Win: Bob Butcher (8-10) Loss: Wally Braggs (3-14)
Save: Ed Shetrone (29)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Bob Butcher pitching. Ed Hunt walks. Ed Hunt steals second. Lou Lance strikes out. Brian Gannon grounds out to the third baseman. John Zipfel lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Wally Braggs pitching. Steve Durham strikes out. Moss singles to left field. Lev Rothenberg strikes out. Cass Michaels singles to right field. Moss advances to third on the hit. Gus Munoz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Luis Valdespino strikes out. Carroll Dreyer strikes out. Dick Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Hector Dessens grounds out to the pitcher. Craig Reynolds lines out to the third baseman. Jake Early strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ricky Natal reached on a fielding error by Lev Rothenberg. Wally Braggs lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Ricky Natal forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ed Hunt strikes out. Lou Lance grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Wally Braggs is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Bob Butcher flies out to the right fielder. Steve Durham singles to left field. Moss walks. Lev Rothenberg strikes out. Cass Michaels strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Brian Gannon grounds out to the third baseman. John Zipfel strikes out. Luis Valdespino grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Gus Munoz grounds out to the third baseman. Hector Dessens grounds out to the third baseman. Craig Reynolds grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Carroll Dreyer walks. Dick Foster grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ricky Natal strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Jake Early walks. Bob Butcher lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Steve Durham grounds out to the shortstop. Moss hits a home run. Jake Early scores. Lev Rothenberg singles past the shortstop. Cass Michaels strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Wally Braggs grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Lance grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Gus Munoz flies out to the center fielder. Hector Dessens grounds out to the third baseman. Craig Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Brian Gannon grounds out to the second baseman. John Zipfel strikes out. Luis Valdespino singles to right field. Carroll Dreyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Jake Early strikes out. Bob Butcher singles to left field. Johnnie Gill 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 1st. Steve Durham walks. Moss strikes out. Lev Rothenberg singles to center field. Bob Butcher scores. Cass Michaels strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Cecil Travis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lev Rothenberg at 3B. Al Evans enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hector Dessens at C. Tim Gagliano is pinch hitting for Dick Foster. Tim Gagliano grounds out to the second baseman. Don Surhoff is pinch hitting for Ricky Natal. Don Surhoff grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Bevil is pinch hitting for Johnnie Gill. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Bevil strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Rusty Diehl pitching. Glenn Allen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Surhoff at C. Gus Munoz triples. Al Evans walks. Craig Reynolds lines out to the second baseman. Jake Early grounds out to the third baseman. Al Evans advances to second on the play. Harry Escobar is pinch hitting for Bob Butcher. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Harry Escobar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ed Shetrone pitching. Ed Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Lance singles to left field. Brian Gannon grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 3 Washington total runners left on base: 9
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Stuffy Sherry did not respond to coaching in speed Al Devlin improves in arm Dmitri Camnitz improves in contact_vs_lefty Ralph Johnson improves in contact_vs_righty
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Knox did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Keltner did not respond to coaching in speed Spades Geis improves in power_vs_lefty Ben Makowski improves in range Al Johnson improves in LF