Win: Deacon Phillippe (18-9) Loss: Bill Bonner (6-9)
Inning: 1 Washington Wilbur Cooper pitching. Jerry Habyan flies out to the center fielder. Bill Grissom strikes out. Reggie Buckley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Chet Kunkel pitching. Joe Thomas strikes out. Clise Boyd grounds out to the second baseman. Arky Vaughan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Claude Veach strikes out. Urbane Jackson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Pete Harper strikes out. Don Sheerin doubles to center field. Urbane Jackson is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ginger Beaumont grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Tabata flies out to the left fielder. Earl Grace doubles to left field. Don Hoak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington John Upright grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Chet Kunkel grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Habyan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Lenny Dotson strikes out. Wilbur Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Joe Thomas pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Bill Grissom pops out to the third baseman. Reggie Buckley strikes out. Claude Veach strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Clise Boyd grounds out to the shortstop. Arky Vaughan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ginger Beaumont singles in front of the right fielder. Jose Tabata singles to center field. Earl Grace grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Urbane Jackson strikes out. Pete Harper flies out to the center fielder. Don Sheerin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Don Hoak walks. Lenny Dotson walks. Wilbur Cooper lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Don Hoak is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington John Upright is hit by a pitch. Chet Kunkel fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Chet Kunkel singles to left field. John Upright is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Jerry Habyan singles to left field. Bill Grissom grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Clise Boyd grounds out to the third baseman. Arky Vaughan grounds out to the pitcher. Ginger Beaumont doubles to right field. Ike Rogers 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. Jose Tabata grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Reggie Buckley strikes out. Claude Veach grounds out to the second baseman. Urbane Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Earl Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Don Hoak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lenny Dotson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Greg Beard is pinch hitting for Pete Harper. Greg Beard grounds out to the shortstop. Don Sheerin singles to left field. John Upright singles to right field. Damon Corcoran is pinch hitting for Ike Rogers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Damon Corcoran walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Jerry Habyan grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Don Sheerin is out at home. Bill Grissom flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cleveland Kirk Bolton pitching. Earl Ratliff is pinch hitting for Wilbur Cooper. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Earl Ratliff strikes out. Joe Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Clise Boyd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Deacon Phillippe pitching. Reggie Buckley grounds out to the shortstop. Claude Veach grounds out to the pitcher. Urbane Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Arky Vaughan strikes out. Ginger Beaumont flies out to the right fielder. Jose Tabata walks. Earl Grace grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Washington Greg Beard strikes out. Don Sheerin grounds out to the pitcher. John Upright singles to left field. Duane Upright is pinch hitting for Kirk Bolton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Duane Upright lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cleveland Bill Bonner pitching. Don Hoak grounds out to the pitcher. Lenny Dotson strikes out. Deacon Phillippe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Washington Jerry Habyan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Grissom singles to left field. Reggie Buckley grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Grissom is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Claude Veach strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Cleveland Joe Thomas singles to left field. Clise Boyd singles to center field. Arky Vaughan strikes out. Ginger Beaumont doubles to right field. Joe Thomas scores. Washington total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Carlos Veres improves in range Hal Kurowski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Nixon improves in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rufe Darr improves in speed Dick Hetki improves in contact_vs_lefty Roy Ball did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Edwin Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Clem Ripley did not respond to coaching in RF