Win: Johnny Smith (3-11) Loss: Walt Murray (3-11)
Save: Rusty Diehl (2)
Inning: 1 Washington Johnny Smith pitching. Steve Durham grounds out to the pitcher. Craig Reynolds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Cass Michaels strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Walt Murray pitching. Lou Lance lines out to the second baseman. Carroll Dreyer hits a home run. Tim Gagliano pops out to the shortstop. Dick Foster singles to left field. John Zipfel pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Butch VanSevern strikes out. Lev Rothenberg pops out to the first baseman. Gus Munoz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Brian Gannon grounds out to the third baseman. Ricky Natal grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Valdespino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Al Evans flies out to the center fielder. Sherry Robertson grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Murray reached on a 2-base throwing error by Carroll Dreyer. Steve Durham singles to center field. Craig Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Johnny Smith flies out to the left fielder. Lou Lance doubles past the third baseman. Carroll Dreyer grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Lance advances to third on the play. Tim Gagliano walks. Dick Foster flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Cass Michaels hits an infield single to the shortstop. Butch VanSevern singles to center field. Lev Rothenberg strikes out. Gus Munoz flies out to the center fielder. Al Evans grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City John Zipfel grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Gannon doubles to left field. Ricky Natal hits a home run. Brian Gannon scores. Luis Valdespino grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Sherry Robertson grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Murray pops out to the shortstop. Steve Durham hits a home run. Craig Reynolds walks. Cass Michaels hits a home run. Craig Reynolds scores. Butch VanSevern strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Lou Lance singles to center field. Carroll Dreyer singles to center field. Lou Lance advances to third on the hit. Tim Gagliano strikes out. Dick Foster grounds out to the pitcher. Carroll Dreyer advances to second on the play. Steve Nelson 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. John Zipfel singles to center field. Lou Lance scores. Carroll Dreyer scores. Brian Gannon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Lev Rothenberg flies out to the left fielder. Gus Munoz singles to right field. Al Evans strikes out. Sherry Robertson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ricky Natal grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Valdespino flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Smith grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Harry Escobar is pinch hitting for Steve Nelson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Escobar hits a home run. Nin Skalski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Durham reached on a 2-base fielding error by John Zipfel. Craig Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Cass Michaels grounds out to the shortstop. Butch VanSevern flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Haynes pitching. Lou Lance hits a home run. Carroll Dreyer strikes out. Tim Gagliano singles to right field. Dick Foster pops out to the shortstop. John Zipfel triples. Tim Gagliano scores. Brian Gannon grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Don Surhoff enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dick Foster at 1B. Lev Rothenberg strikes out. Gus Munoz grounds out to the third baseman. Al Evans grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Colbert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ricky Natal strikes out. Luis Valdespino flies out to the left fielder. Jim Bevil is pinch hitting for Nin Skalski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Bevil grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Johnnie Gill pitching. Sherry Robertson walks. Cecil Travis is pinch hitting for Bob Colbert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Cecil Travis walks. Steve Durham grounds out to the second baseman. Sherry Robertson advances to third on the play. Cecil Travis advances to second on the play. Craig Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman. Sherry Robertson scores. Cecil Travis advances to third on the play. Cass Michaels singles to center field. Cecil Travis scores. Rusty Diehl comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Butch VanSevern strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Knox did not respond to coaching in range Al Johnson improves in range Ray Schindler improves in speed Bill Weaver improves in contact_vs_righty Al Johnson did not respond to coaching in LF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Ladd did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Johnson improves in range Babe Distefano improves in power_vs_righty Jim Nicholson improves in range