Win: Jesse Baptist (9-7) Loss: John Pena (5-4)
Save: Joe Naragon (5)
Inning: 1 Washington Harry Cavarretta pitching. Mike Paxton grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Gehrig flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Cox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Jesse Baptist pitching. Ron Jones strikes out. Ralph Sacka triples. Terry Parnham singles in front of the left fielder. Ralph Sacka scores. Roberto Craig pops out to the pitcher. Erv Lasher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington John Goodwin grounds out to the third baseman. George Culp walks. Matt McWilliams flies out to the right fielder. Wenty Nyman walks. Rabbit Comellas strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Paul Dineen flies out to the right fielder. Larry Gardner pops out to the second baseman. Sheriff Lopez walks. Harry Cavarretta grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Jesse Baptist strikes out. Mike Paxton strikes out. Mike Gehrig grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Ron Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Sacka singles to center field. Terry Parnham walks. Roberto Craig grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Lefty Cox flies out to the center fielder. John Goodwin singles to center field. George Culp grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Goodwin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Matt McWilliams walks. Wenty Nyman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Erv Lasher flies out to the center fielder. Paul Dineen grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Gardner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Rabbit Comellas strikes out. Jesse Baptist grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Paxton walks. Mike Gehrig grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Sheriff Lopez strikes out. Harry Cavarretta strikes out. Ron Jones singles to right field. Ralph Sacka singles to center field. Ron Jones advances to third on the hit. Terry Parnham strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Lefty Cox singles to left field. John Goodwin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lefty Cox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Culp strikes out. John Wells 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. Matt McWilliams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Roberto Craig grounds out to the pitcher. Erv Lasher walks. Paul Dineen flies out to the right fielder. Larry Gardner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Wenty Nyman strikes out. Rabbit Comellas hits a home run. Ray Mosure comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jesse Baptist grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Paxton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Sheriff Lopez grounds out to the pitcher. John Miles is pinch hitting for Ray Mosure. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. John Miles grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ron Jones walks. Ralph Sacka singles to left field. Ron Jones advances to third on the hit. Terry Parnham strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington John Pena pitching. Mike Gehrig strikes out. Lefty Cox doubles to left field. John Goodwin singles past the shortstop. Lefty Cox scores. Ken Sexton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Culp doubles to right field. John Goodwin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Matt McWilliams grounds out to the second baseman. George Culp advances to third on the play. Wenty Nyman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Roberto Craig walks. Erv Lasher pops out to the first baseman. Paul Dineen strikes out. Larry Gardner singles to center field. Roberto Craig advances to third on the hit. Sheriff Lopez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Rabbit Comellas flies out to the left fielder. Harry Everitt is pinch hitting for Jesse Baptist. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Harry Everitt grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Paxton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Joe Naragon pitching. Sam Schupp is pinch hitting for Ken Sexton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Sam Schupp grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Jones strikes out. Ralph Sacka bunts for a base hit. Terry Parnham pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 7 Boston total runners LOB: 11
Game Notes Ray Mosure is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ernie LaChance improves in speed Homer Flood did not respond to coaching in arm Steve Scanlan improves in range Mark Telford improves in contact_vs_righty John Miller improves in arm Dick Reninger did not respond to coaching in velocity
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tony Brill did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gil Konerko did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gil Konerko did not respond to coaching in arm Fred Wilshusen improves in speed Jim Ackley improves in range John Boucher did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Cerutti did not respond to coaching in RF