Win: John Falcon (1-1) Loss: Toru Uemura (1-2)
Save: Ken Cougar (6)
Inning: 1 Detroit Mellie Benton pitching. Desi Kerr walks. Dick Thunderbird flies out to the left fielder. Butch Mustang grounds out to the shortstop. Desi Kerr advances to second on the play. Trace Bronco singles to left field. Desi Kerr scores. Carroll Shelby grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Trace Bronco is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Don Cobra pitching. Claude Veach singles to left field. Harry Bongiovanni flies out to the center fielder. Urbane Jackson singles to center field. Tom Nixon flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Jerry Habyan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Grissom strikes out. Red Spurgeon walks. John Ranchero flies out to the left fielder. Don Cobra pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Joe Cloude walks. Watty Wright grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Minoru Fujii strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Desi Kerr hits a home run. Dick Thunderbird hits a home run. Butch Mustang strikes out. Trace Bronco flies out to the center fielder. Carroll Shelby singles to right field. Bill Grissom flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Mellie Benton strikes out. Claude Veach singles to left field. Harry Bongiovanni walks. Urbane Jackson singles to right field. Claude Veach scores. Tom Nixon singles to right field. Harry Bongiovanni scores. Urbane Jackson steals third. Jerry Habyan hits a home run. Urbane Jackson scores. Tom Nixon scores. Zephyr Zodiac comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Cloude walks. Watty Wright singles to left field. Minoru Fujii strikes out. Mellie Benton lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Red Spurgeon strikes out. John Ranchero triples. Zephyr Zodiac grounds out to the shortstop. John Ranchero scores. Desi Kerr pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Claude Veach pops out to the second baseman. Harry Bongiovanni flies out to the center fielder. Urbane Jackson walks. Urbane Jackson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Dick Thunderbird strikes out. Butch Mustang is hit by a pitch. Trace Bronco grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Butch Mustang is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Trace Bronco steals second. Carroll Shelby singles to left field. Trace Bronco scores. Carroll Shelby steals second. Bill Grissom singles past the shortstop. Carroll Shelby scores. Toru Uemura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Spurgeon pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Tom Nixon walks. Jerry Habyan singles to left field. Tom Nixon advances to third on the hit. Joe Cloude grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Nixon scores. Jerry Habyan advances to second on the play. John Falcon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Watty Wright walks. Minoru Fujii flies out to the center fielder. Toru Uemura strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit John Ranchero singles to left field. John Ranchero steals second. John Falcon lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Desi Kerr strikes out. Dick Thunderbird flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Claude Veach grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Bongiovanni singles to left field. Urbane Jackson walks. Tom Nixon flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Habyan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Butch Mustang strikes out. Trace Bronco flies out to the center fielder. Carroll Shelby reached on a 2-base throwing error by Claude Veach. Bill Grissom doubles to center field. Carroll Shelby scores. Red Spurgeon hits a home run. Bill Grissom scores. John Ranchero singles to left field. Sammy Corsair is pinch hitting for John Falcon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sammy Corsair grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Rolando Maverick pitching. Joe Cloude strikes out. Watty Wright strikes out. Minoru Fujii singles to center field. Sherman Mercer is pinch hitting for Toru Uemura. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Minoru Fujii steals second. Sherman Mercer singles to left field. Claude Veach grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Travis Sullivan pitching. Desi Kerr hits a home run. Dick Thunderbird hits a home run. Tom Sharpe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Butch Mustang singles to center field. Dan Taunus is pinch hitting for Trace Bronco. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dan Taunus singles to center field. Carroll Shelby flies out to the right fielder. Bill Grissom grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dan Taunus is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Red Spurgeon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Frankie Eiteljorge is pinch hitting for Harry Bongiovanni. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frankie Eiteljorge strikes out. Urbane Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Nixon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit John Ranchero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Fairlane is pinch hitting for Rolando Maverick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Fairlane walks. Desi Kerr flies out to the right fielder. Frank Fairlane is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Jesse Focus pitching. Jerry Habyan singles to center field. Joe Cloude doubles to left field. Watty Wright flies out to the right fielder. Minoru Fujii flies out to the right fielder. Jason Agbayani is pinch hitting for Tom Sharpe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jason Agbayani walks. Ken Cougar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Claude Veach flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Washington total runners LOB: 13
Batting:2B - Joe Cloude (3).HR - Jerry Habyan (4).GIDP - Watty Wright. Baserunning: SB - Urbane Jackson (1), Minoru Fujii (1).CS - Urbane Jackson (1). Fielding: E - Claude Veach.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Freda improves in range Jess Elteedee improves in velocity Sergio Contour improves in range Jim Freda did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Roy Econoline did not respond to coaching in 3B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Howard Ferrarese did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jay Valentine did not respond to coaching in control Terry Kainer did not respond to coaching in velocity John Strickland improves in power_vs_righty Al Elliott improves in 1B