Win: Johnny Platte (4-2) Loss: Dan Tobin (0-2)
Save: Jim Cooper (16)
Inning: 1 Washington Ken Hill pitching. Johnny Bird strikes out. Mike Rowland hits a home run. Al Klinger strikes out. Don Montague singles to center field. Jose Duval walks. Mike Luebke pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Rudy Twentyfive pitching. Andy Fox singles to left field. Heinie Fischer singles to right field. Andy Fox advances to third on the hit. Heinie Fischer steals second. Bob Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Kobar Tower grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Fox scores. Heinie Fischer advances to third on the play. Bernie Williams. doubles to left field. Heinie Fischer scores. Tommy Buoy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Mace Meridith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Macko flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Twentyfive flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Pat Maloney. strikes out. Chet Goldsmith doubles to center field. Ken Hill reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Luebke. Chet Goldsmith scores. Andy Fox grounds out to the third baseman. Heinie Fischer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Johnny Bird flies out to the right fielder. Mike Rowland flies out to the right fielder. Al Klinger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Bob Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kobar Tower grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bernie Williams. flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Don Montague flies out to the center fielder. Jose Duval flies out to the right fielder. Mike Luebke singles to center field. Mace Meridith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Luebke is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Tommy Buoy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pat Maloney. strikes out. Chet Goldsmith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Bobby Macko doubles to center field. Rudy Twentyfive fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rudy Twentyfive walks. Johnny Bird pops out to the second baseman. Mike Rowland walks. Al Klinger lines out to the second baseman. Don Montague pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Ken Hill singles in front of the right fielder. Andy Fox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Hill advances to second on the play. Heinie Fischer grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Taylor walks. Kobar Tower grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Taylor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Akira Tanaka enters the game as a defensive replacement for Heinie Fischer at 2B. Ruben Rivera enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Taylor at RF. Mike Blowers enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bernie Williams. at 3B. George Whitfield enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chet Goldsmith at C. Jose Duval pops out to the third baseman. Mike Luebke doubles to left field. Mace Meridith singles to center field. Mike Luebke scores. Bobby Macko pops out to the second baseman. Rudy Twentyfive strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Mike Blowers singles to right field. Tommy Buoy flies out to the right fielder. Pat Maloney. grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Blowers advances to second on the play. George Whitfield walks. Ken Hill hits an infield single to the shortstop. Andy Fox grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Mike Blowers is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Washington Johnny Bird grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Rowland pops out to the second baseman. Al Klinger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Johnny Platte comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Akira Tanaka grounds out to the pitcher. Ruben Rivera singles to left field. Kobar Tower flies out to the center fielder. Mike Blowers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Lady Johnston 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. Don Montague strikes out. Jose Duval grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Luebke walks. Mace Meridith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Tommy Buoy grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Maloney. strikes out. George Whitfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Dan Tobin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bobby Macko grounds out to the pitcher. Andy Field is pinch hitting for Johnny Platte. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Andy Field singles to left field. Andy Field steals second. Johnny Bird singles to center field. Andy Field scores. Johnny Bird steals second. Mike Rowland doubles to right field. Johnny Bird scores. Munch McGuire comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Klinger pops out to the shortstop. Don Montague flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Jim Cooper pitching. Shayne Bashore is pinch hitting for Munch McGuire. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Shayne Bashore grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Andy Fox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Akira Tanaka reached on a fielding error by Mike Luebke. Ruben Rivera singles to center field. Akira Tanaka advances to third on the hit. Kobar Tower flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 9 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Mike Rowland (12), Mike Luebke (18), Bobby Macko (9).HR - Mike Rowland (4). Baserunning: SB - Johnny Bird (15), Andy Field (5). Fielding: E - Mike Luebke 2.
Game Notes Don Montague is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Jackson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Roof did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jerry Walsh improves in control Jack Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Art Shantz improves in range Ray Fisher did not respond to coaching in control Carl Thompson did not respond to coaching in control Grant Churn improves in range Andres Smith did not respond to coaching in 2B