Win: Nelson Niedenfuer (6-10) Loss: Dixie Hague (2-4)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Dan Aase pitching. Jim Hiatt grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Ramsdell strikes out. Rube Nolte hits a home run. Bob McMakin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Bob Phillips pitching. Jack McClure doubles to center field. Tom Piechota grounds out to the shortstop. George Kerr strikes out. Sid Rutschman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Radinsky flies out to the center fielder. Osvaldo Riddle singles past the shortstop. Osvaldo Riddle steals second. Snooks Pose flies out to the left fielder. Bert Jacobs grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Juan Stapleton pops out to the shortstop. Mark Rodgers flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Phillips grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Hiatt strikes out. Johnny Ramsdell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington George Braggs strikes out. Dan Aase flies out to the left fielder. Jack McClure singles to right field. Tom Piechota grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack McClure is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rube Nolte flies out to the center fielder. Bob McMakin pops out to the second baseman. John Radinsky walks. John Radinsky is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington George Kerr hits a home run. Sid Rutschman strikes out. Juan Stapleton singles to left field. Mark Rodgers flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Osvaldo Riddle flies out to the left fielder. Snooks Pose singles to right field. Bert Jacobs singles to right field. Snooks Pose advances to third on the hit. Bob Phillips strikes out. Bert Jacobs is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington George Braggs grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Aase singles to right field. Jack McClure flies out to the left fielder. Tom Piechota singles in front of the right fielder. Dan Aase is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Hiatt grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Ramsdell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rube Nolte singles past the first baseman. Bob McMakin singles to left field. John Radinsky walks. Osvaldo Riddle strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Washington George Kerr reached on a fielding error by Jim Hiatt. Sid Rutschman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Kerr is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Juan Stapleton flies out to the right fielder. Mark Rodgers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Duke Casimiro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Snooks Pose singles past the third baseman. Bert Jacobs pops out to the second baseman. Phil Danzig is pinch hitting for Bob Phillips. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Phil Danzig grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Andy Clyde pitching. Elmer Davis flies out to the center fielder. George Braggs flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Alcock is pinch hitting for Duke Casimiro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ryan Alcock singles to left field. Jack McClure strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hal Hickey pitching. Jim Hiatt singles to center field. Johnny Ramsdell grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Hiatt advances to second on the play. Rube Nolte grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Hiatt advances to third on the play. Bob McMakin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Tom Piechota pops out to the shortstop. George Kerr singles to center field. George Kerr is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Sid Rutschman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Radinsky pops out to the shortstop. Osvaldo Riddle pops out to the shortstop. Snooks Pose strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Juan Stapleton singles past the first baseman. Mark Rodgers grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Juan Stapleton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Elmer Davis strikes out. George Braggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Bert Jacobs strikes out. Al Davenport is pinch hitting for Andy Clyde. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Al Davenport pops out to the third baseman. Jim Hiatt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Washington Nelson Niedenfuer pitching. Katsutoshi Osada is pinch hitting for Hal Hickey. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Katsutoshi Osada singles to center field. Jack McClure pops out to the shortstop. Tom Piechota singles to left field. Katsutoshi Osada advances to third on the hit. George Kerr pops out to the shortstop. Sid Rutschman walks. Juan Stapleton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 11 Kansas City Dixie Hague pitching. Johnny Ramsdell triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Rube Nolte walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Bob McMakin strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. John Radinsky singles to center field. Johnny Ramsdell scores. Aaron Elliott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Osvaldo Riddle singles to center field. Rube Nolte scores. John Radinsky aggressively advances to third on the hit. Snooks Pose flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Radinsky scores. Bert Jacobs doubles to left field. Syl Rye is pinch hitting for Nelson Niedenfuer. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Syl Rye walks. Johnny Bradley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Hiatt walks. Osvaldo Riddle scores. Johnny Ramsdell pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 11 Washington King Harrell pitching. Mark Rodgers singles to center field. Elmer Davis strikes out. George Braggs singles to center field. Mark Rodgers advances to third on the hit. Johnny Bradley strikes out. Jack McClure lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Washington total runners LOB: 12
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Pat Fassero did not respond to coaching in control Bill Levis improves in speed Pat Fassero did not respond to coaching in endurance Pete Titcomb improves in power_vs_righty
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Doug Peguero improves in arm Dennis Jackson did not respond to coaching in velocity Len Simon improves in velocity Lew Lasorda improves in range