Inning: 1 Boston Rich Denny pitching. Paul Dineen flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Sacka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jarrod Sutherland grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Leon Legg pitching. Mike Paxton walks. Mike Gehrig strikes out. Hersh Kreitz singles to left field. Mike Paxton advances to third on the hit. Lefty Cox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hersh Kreitz advances to second on the play. Harry Everitt hits a home run. Mike Paxton scores. Hersh Kreitz scores. John Wells comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt McWilliams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Jeff Fansler flies out to the left fielder. Ron Jones strikes out. Sam Schupp reached on a fielding error by Lefty Cox. Roberto Craig grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Fred James grounds out to the second baseman. Rabbit Comellas walks. Rich Denny lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Paxton hits a home run. Rabbit Comellas scores. Mike Gehrig grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Vic Stein walks. John Wells fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Wells strikes out. Paul Dineen grounds out to the shortstop. Vic Stein advances to second on the play. Ralph Sacka walks. Jarrod Sutherland pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Hersh Kreitz walks. Lefty Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Hersh Kreitz advances to second on the play. Harry Everitt walks. Matt McWilliams flies out to the left fielder. Fred James singles to right field. Hersh Kreitz scores. Rabbit Comellas singles to center field. Harry Everitt scores. Rich Denny flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Jeff Fansler flies out to the left fielder. Ron Jones flies out to the left fielder. Sam Schupp singles to right field. Roberto Craig flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Mike Paxton singles to center field. Mike Gehrig doubles to center field. Mike Paxton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carlos Leon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Hersh Kreitz flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Cox grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Harry Everitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Vic Stein strikes out. Carlos Leon strikes out. Paul Dineen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Matt McWilliams grounds out to the second baseman. Fred James grounds out to the second baseman. Rabbit Comellas walks. Rich Denny strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Ralph Sacka pops out to the shortstop. Jarrod Sutherland grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Fansler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Mike Paxton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mike Gehrig strikes out. Hersh Kreitz singles to right field. Lefty Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Ron Jones grounds out to the catcher. Sam Schupp grounds out to the second baseman. Roberto Craig pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington John Pena comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Harry Everitt flies out to the center fielder. Matt McWilliams strikes out. Fred James singles to left field. Rabbit Comellas hits a home run. Fred James scores. Rich Denny singles to left field. Mike Paxton walks. Mike Gehrig grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Vic Stein singles to right field. John Pena lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eddie Brantley is pinch hitting for Paul Dineen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eddie Brantley grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Sacka singles to left field. Vic Stein scores. Jarrod Sutherland hits a home run. Ralph Sacka scores. Jeff Fansler singles to left field. Ron Jones singles to right field. Jeff Fansler advances to third on the hit. Sam Schupp strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Hersh Kreitz flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Cox walks. Harry Everitt pops out to the shortstop. Fred Cheeves is pinch hitting for Matt McWilliams. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lefty Cox steals second. Fred Cheeves singles to right field. Lefty Cox scores. Fred James grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fred Cheeves is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Roberto Craig strikes out. Vic Stein singles to center field. John Miles is pinch hitting for John Pena. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Miles grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 6 Washington total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Paul Dineen is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Edwards improves in contact_vs_righty Len Bass did not respond to coaching in velocity Heinie Akerfelds did not respond to coaching in velocity Herman Derringer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Heinie Akerfelds did not respond to coaching in control Billy Schmidt did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Ackley did not respond to coaching in C
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Armando Spilman did not respond to coaching in speed Ken Sutko improves in range Bill Markland did not respond to coaching in control Armando Spilman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Curd improves in velocity John Landrum did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty