Win: Wilbur Cooper (12-6) Loss: Rick Bridges (10-9)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Rick Bridges pitching. Jose Tabata walks. Clise Boyd doubles to right field. Don Hoak grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Tabata scores. Clise Boyd advances to third on the play. Rufe Darr flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Clise Boyd scores. Arky Vaughan singles to left field. Joe Thomas grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Arky Vaughan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Wilbur Cooper pitching. Jerry Habyan strikes out. Tom Nixon grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Agbayani strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Miller Jacquez pops out to the second baseman. Earl Grace flies out to the center fielder. Wilbur Cooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Sherman Mercer walks. Harry Bongiovanni strikes out. Watty Wright pops out to the second baseman. Lew Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jose Tabata walks. Clise Boyd flies out to the center fielder. Don Hoak strikes out. Rufe Darr grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jose Tabata is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Joe Cloude strikes out. Rick Bridges grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Habyan walks. Tom Nixon grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jerry Habyan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Arky Vaughan walks. Joe Thomas grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Arky Vaughan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Thomas steals second. Miller Jacquez grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Thomas advances to third on the play. Earl Grace singles to right field. Joe Thomas scores. Wilbur Cooper strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Jason Agbayani grounds out to the shortstop. Sherman Mercer flies out to the center fielder. Harry Bongiovanni flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jose Tabata singles to center field. Clise Boyd flies out to the right fielder. Don Hoak doubles to center field. Rufe Darr walks. Arky Vaughan hits a home run. Jose Tabata scores. Don Hoak scores. Rufe Darr scores. Steve Wright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Thomas doubles to left field. Miller Jacquez pops out to the second baseman. Earl Grace walks. Wilbur Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Watty Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Lew Brown singles to center field. Joe Cloude pops out to the shortstop. Steve Wright flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jose Tabata hits a home run. Clise Boyd grounds out to the second baseman. Don Hoak walks. Rufe Darr singles to left field. Don Hoak advances to third on the hit. Arky Vaughan walks. Joe Thomas strikes out. Miller Jacquez singles to left field. Don Hoak scores. Rufe Darr scores. Earl Grace walks. Wilbur Cooper singles to center field. Arky Vaughan scores. Miller Jacquez scores. Jose Tabata singles to left field. Earl Grace scores. Clise Boyd flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Jerry Habyan doubles to right field. Tom Nixon strikes out. Jason Agbayani grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Habyan advances to third on the play. Sherman Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Don Hoak grounds out to the second baseman. Rufe Darr walks. Bob Gulley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Arky Vaughan grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Harry Bongiovanni strikes out. Watty Wright lines out to the third baseman. Lew Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Joe Thomas strikes out. Miller Jacquez grounds out to the pitcher. George McQuillan is pinch hitting for Earl Grace. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George McQuillan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Joe Cloude flies out to the center fielder. Claude Veach is pinch hitting for Bob Gulley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Claude Veach pops out to the first baseman. Jerry Habyan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Tom Sharpe pitching. Dick Hetki is pinch hitting for Wilbur Cooper. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dick Hetki walks. Jose Tabata walks. Roy Ball is pinch hitting for Clise Boyd. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Roy Ball strikes out. Don Hoak strikes out. Rufe Darr walks. Arky Vaughan bunts for a base hit. Dick Hetki scores. Joe Thomas hits a home run. Jose Tabata scores. Rufe Darr scores. Arky Vaughan scores. Miller Jacquez singles to center field. George McQuillan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Deacon Phillippe pitching. Tom Nixon doubles to center field. Jason Agbayani grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Nixon advances to third on the play. Sherman Mercer singles to center field. Tom Nixon scores. Harry Bongiovanni strikes out. Watty Wright singles to center field. Billy Henderson is pinch hitting for Lew Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Billy Henderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Washington total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Clise Boyd (13), Don Hoak (18), Joe Thomas (18).HR - Jose Tabata (9), Arky Vaughan (14), Joe Thomas (11).SF - Rufe Darr.GIDP - Arky Vaughan. Baserunning: SB - Joe Thomas (4).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Clausen did not respond to coaching in speed Gene Washer did not respond to coaching in control Ken Tomer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Biemiller improves in contact_vs_righty Michael Killebrew did not respond to coaching in 2B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: D Improvements: Nin Boswell did not respond to coaching in endurance Jorge Kay did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Gross did not respond to coaching in control Jorge Kay improves in control Les Rodriguez improves in 1B