Win: Rich Denny (10-9) Loss: Curt Porter (4-15)
Save: Carl Stewart (36)
Inning: 1 Washington Curt Porter pitching. Mike Gehrig singles to right field. Mike Gehrig steals second. Mike Gehrig steals third. Ed Rudi grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Gehrig scores. Hersh Kreitz grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Finley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Rich Denny pitching. Pete Gunderson grounds out to the shortstop. William Miller strikes out. Masanori Ozaki singles to right field. Jack Campbell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Matt McWilliams strikes out. George Culp strikes out. Mike Paxton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Wattie Mele pops out to the second baseman. Tommy Fletcher strikes out. Bruno Essegian flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington John Goodwin hits an infield single to the second baseman. Rich Denny lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Gehrig doubles to center field. John Goodwin scores. Ed Rudi grounds out to the third baseman. Hersh Kreitz triples. Mike Gehrig scores. Brian Finley singles to right field. Hersh Kreitz scores. Red Spalding comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt McWilliams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bob Leon strikes out. Red Spalding lines out to the shortstop. Pete Gunderson singles to left field. Pete Gunderson steals second. William Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington George Culp strikes out. Mike Paxton flies out to the center fielder. John Goodwin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Masanori Ozaki strikes out. Jack Campbell grounds out to the shortstop. Wattie Mele walks. Tommy Fletcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Rich Denny singles to left field. Mike Gehrig flies out to the center fielder. Ed Rudi strikes out. Hersh Kreitz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bruno Essegian singles to right field. Bob Leon strikes out. Bruno Essegian steals second. Red Spalding doubles past the third baseman. Bruno Essegian scores. Pete Gunderson singles to right field. Pete Gunderson steals second. William Miller pops out to the shortstop. Masanori Ozaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Brian Finley singles to left field. Matt McWilliams singles to left field. George Culp strikes out. Ted Crane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Mike Paxton flies out to the left fielder. John Goodwin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jack Campbell singles to right field. Jack Campbell steals second. Wattie Mele flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Fletcher grounds out to the shortstop. Bruno Essegian grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Rich Denny grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Gehrig singles to right field. Ed Rudi strikes out. Mike Gehrig steals second. Hersh Kreitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bob Leon walks. Tom Carlsen is pinch hitting for Ted Crane. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Carlsen walks. Jason Gibson 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. Pete Gunderson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Leon advances to third on the play. William Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Bruce Bush pitching. Brian Finley strikes out. Matt McWilliams singles to left field. George Culp strikes out. Mike Paxton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Masanori Ozaki flies out to the right fielder. Jack Campbell lines out to the second baseman. Wattie Mele lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington John Goodwin flies out to the center fielder. Matt DeFreitas is pinch hitting for Jason Gibson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Matt DeFreitas strikes out. Mike Gehrig grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Carl Stewart pitching. Tommy Fletcher singles to right field. Bruno Essegian grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bob Leon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 6 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes George Culp is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Phil Brown did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Benton did not respond to coaching in velocity Rabbit Comellas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Riddle improves in arm Mike Simmons did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Homer Flood did not respond to coaching in speed
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Moore did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Henninger improves in power_vs_lefty Steve Moore improves in contact_vs_lefty Bert Radke did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Moore improves in range Bert Radke did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Gerken did not respond to coaching in C