Win: Virgil Bench (3-1) Loss: Allen Ludden (2-2)
Save: Al Wadsworth (11)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Allen Ludden pitching. Otto Stenzel flies out to the center fielder. Whitey Lake grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Alvarez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Virgil Bench pitching. Mack Falkenborg grounds out to the third baseman. Bill McCall singles to right field. Red Wood singles to center field. Bill McCall advances to third on the hit. Ryan Van Schindel strikes out. Scoops Willis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Aaron Hisner flies out to the center fielder. Pete Kinder flies out to the left fielder. Kunio Yonezaki reached on a fielding error by Red Wood. Justin Hunt singles to center field. Kunio Yonezaki advances to third on the hit. Justin Hunt steals second. Jim Brazill grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Dave Clemons strikes out. Felix Lyons hits a home run. Bill Myers flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Allen Ludden grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Virgil Bench grounds out to the third baseman. Otto Stenzel doubles past the center fielder. Whitey Lake singles to center field. Alex Alvarez singles to center field. Otto Stenzel scores. Whitey Lake advances to third on the hit. Aaron Hisner strikes out. Alex Alvarez steals second. Pete Kinder walks. Kunio Yonezaki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Washington Mack Falkenborg lines out to the shortstop. Bill McCall pops out to the second baseman. Red Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Justin Hunt grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Brazill singles to center field. Virgil Bench fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Virgil Bench doubles past the third baseman. Otto Stenzel flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Brazill scores. Whitey Lake strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Ryan Van Schindel singles to right field. Scoops Willis grounds out to the shortstop. Ryan Van Schindel advances to second on the play. Dave Clemons flies out to the left fielder. Felix Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Alex Alvarez pops out to the second baseman. Aaron Hisner grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Kinder doubles to center field. Bill Barree comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Kunio Yonezaki singles to left field. Justin Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Bill Myers flies out to the center fielder. Bill Barree lines out to the pitcher. Mack Falkenborg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jim Brazill strikes out. Virgil Bench strikes out. Otto Stenzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Bill McCall strikes out. Red Wood singles to center field. Ryan Van Schindel bunts for a base hit. Scoops Willis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ryan Van Schindel is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dave Clemons grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Whitey Lake singles to center field. Alex Alvarez doubles to center field. Whitey Lake uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tim Stargell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Aaron Hisner strikes out. Pete Kinder singles to left field. Alex Alvarez scores. Kunio Yonezaki strikes out. Justin Hunt hits a home run. Pete Kinder scores. Aubrey Collins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Brazill pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Felix Lyons strikes out. Bill Myers doubles past the third baseman. Herman Dolan is pinch hitting for Aubrey Collins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Herman Dolan singles to right field. Bill Myers scores. Mack Falkenborg singles to right field. Bill McCall strikes out. Al Turner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Red Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Moonlight Hernandez pitching. Ken Blankenship is pinch hitting for Al Turner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ken Blankenship singles to center field. Otto Stenzel reached on a fielding error by Felix Lyons. Whitey Lake grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Blankenship advances to third on the play. Otto Stenzel advances to second on the play. Alex Alvarez strikes out. Aaron Hisner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Jorge Wineapple pitching. Ryan Van Schindel grounds out to the pitcher. Scoops Willis singles to center field. Dave Clemons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scoops Willis advances to second on the play. Felix Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Pete Kinder grounds out to the shortstop. Kunio Yonezaki flies out to the center fielder. Justin Hunt singles to center field. Jim Brazill grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Bill Myers singles to left field. Moonlight Hernandez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mack Falkenborg walks. Al Wadsworth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill McCall flies out to the center fielder. Red Wood grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 11 Washington total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Otto Stenzel (8), Alex Alvarez (3), Pete Kinder (5), Virgil Bench (1).HR - Justin Hunt (1).SF - Otto Stenzel. Baserunning: SB - Alex Alvarez (3), Justin Hunt (1).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Sandy Kelly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pat Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in control Pretzel Brown improves in range Mark Lee did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Graney did not respond to coaching in SS
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Puchy Curd improves in arm Bill Duffy did not respond to coaching in velocity Chip Robinson improves in arm Bill Duffy did not respond to coaching in control Hector Noyes did not respond to coaching in CF