Win: Big Wigson (6-3) Loss: Larry Yellen (3-5)
Save: Skip Lockwood (33)
Inning: 1 Detroit Mardie Baird pitching. Elmer Lavender singles to center field. Rich Rollins grounds out to the second baseman. Elmer Lavender advances to second on the play. Mike Ferraro strikes out. Kirk McCarthy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Billy Kaat pitching. Curt Fritz singles to left field. Johnny Covington grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Curt Fritz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Baker flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Desjardien flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Dian Hurtado strikes out. Rick Gomez grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Diaz singles to left field. Russ Snyder lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Bud Hepler pops out to the second baseman. Keith Hansen singles to left field. Bill Decatur grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Keith Hansen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Billy Kaat singles to center field. Elmer Lavender strikes out. Rich Rollins singles to left field. Mike Ferraro pops out to the first baseman. Kirk McCarthy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Mardie Baird flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Curt Fritz pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Covington doubles to right field. Paul Baker doubles to right field. Johnny Covington scores. Charlie Desjardien grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Dian Hurtado walks. Rick Gomez doubles to left field. Hank Diaz singles to left field. Dian Hurtado scores. Rick Gomez scores. Russ Snyder grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Billy Kaat grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Bud Hepler hits a home run. Keith Hansen strikes out. Bill Decatur flies out to the right fielder. Frank Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Elmer Lavender flies out to the left fielder. Rich Rollins singles to center field. Mike Ferraro flies out to the left fielder. Kirk McCarthy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Mardie Baird grounds out to the third baseman. Curt Fritz flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Covington reached on a fielding error by Kirk McCarthy. Paul Baker hits a home run. Johnny Covington scores. Charlie Desjardien grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Dian Hurtado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Gomez flies out to the center fielder. Hank Diaz hits a home run. Russ Snyder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Bud Hepler pops out to the second baseman. Keith Hansen flies out to the right fielder. Bill Decatur grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Tito Francona is pinch hitting for Billy Kaat. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tito Francona strikes out. Larry Yellen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Elmer Lavender grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Rollins singles to left field. Rich Rollins steals second. Mike Ferraro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Big Wigson pitching. Frank Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Yellen grounds out to the pitcher. Curt Fritz singles to right field. Johnny Covington flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Kirk McCarthy strikes out. Dian Hurtado grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Gomez singles to center field. Hank Diaz singles to right field. Rick Gomez advances to third on the hit. Russ Snyder singles to left field. Rick Gomez scores. Walter Connolly is pinch hitting for Big Wigson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walter Connolly singles to right field. Marcus Casey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Elmer Lavender walks. Hank Diaz scores. Rich Rollins lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Washington Randy Welday pitching. Paul Baker flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Desjardien flies out to the center fielder. Bud Hepler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Mike Ferraro walks. Mike Ferraro steals second. Kirk McCarthy singles to left field. Don Hand is pinch hitting for Dian Hurtado. Don Hand strikes out. Rick Gomez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Steve Hovley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Hand at 1B. Skip Lockwood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Keith Hansen singles to right field. Bob Kmak is pinch hitting for Bill Decatur. Crab Rollins is pinch running for Keith Hansen on 1st base. Bob Kmak lines out to the third baseman. Frank Jones flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Jim Dunlap is pinch hitting for Marcus Casey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Dunlap flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 10 Washington total runners LOB: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Liniak improves in control Leo Lewis did not respond to coaching in speed Ben Kennedy did not respond to coaching in arm Ben Kennedy improves in arm Elmer Davidson did not respond to coaching in C
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Sammy Hickey did not respond to coaching in range Kenny Maas did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Metzger did not respond to coaching in range David Williams did not respond to coaching in CF