Win: Fred Traber (2-0) Loss: Jim Cooper (9-7)
Save: Glenn Caldwell (3)
Inning: 1 Washington Luis Ogden pitching. Johnny Bird grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bobby Macko strikes out. Don Montague flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Chris Ridgway pitching. Frank Howitt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Henry Crisp walks. Henry Crisp steals second. Jake Minor strikes out. Jimmy Arias flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Mace Meridith strikes out. Al Klinger singles to center field. Al Klinger steals second. Mike Luebke singles to center field. Al Klinger scores. Jose Duval walks. Matt Thomas grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ed Titcomb triples. Tim Esmond strikes out. Harry Callahan singles to center field. Ed Titcomb scores. Harry Callahan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Armando Tebeau grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Chris Ridgway singles to right field. Johnny Bird hits a home run. Chris Ridgway scores. Bobby Macko strikes out. Don Montague grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mace Meridith singles to center field. Al Klinger walks. Mike Luebke grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Al Klinger is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Luis Ogden grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Howitt grounds out to the second baseman. Henry Crisp grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Jose Duval grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Thomas singles to right field. Chris Ridgway lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Matt Thomas forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Johnny Bird doubles to center field. Bobby Macko strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jake Minor pops out to the second baseman. Jimmy Arias strikes out. Ed Titcomb grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Don Montague hits a home run. Mace Meridith strikes out. Al Klinger strikes out. Mike Luebke doubles to center field. Jose Duval pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Tim Esmond singles to left field. Harry Callahan lines out to the second baseman. Tim Esmond steals second. Armando Tebeau walks. Luis Ogden lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Howitt singles to center field. Tim Esmond scores. Armando Tebeau scores. Frank Howitt is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Matt Thomas doubles to left field. Steve Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Ridgway lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Matt Thomas is thrown out at third. Johnny Bird walks. Bobby Macko singles to right field. Don Montague strikes out. Mace Meridith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cleveland Henry Crisp flies out to the left fielder. Jake Minor strikes out. Jimmy Arias doubles to right field. Ed Titcomb grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Al Klinger grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Luebke grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Duval strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Tim Esmond strikes out. Harry Callahan triples. Armando Tebeau singles to right field. Harry Callahan scores. Erik Elliott is pinch hitting for Steve Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Erik Elliott grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Armando Tebeau is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Howitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Dave Rhomberg pitching. Matt Thomas singles past the third baseman. Henry Lee IV is pinch hitting for Chris Ridgway. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Henry Lee IV walks. Johnny Bird singles to left field. Matt Thomas scores. Henry Lee IV aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bobby Macko pops out to the first baseman. Don Montague reached on a 2-base throwing error by Frank Howitt. Henry Lee IV scores. Fred Traber comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Mace Meridith strikes out. Al Klinger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jim Cooper pitching. Henry Crisp singles past the shortstop. Jake Minor singles past the shortstop. Henry Crisp advances to third on the hit. Jake Minor steals second. Jimmy Arias strikes out. Ed Titcomb grounds out to the shortstop. Henry Crisp scores. Jake Minor advances to third on the play. Tim Esmond walks. Harry Callahan walks. Hal Duser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Armando Tebeau walks. Jake Minor scores. Rocky Milan is pinch hitting for Fred Traber. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rocky Milan singles to right field. Tim Esmond scores. Harry Callahan scores. Armando Tebeau advances to third on the hit. Frank Howitt singles to left field. Armando Tebeau scores. Henry Crisp pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Glenn Caldwell pitching. Mike Luebke flies out to the center fielder. Jose Duval strikes out. Matt Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners left on base: 11 Cleveland total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Johnny Bird (18), Mike Luebke (19), Matt Thomas (5).HR - Johnny Bird (8), Don Montague (20).GIDP - Matt Thomas. Baserunning: SB - Al Klinger (21).
Batting:2B - Jimmy Arias (21).3B - Ed Titcomb (4), Harry Callahan (3). Baserunning: SB - Henry Crisp (31), Jake Minor (14), Tim Esmond (5).CS - Frank Howitt (22), Harry Callahan (4). Fielding: E - Frank Howitt.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Shad Thomasson improves in arm Harry Gertenrich improves in range Phil Grove improves in control Jim Jackson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Jackson did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim May did not respond to coaching in control Luis Krukow did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Corwin did not respond to coaching in control Jim Denman improves in power_vs_lefty