Win: Pedro Ramos (13-14) Loss: Ray Jackson (15-8)
Save: Ed Shetrone (44)
Inning: 1 Washington Ray Jackson pitching. Joe Keltner grounds out to the shortstop. Mason Barnes grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Knox grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Pedro Ramos pitching. Ed Hunt strikes out. Lou Lance flies out to the left fielder. Brian Gannon pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Cass Michaels flies out to the center fielder. Al Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Butch VanSevern walks. Bill Weaver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Dick Foster grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Luis Valdespino singles to left field. Luis Valdespino is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Chet Youngblood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Steve Durham walks. Steve Durham is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Pedro Ramos strikes out. Joe Keltner walks. Mason Barnes grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Allen Bonness walks. Dick Tietje strikes out. Ray Jackson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ray Jackson strikes out. Ed Hunt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Joe Knox strikes out. Cass Michaels grounds out to the second baseman. Al Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Lou Lance hits a home run. Brian Gannon grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Foster grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Valdespino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Butch VanSevern lines out to the shortstop. Bill Weaver strikes out. Steve Durham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Chet Youngblood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Allen Bonness grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Tietje strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Pedro Ramos reached on a fielding error by Chet Youngblood. Joe Keltner singles to right field. Pedro Ramos advances to third on the hit. Mason Barnes grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Pedro Ramos scores. Joe Knox singles to right field. Cass Michaels singles to left field. Al Johnson singles to right field. Joe Knox scores. Terry Tyler 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. Butch VanSevern strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Terry Tyler strikes out. Ed Hunt flies out to the right fielder. Lou Lance reached on a fielding error by Bill Weaver. Brian Gannon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Bill Weaver walks. Steve Durham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Weaver advances to second on the play. Pedro Ramos grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Keltner doubles to left field. Bill Weaver scores. Johnnie Gill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mason Barnes walks. Joe Knox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dick Foster flies out to the left fielder. Luis Valdespino hits an infield single to the pitcher. Luis Valdespino steals second. Chet Youngblood strikes out. Allen Bonness flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Cass Michaels singles to center field. Al Johnson singles to center field. Cass Michaels advances to third on the hit. Butch VanSevern grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Johnson advances to second on the play. Bill Weaver flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Cass Michaels scores. Bob Ladd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Durham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tim Gagliano is pinch hitting for Dick Tietje. Tim Gagliano singles past the second baseman. Don Surhoff is pinch hitting for Bob Ladd. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Surhoff grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ed Hunt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Nin Skalski pitching. Jim Bevil enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tim Gagliano at CF. Lev Rothenberg is pinch hitting for Pedro Ramos. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lev Rothenberg singles to center field. Joe Keltner singles to center field. Mason Barnes singles to left field. Joe Knox walks. Lev Rothenberg scores. Cass Michaels flies out to the center fielder. Al Johnson strikes out. Butch VanSevern strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Otis Hoerst pitching. Lou Lance triples. Brian Gannon grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Lou Lance scores. Dick Foster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luis Valdespino walks. Ed Shetrone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Carroll Dreyer is pinch hitting for Chet Youngblood. Carroll Dreyer pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Tony Otis improves in contact_vs_righty Tim Wiltse improves in contact_vs_lefty Tony Otis improves in speed Oscar Jackson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tony Otis did not respond to coaching in SS
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Norm Cole did not respond to coaching in control Dmitri Camnitz improves in power_vs_righty Coonie Keeton improves in power_vs_lefty Rimp Wood did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty