Win: Manuel Freeman (3-2) Loss: George Love (1-6)
Save: Paul Dewey (21)
Inning: 1 Washington Fielder Fritz pitching. Reggie Bates flies out to the right fielder. Tim Fryman grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Curd grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Javy Smith pitching. John Singleton flies out to the right fielder. Buz Hacker flies out to the center fielder. John Donohue flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Bob Midkiff flies out to the left fielder. Mike Tillman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dan Fox grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Elmore Leonard strikes out. Bill Hoblitzel grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Wistert lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Phil Whitfield flies out to the center fielder. Ed Cey flies out to the center fielder. Javy Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Karim Kuzava grounds out to the pitcher. Jesus Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Fielder Fritz walks. John Singleton walks. Buz Hacker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Reggie Bates singles to left field. Tim Fryman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Reggie Bates is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Paul Curd grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City John Donohue flies out to the left fielder. Elmore Leonard grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Hoblitzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Bob Midkiff flies out to the left fielder. Mike Tillman singles to right field. Mike Tillman steals second. Dan Fox walks. Mike Tillman steals third. Dan Fox steals second. Phil Whitfield hits a home run. Mike Tillman scores. Dan Fox scores. Ed Cey strikes out. Javy Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Paul Wistert walks. Karim Kuzava grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jesus Johnson walks. Fielder Fritz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Reggie Bates singles to left field. Tim Fryman strikes out. Paul Curd hits a home run. Reggie Bates scores. Charley Stone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Midkiff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Mike Tillman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City John Singleton hits a home run. Buz Hacker grounds out to the second baseman. John Donohue grounds out to the second baseman. Elmore Leonard walks. Bill Hoblitzel hits a home run. Elmore Leonard scores. Paul Wistert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Dan Fox grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Whitfield strikes out. Ed Cey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Karim Kuzava reached on a 2-base throwing error by Paul Curd. Jesus Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Karim Kuzava advances to third on the play. Uel Vidro is pinch hitting for Charley Stone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Uel Vidro grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Karim Kuzava scores. John Singleton singles to left field. Buz Hacker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington George Love pitching. Claude Grater is pinch hitting for Javy Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Claude Grater strikes out. Reggie Bates grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Fryman walks. Paul Curd flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Manuel Freeman pitching. John Donohue walks. Elmore Leonard walks. Bill Hoblitzel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Elmore Leonard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. The defense is playing the corners in. Paul Wistert flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, John Donohue scores. Karim Kuzava grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Bob Midkiff hits a home run. Mike Tillman strikes out. Dan Fox singles to center field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Phil Whitfield grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Fox advances to third on the play. Ed Cey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Paul Dewey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jesus Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Dan Smythe is pinch hitting for George Love. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dan Smythe walks. John Singleton flies out to the right fielder. Buz Hacker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Batting:HR - Paul Curd (10), Bob Midkiff (11), Phil Whitfield (2).GIDP - Paul Curd. Baserunning: SB - Mike Tillman 2 (4), Dan Fox (11). Fielding: E - Paul Curd.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Jeff Howard improves in contact_vs_righty Jeff Howard improves in power_vs_righty Claude McGriff did not respond to coaching in velocity Danny Alten improves in contact_vs_lefty Ray Wagner did not respond to coaching in SS
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Sanders improves in range Kelly Shepherd did not respond to coaching in speed Tony Sherry improves in range Hal Latimer did not respond to coaching in control