Inning: 1 Washington Pinky Hawley pitching. Jerry Habyan flies out to the left fielder. Urbane Jackson strikes out. Harry Bongiovanni grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Mellie Benton pitching. Michael Killebrew grounds out to the shortstop. Clem Ripley strikes out. Don Hoak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Tom Nixon flies out to the right fielder. Joe Cloude flies out to the right fielder. Watty Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Rufe Darr singles to right field. Rufe Darr is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Arky Vaughan reached on a 2-base fielding error by Harry Bongiovanni. Joe Thomas walks. Earl Grace singles to left field. Arky Vaughan scores. Joe Thomas aggressively advances to third on the hit. Roy Ball flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Pinky Hawley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Jason Agbayani grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Lopata singles to left field. Mellie Benton lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Hal Lopata forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jerry Habyan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Michael Killebrew grounds out to the shortstop. Clem Ripley doubles to center field. Don Hoak flies out to the left fielder. Rufe Darr doubles to center field. Clem Ripley scores. Arky Vaughan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Urbane Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Bongiovanni lines out to the first baseman. Tom Nixon grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Joe Thomas strikes out. Earl Grace strikes out. Roy Ball singles to center field. Pinky Hawley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Joe Cloude grounds out to the second baseman. Watty Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Agbayani grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Michael Killebrew doubles to center field. Michael Killebrew steals third. Clem Ripley grounds out to the second baseman. Michael Killebrew scores. Don Hoak strikes out. Rufe Darr doubles to center field. Arky Vaughan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Hal Lopata flies out to the right fielder. Mellie Benton flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Habyan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Joe Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Earl Grace pops out to the first baseman. Roy Ball triples. Pinky Hawley singles to center field. Roy Ball scores. Michael Killebrew flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Urbane Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Bongiovanni walks. Tom Nixon walks. Joe Cloude walks. Watty Wright flies out to the right fielder. Jason Agbayani grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cleveland Clem Ripley strikes out. Don Hoak flies out to the left fielder. Rufe Darr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Hal Lopata grounds out to the pitcher. John Holloway 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. Frankie Eiteljorge is pinch hitting for Mellie Benton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Frankie Eiteljorge pops out to the first baseman. Jerry Habyan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Steve Wright pitching. Dick Hetki is pinch hitting for Arky Vaughan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Hetki singles to left field. Joe Thomas walks. George McQuillan is pinch hitting for Earl Grace. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George McQuillan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Thomas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Roy Ball strikes out. John Holloway reached on a fielding error by Jason Agbayani. Dick Hetki scores. Michael Killebrew singles to left field. George McQuillan scores. Miller Jacquez is pinch hitting for Clem Ripley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Miller Jacquez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Sherman Mercer is pinch hitting for Urbane Jackson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sherman Mercer flies out to the left fielder. Harry Bongiovanni walks. Tom Nixon strikes out. Joe Cloude flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners left on base: 5 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Jason Agbayani is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Gross did not respond to coaching in velocity Terry Kainer improves in velocity Darryl Henry improves in contact_vs_righty Jorge Kay did not respond to coaching in control
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lou Sweetland did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Biemiller improves in speed Bill Clausen improves in arm