Inning: 1 Washington Curt Porter pitching. Fred Cheeves pops out to the third baseman. Hersh Kreitz strikes out. Brian Finley pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Rich Denny pitching. Freddie Young flies out to the center fielder. Chris Rhodes strikes out. Vito McCormack doubles to center field. Jim Bedford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Mike Gehrig doubles to center field. Matt McWilliams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Gehrig advances to third on the play. George Culp flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Gehrig scores. John Goodwin singles to center field. Wenty Nyman hits a home run. John Goodwin scores. Rich Denny strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Terry Oldfield singles to left field. Terry Oldfield is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Masanori Ozaki singles to center field. Bob Leon strikes out. Bill Henninger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Fred Cheeves strikes out. Hersh Kreitz pops out to the catcher. Brian Finley singles to right field. Mike Gehrig flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Curt Porter strikes out. Freddie Young singles to center field. Chris Rhodes flies out to the left fielder. Vito McCormack walks. Freddie Young is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Matt McWilliams pops out to the third baseman. George Culp grounds out to the third baseman. John Goodwin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jim Bedford strikes out. Terry Oldfield doubles to right field. Masanori Ozaki pops out to the shortstop. Bob Leon hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bob Leon is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Wenty Nyman strikes out. Rich Denny grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Cheeves strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bill Henninger grounds out to the second baseman. Curt Porter reached on a fielding error by George Culp. Freddie Young grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Hersh Kreitz strikes out. Brian Finley lines out to the third baseman. Mike Gehrig flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Chris Rhodes singles to left field. Vito McCormack walks. Jim Bedford strikes out. Terry Oldfield pops out to the catcher. Masanori Ozaki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Matt McWilliams walks. George Culp grounds out to the shortstop. Matt McWilliams advances to second on the play. John Goodwin strikes out. Wenty Nyman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bob Leon singles to left field. Bob Leon steals second. Bill Henninger grounds out to the pitcher. Wattie Mele is pinch hitting for Curt Porter. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Wattie Mele pops out to the first baseman. Fred Pillion 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. Bob Leon is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Skipper Bako pitching. Ed Rudi is pinch hitting for Fred Pillion. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Rudi strikes out. Fred Cheeves singles to left field. Hersh Kreitz flies out to the center fielder. Brian Finley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Brett Braun pitching. Freddie Young strikes out. Chris Rhodes grounds out to the second baseman. Vito McCormack walks. Jim Bedford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Mike Gehrig strikes out. Matt McWilliams flies out to the center fielder. George Culp grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Terry Oldfield strikes out. Masanori Ozaki walks. Bob Leon flies out to the center fielder. Bill Henninger walks. Katsuya Kawabata is pinch hitting for Skipper Bako. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Katsuya Kawabata singles to center field. Masanori Ozaki scores. Bill Henninger advances to third on the hit. Freddie Young flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 3 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Vito McCormack (12), Terry Oldfield (10).GIDP - Freddie Young. Baserunning: SB - Bob Leon (22).CS - Freddie Young (19), Terry Oldfield (5), Bob Leon 2 (23).
Game Notes Matt McWilliams is injured and is expected to be out 2 days. Curt Porter is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kevin Scanlan improves in control Stew Hands improves in range John Landrum did not respond to coaching in arm Armando Spilman improves in contact_vs_righty George Pearson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Kevin Scanlan did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gil Hearn did not respond to coaching in velocity Ivy Haad did not respond to coaching in range Ivy Haad improves in arm Keith Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity Earl Mails improves in contact_vs_lefty Ivy Haad did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty