Ray Schindler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Doug Black improves in speed Al Johnson did not respond to coaching in LF
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cliff Suter improves in contact_vs_righty Cliff Suter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dummy Giles improves in arm Charlie Schmulbach improves in range Cliff Suter did not respond to coaching in SS