Win: Waite Pierre (1-0) Loss: Harry Fuller (1-2)
Save: John Umbach (8)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Bama McLaughlin pitching. Tim Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. George Kilduff grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Shawn Doheny lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Dutch Ellingsen pitching. Mike Paxton grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Gehrig singles to center field. Hersh Kreitz grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Jonnard strikes out. Rickey McCloskey pops out to the first baseman. Doug Shoemaker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington John Goodwin flies out to the center fielder. George Culp hits a home run. Matt McWilliams flies out to the center fielder. Wenty Nyman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Moonlight Blyzka pops out to the second baseman. Marty Anderson singles to center field. Dutch Ellingsen lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Marty Anderson forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Tim Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Rabbit Comellas walks. Bama McLaughlin 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 singles to center field. Rabbit Comellas scores. Mike Gehrig singles to left field. Mike Paxton advances to third on the hit. Hersh Kreitz walks. John Goodwin walks. Mike Paxton scores. George Culp hits a home run. Mike Gehrig scores. Hersh Kreitz scores. John Goodwin scores. Paul Felderman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt McWilliams pops out to the shortstop. Wenty Nyman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota George Kilduff walks. Shawn Doheny strikes out. Bill Jonnard grounds out to the pitcher. George Kilduff advances to second on the play. Rickey McCloskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Rabbit Comellas singles to left field. Bama McLaughlin lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Paxton walks. Mike Gehrig grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Doug Shoemaker hits a home run. Moonlight Blyzka triples. Jim Werth is pinch hitting for Marty Anderson. Jim Werth lines out to the third baseman. Paul Felderman grounds out to the catcher. Tim Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Hersh Kreitz reached on a fielding error by Shawn Doheny. John Goodwin strikes out. George Culp singles to right field. Hersh Kreitz advances to third on the hit. Matt McWilliams strikes out. Dave Gandolph comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Wenty Nyman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota George Kilduff singles to center field. Shawn Doheny singles to right field. Bill Jonnard singles to left field. George Kilduff scores. Shawn Doheny advances to third on the hit. Rickey McCloskey singles to center field. Shawn Doheny scores. Bill Jonnard advances to third on the hit. Doug Shoemaker singles to right field. Bill Jonnard scores. Moonlight Blyzka hits a home run. Rickey McCloskey scores. Doug Shoemaker scores. Waite Pierre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Werth flies out to the right fielder. Dizzy Wilmet is pinch hitting for Dave Gandolph. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dizzy Wilmet singles to right field. Tim Lyons walks. George Kilduff flies out to the right fielder. Shawn Doheny pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Harry Fuller pitching. Rabbit Comellas grounds out to the shortstop. Waite Pierre walks. Mike Paxton singles to left field. Mike Gehrig singles to center field. Waite Pierre scores. Mike Paxton advances to third on the hit. Hersh Kreitz singles to right field. Mike Paxton scores. Burt Clinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Goodwin lines out to the shortstop. George Culp doubles to left field. Mike Gehrig scores. Matt McWilliams strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bill Jonnard doubles to center field. Bob Benton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Passed ball. Bill Jonnard advances to third. Rickey McCloskey grounds out to the catcher. Bill Jonnard scores. Doug Shoemaker pops out to the shortstop. Moonlight Blyzka singles to center field. Jim Werth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Wenty Nyman grounds out to the third baseman. Rabbit Comellas hits a home run. Lefty Cox is pinch hitting for Bob Benton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lefty Cox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Paxton walks. Mike Gehrig doubles to right field. Hersh Kreitz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Kevin Scanlan pitching. Fred Cheeves enters the game as a defensive replacement for Matt McWilliams at CF. Burt Clinton strikes out. Tim Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. George Kilduff singles to right field. Shawn Doheny grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Kilduff is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington John Goodwin singles to left field. George Culp flies out to the right fielder. Fred Cheeves grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Goodwin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wenty Nyman 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 Minnesota John Umbach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Jonnard strikes out. Rickey McCloskey walks. Doug Shoemaker walks. Moonlight Blyzka walks. Jim Werth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rickey McCloskey scores. Doug Shoemaker advances to third on the play. Moonlight Blyzka advances to second on the play. Burt Clinton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Washington total runners left on base: 8
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Devon Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity Turk Yount did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Soriano improves in power_vs_lefty Billy Olsen did not respond to coaching in control Bob Soriano did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rance Velasquez did not respond to coaching in arm Chief Zardon did not respond to coaching in 3B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Charlie Beattie improves in range Bill Markland improves in velocity Armando Spilman improves in power_vs_righty John Curd did not respond to coaching in control Homer Flood did not respond to coaching in speed Eddie Swanson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty