Inning: 1 Washington Scott Hill pitching. Shoji Ishikawa grounds out to the shortstop. Rube Schreiber singles to right field. Tom Ballenger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rube Schreiber is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tom Ballenger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Edgar Whit pitching. Juan Vasquez grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Harper strikes out. Hector McGuire singles to right field. Pi Schwert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Melvin Honeycutt hits a home run. Niorquis Gavilan hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jim Hershberger strikes out. Chick Alou singles to left field. Niorquis Gavilan advances to third on the hit. Chick Alou steals second. Dave Krug grounds out to the third baseman. Niorquis Gavilan scores. Chick Alou advances to third on the play. Edgar Whit singles to left field. Chick Alou scores. Shoji Ishikawa walks. Rube Schreiber doubles to right field. Edgar Whit scores. Tom Ballenger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Richardson strikes out. Rich Storie singles to center field. Mickey McNulty flies out to the right fielder. Hughie Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Melvin Honeycutt flies out to the left fielder. Niorquis Gavilan triples. Jim Hershberger flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Niorquis Gavilan scores. Chick Alou singles to left field. Dave Krug flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Scott Hill grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Vasquez flies out to the right fielder. Matt Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Edgar Whit grounds out to the second baseman. Shoji Ishikawa reached on a fielding error by Mickey McNulty. Rube Schreiber grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Shoji Ishikawa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rube Schreiber is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Hector McGuire pops out to the first baseman. Pi Schwert grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Richardson singles to left field. Rich Storie singles to right field. Bill Richardson advances to third on the hit. Mickey McNulty walks. Hughie Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Washington Tom Ballenger singles to center field. Melvin Honeycutt doubles to right field. Tom Ballenger uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Geary comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Niorquis Gavilan flies out to the right fielder. Melvin Honeycutt gets picked off second (1-4). Jim Hershberger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Al Geary grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Vasquez flies out to the center fielder. Matt Harper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Chick Alou grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Krug grounds out to the shortstop. Edgar Whit grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Hector McGuire grounds out to the shortstop. Pi Schwert pops out to the second baseman. Bill Richardson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Shoji Ishikawa flies out to the right fielder. Rube Schreiber flies out to the left fielder. Tom Ballenger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Rich Storie grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey McNulty strikes out. Hughie Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Melvin Honeycutt walks. Walter Oana is pinch hitting for Niorquis Gavilan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Walter Oana walks. Eddie DeBerry is pinch hitting for Jim Hershberger. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eddie DeBerry flies out to the left fielder. Melvin Honeycutt steals third. Chick Alou strikes out. Dave Krug walks. Edgar Whit singles to left field. Melvin Honeycutt scores. Walter Oana scores. Dave Krug advances to third on the hit. Shoji Ishikawa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Angel Whitaker is pinch hitting for Al Geary. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Angel Whitaker walks. Juan Vasquez pops out to the shortstop. Matt Harper grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Angel Whitaker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hector McGuire grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Matt Harper is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Rick Porzio pitching. Jim Maclin is pinch hitting for Rube Schreiber. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Maclin flies out to the center fielder. Tom Ballenger hits a home run. Melvin Honeycutt pops out to the first baseman. Walter Oana singles to right field. Eddie DeBerry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Pi Schwert flies out to the right fielder. Bill Richardson hits a home run. Rich Storie strikes out. Mickey McNulty walks. Hughie Wright hits a home run. Mickey McNulty scores. Rick Porzio grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 6 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Edgar Whit is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Frey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Art Milnar improves in contact_vs_lefty Art Milnar improves in contact_vs_lefty Flint Sparks did not respond to coaching in arm Ray Pauxtis did not respond to coaching in velocity Kn Tucky improves in power_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Blackie Manush did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Milt Small did not respond to coaching in control Bunty Caddy improves in contact_vs_righty George Sutcliffe did not respond to coaching in control Bunty Caddy improves in power_vs_righty Ken King improves in power_vs_righty