Win: Jim Bird (4-7) Loss: George Howe (9-7)
Save: Ken Manuel (18)
Inning: 1 Washington Jim Bird pitching. Joe Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Elbie Cox bunts for a base hit. Aurelio Miller strikes out. Johnny Schmidt walks. Ben Stillwell pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland George Howe pitching. Mike Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Stan Arias strikes out. Herb Monteagudo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Bubba Smith strikes out. Gene Key strikes out. Jerald Griffin singles to right field. George Howe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Wally Sisler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin McBride flies out to the center fielder. Lou Chaney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Joe Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Elbie Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Aurelio Miller reached on a fielding error by Herb Monteagudo. Johnny Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ray Hawkins strikes out. Jack Meola doubles to center field. Jim Bird grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Davis walks. Stan Arias strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Ben Stillwell strikes out. Bubba Smith pops out to the shortstop. Gene Key flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Herb Monteagudo bunts for a base hit. Herb Monteagudo steals second. Wally Sisler walks. Kevin McBride grounds out to the second baseman. Herb Monteagudo advances to third on the play. Wally Sisler advances to second on the play. Lou Chaney walks. Ray Hawkins pops out to the second baseman. Jack Meola flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Washington Jerald Griffin strikes out. George Howe flies out to the center fielder. Joe Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jim Bird singles to right field. Mike Davis bunts for a base hit. Stan Arias doubles to right field. Jim Bird scores. Mike Davis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Herb Monteagudo walks. Wally Sisler strikes out. Kevin McBride grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Herb Monteagudo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lou Chaney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Elbie Cox triples. Aurelio Miller reached on a fielding error by Herb Monteagudo. Elbie Cox scores. Johnny Schmidt strikes out. Ben Stillwell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Aurelio Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bubba Smith is hit by a pitch. Gene Key strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Charlie Cardinal is pinch hitting for Ray Hawkins. Charlie Cardinal strikes out. Jack Meola strikes out. Jim Bird strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington March Gehrig enters the game as a defensive replacement for Charlie Cardinal at 3B. Jerald Griffin singles to center field. Hal Graham is pinch hitting for George Howe. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Hal Graham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerald Griffin advances to second on the play. Joe Garcia walks. Elbie Cox walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Tom Stanceu 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 1st. Aurelio Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jerald Griffin is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bob Sojo pitching. Mike Davis singles to right field. Stan Arias grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Herb Monteagudo pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Doug Parkinson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Stan Arias at SS. Carl Gardenhire enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wally Sisler at 1B. Johnny Schmidt singles to left field. Johnny Schmidt gets picked off first. Ben Stillwell grounds out to the second baseman. Bubba Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Carl Gardenhire strikes out. Kevin McBride grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Chaney singles to center field. March Gehrig grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lou Chaney is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Ken Manuel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gene Key strikes out. Jerald Griffin singles to center field. Warren Urrea is pinch hitting for Bob Sojo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Warren Urrea grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners left on base: 8 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed Breeding did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Hamner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ryan Grigsby did not respond to coaching in control Takato Ichinomiya did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Monte Birtsas improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Russell did not respond to coaching in speed Bronswell Cree did not respond to coaching in endurance Fred Horstmann did not respond to coaching in control Bill LaChance did not respond to coaching in 3B