Win: Gussie Gannon (12-6) Loss: Mellie Benton (11-14)
Save: Victor Street (39)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Mellie Benton pitching. Michael Killebrew flies out to the left fielder. Clem Ripley pops out to the second baseman. Don Hoak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Gussie Gannon pitching. Harry Bongiovanni grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Nixon flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Jerry Habyan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Rufe Darr singles to right field. Arky Vaughan singles to center field. Joe Thomas singles to center field. Rufe Darr scores. Arky Vaughan advances to third on the hit. Earl Grace grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Thomas advances to second on the play. Roy Ball flies out to the center fielder. Gussie Gannon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Urbane Jackson grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Joe Cloude flies out to the right fielder. Watty Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Michael Killebrew flies out to the center fielder. Clem Ripley grounds out to the third baseman. Don Hoak walks. Rufe Darr hits a home run. Don Hoak scores. Arky Vaughan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Jason Agbayani walks. Minoru Fujii strikes out. Jason Agbayani steals second. Mellie Benton doubles to center field. Jason Agbayani scores. Harry Bongiovanni singles to right field. Tom Nixon strikes out. Jerry Habyan singles to center field. Mellie Benton scores. Urbane Jackson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jerry Habyan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Joe Thomas hits a home run. Earl Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Ball singles to left field. Gussie Gannon lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Joe Cloude flies out to the center fielder. Watty Wright flies out to the center fielder. Jason Agbayani singles to right field. Minoru Fujii strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Michael Killebrew grounds out to the second baseman. Clem Ripley grounds out to the third baseman. Don Hoak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Mellie Benton singles to center field. Harry Bongiovanni grounds out to the second baseman. Mellie Benton advances to second on the play. Tom Nixon flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Habyan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Rufe Darr grounds out to the second baseman. Arky Vaughan walks. Joe Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Earl Grace grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Arky Vaughan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Urbane Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Cloude grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wilbur Cooper 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. Watty Wright doubles to right field. Jason Agbayani walks. Minoru Fujii grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Steve Wright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Ball flies out to the right fielder. Wilbur Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Michael Killebrew walks. Clem Ripley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Claude Veach is pinch hitting for Steve Wright. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Claude Veach strikes out. Harry Bongiovanni strikes out. Tom Nixon walks. Jerry Habyan walks. Urbane Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Toru Uemura pitching. Don Hoak singles to center field. Don Hoak steals second. Rufe Darr flies out to the center fielder. Arky Vaughan grounds out to the second baseman. Don Hoak advances to third on the play. Joe Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Joe Cloude singles in front of the left fielder. Watty Wright walks. Jason Agbayani walks. Minoru Fujii flies out to the center fielder. Frankie Eiteljorge is pinch hitting for Toru Uemura. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frankie Eiteljorge flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Cloude scores. Deacon Phillippe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Bongiovanni strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Travis Sullivan pitching. Earl Grace grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Ball strikes out. Miller Jacquez is pinch hitting for Deacon Phillippe. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Miller Jacquez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Victor Street pitching. Tom Nixon flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Habyan flies out to the right fielder. Urbane Jackson singles to center field. Joe Cloude singles to center field. Watty Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5 Washington total runners LOB: 12
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Stargell did not respond to coaching in arm Ken Tomer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Paul Werden improves in power_vs_righty Paul Werden improves in power_vs_lefty
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jorge Kay did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Wilkerson did not respond to coaching in control Howard Ferrarese improves in speed Al Elliott did not respond to coaching in range