Win: Dave Wilkerson (7-14) Loss: Heinie Meine (15-6)
Save: Bill Bonner (6)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Dave Wilkerson pitching. Earl Ratliff strikes out. Clise Boyd lines out to the shortstop. Don Hoak flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Heinie Meine pitching. Jerry Habyan strikes out. Harry Bongiovanni hits a home run. Sherman Mercer pops out to the first baseman. Urbane Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Rufe Darr flies out to the left fielder. Babe Herman singles to center field. Arky Vaughan hits a home run. Babe Herman scores. Jose Tabata flies out to the center fielder. Earl Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Claude Veach grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Lopata flies out to the right fielder. Tom Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Heinie Meine grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Ratliff grounds out to the shortstop. Clise Boyd grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Kazuhiro Perez singles to center field. Dave Wilkerson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jerry Habyan hits a home run. Kazuhiro Perez scores. Harry Bongiovanni strikes out. Sherman Mercer walks. Sherman Mercer is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Don Hoak flies out to the right fielder. Rufe Darr grounds out to the second baseman. Babe Herman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Urbane Jackson strikes out. Claude Veach singles to left field. Hal Lopata flies out to the right fielder. Claude Veach steals second. Tom Nixon hits a home run. Claude Veach scores. Gussie Gannon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kazuhiro Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Arky Vaughan hits a home run. Jose Tabata walks. Jose Tabata is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Earl Grace strikes out. Gussie Gannon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Dave Wilkerson grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Habyan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Bongiovanni is hit by a pitch. Sherman Mercer hits a home run. Harry Bongiovanni scores. Deacon Phillippe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Urbane Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Earl Ratliff singles to left field. Clise Boyd flies out to the center fielder. Don Hoak strikes out. Rufe Darr flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Claude Veach strikes out. Hal Lopata pops out to the second baseman. Tom Nixon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Babe Herman walks. Babe Herman steals second. Arky Vaughan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Babe Herman advances to third on the play. Jose Tabata flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Babe Herman scores. Rick Bridges comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earl Grace singles to center field. Deacon Phillippe grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Earl Grace is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Kazuhiro Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Biff Ownbey is pinch hitting for Rick Bridges. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Biff Ownbey singles to left field. Jerry Habyan strikes out. Harry Bongiovanni doubles to right field. Sherman Mercer hits a home run. Biff Ownbey scores. Harry Bongiovanni scores. Urbane Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jerry Winston pitching. Earl Ratliff doubles past the right fielder. Clise Boyd flies out to the center fielder. Don Hoak strikes out. Rufe Darr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Claude Veach grounds out to the pitcher. Hal Lopata grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Nixon hits a home run. Pete Harper is pinch hitting for Kazuhiro Perez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pete Harper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Babe Herman pops out to the second baseman. Arky Vaughan singles to right field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Passed ball. Arky Vaughan advances to third. Jose Tabata strikes out. Earl Grace walks. Keith Breeden is pinch hitting for Deacon Phillippe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Keith Breeden singles to center field. Arky Vaughan scores. Earl Grace advances to third on the hit. Earl Ratliff singles to center field. Earl Grace scores. Keith Breeden advances to third on the hit. Clise Boyd walks. Don Hoak walks. Keith Breeden scores. Bill Bonner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rufe Darr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6 Washington total runners left on base: 0
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Tomer improves in contact_vs_lefty Clem Ripley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frank Henrich improves in velocity Roy Ball improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Hetki did not respond to coaching in SS
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lew Brown improves in arm Carlos Veres did not respond to coaching in speed Mickey Griner did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Gross improves in velocity