Win: Kevin Waterbury (19-3) Loss: George Miller (7-10)
Save: Earl Warhop (27)
Inning: 1 Washington Kevin Waterbury pitching. Mitsuhiro Yagisawa strikes out. Glenn Locker grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Gillis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit George Miller pitching. Freddie Throneberry pops out to the first baseman. Lew Morrison singles to left field. Buddy Manon doubles to right field. Lew Morrison uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Hudek flies out to the center fielder. Sam Duffalo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Art Raymer triples. Bobby Daniels singles to center field. Art Raymer scores. Dick Lee pops out to the first baseman. Bob Nied grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bobby Daniels is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Nied steals second. Paul Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jimmy Easler walks. Carl Roenicke walks. Rudy Carlisle singles to left field. Jimmy Easler scores. Kevin Waterbury lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Freddie Throneberry singles to left field. Carl Roenicke scores. Rudy Carlisle scores. Lew Morrison doubles to center field. Freddie Throneberry uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Magrane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buddy Manon flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hudek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Tom Magrane is hit by a pitch. Mitsuhiro Yagisawa grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Glenn Locker walks. Tony Gillis walks. Art Raymer lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Sam Duffalo grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Easler flies out to the right fielder. Carl Roenicke pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Bobby Daniels grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dick Lee strikes out. Bob Nied grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Rudy Carlisle flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Waterbury grounds out to the third baseman. Freddie Throneberry grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Paul Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Magrane strikes out. Mitsuhiro Yagisawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Lew Morrison strikes out. Buddy Manon flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hudek flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Glenn Locker grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Gillis walks. Art Raymer strikes out. Bobby Daniels walks. Dick Lee strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Solly Levey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Sam Duffalo grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Easler flies out to the left fielder. Carl Roenicke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Bob Nied grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Dude Powell is pinch hitting for Paul Harris. Dude Powell singles to right field. Solly Levey lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mitsuhiro Yagisawa doubles to right field. Dude Powell scores. Glenn Locker triples. Mitsuhiro Yagisawa scores. Tony Gillis doubles to center field. Glenn Locker scores. Art Raymer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Oscar Kostal enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dude Powell at C. Rudy Carlisle flies out to the left fielder. George Curd is pinch hitting for Kevin Waterbury. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. George Curd flies out to the left fielder. Freddie Throneberry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Earl Warhop pitching. Bobby Daniels flies out to the right fielder. Hidetoshi Wada is pinch hitting for Dick Lee. Hidetoshi Wada grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Nied grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Nippy Winters enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hidetoshi Wada at 3B. Lew Morrison strikes out. Buddy Manon singles to left field. Buddy Manon steals second. Bill Hudek hits a home run. Buddy Manon scores. Sam Duffalo strikes out. Jimmy Easler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Harry Skowron is pinch hitting for Oscar Kostal. Harry Skowron grounds out to the third baseman. Mel McElwee is pinch hitting for Solly Levey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mel McElwee grounds out to the third baseman. Mitsuhiro Yagisawa hits a home run. Glenn Locker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 2
Game Notes Lew Morrison is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dutch Burke did not respond to coaching in control Gabby Tenney improves in arm Gene Coles improves in power_vs_righty Red Prall did not respond to coaching in range
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kent Desjardien improves in range Tony Alvarado improves in velocity Damian Pall improves in arm Richie Fryman did not respond to coaching in control Angelo Felder did not respond to coaching in 1B