Win: Jim Etchison (9-5) Loss: Ed McGarr (8-7)
Save: Slim Spinks (21)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Ed McGarr pitching. Ken Hobbs singles to center field. Bert James grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Rick Cooke singles to center field. Rick Cooke steals second. Bunny Roth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Jim Etchison pitching. Virgil Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Shepherd flies out to the left fielder. Fred Edington grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Joe DeShields singles to center field. Joe Cedeno grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Harry Jackson walks. Ike Campbell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Jackson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Claude Archer is hit by a pitch. Jeff James singles to center field. Claude Archer advances to third on the hit. Bobby Reynolds grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff James advances to second on the play. Joe Pena strikes out. Richard Bahr reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bert James. Claude Archer scores. Jeff James scores. Ed McGarr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Etchison singles to right field. Ken Hobbs pops out to the pitcher. Bert James walks. Rick Cooke grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bert James is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bunny Roth flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Virgil Schmidt singles to center field. Lou Shepherd flies out to the center fielder. Fred Edington pops out to the second baseman. Claude Archer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Harry Jackson. Jeff James pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Joe DeShields walks. Joe DeShields is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Cedeno walks. Joe Cedeno steals second. Harry Jackson strikes out. Ike Campbell singles to left field. Joe Cedeno scores. Jim Etchison singles to center field. Ken Hobbs walks. Passed ball. Ike Campbell scores. Jim Etchison advances to third. Ken Hobbs advances to second. Bert James flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Bobby Reynolds doubles to center field. Joe Pena grounds out to the pitcher. Richard Bahr grounds out to the shortstop. Ed McGarr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rick Cooke singles to center field. Bunny Roth reached on a 2-base fielding error by Fred Edington. Joe DeShields singles to center field. Rick Cooke scores. Joe Cedeno flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bunny Roth is thrown out at the plate. Harry Jackson walks. Ike Campbell doubles to left field. Joe DeShields scores. Harry Jackson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Felix Manske comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Etchison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Virgil Schmidt strikes out. Lou Shepherd lines out to the second baseman. Fred Edington strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ken Hobbs strikes out. Bert James singles to right field. Rick Cooke strikes out. Bunny Roth walks. Joe DeShields singles to center field. Bert James scores. Joe Cedeno strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Claude Archer pops out to the third baseman. Jeff James walks. Bobby Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Joe Pena flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harry Jackson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ike Campbell strikes out. Derrin Cole comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jim Etchison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Richard Bahr singles to right field. Derrin Cole lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Richard Bahr forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Virgil Schmidt walks. Lou Shepherd doubles to left field. Derrin Cole scores. Fred Edington flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Virgil Schmidt scores. Claude Archer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ken Hobbs flies out to the center fielder. Bert James walks. Bert James steals second. Rick Cooke strikes out. Bunny Roth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Jeff James singles to right field. Takashi Naitoh is pinch hitting for Bobby Reynolds. Takashi Naitoh grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe Pena hits an infield single to the pitcher. Richard Bahr reached on a fielding error by Bunny Roth. Mark Rojas 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. Gene Pitula is pinch hitting for Derrin Cole. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Gene Pitula flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Red Piet pitching. Jim Brandenburg enters the game as a defensive replacement for Takashi Naitoh at C. Joe DeShields flies out to the center fielder. Joe Cedeno pops out to the shortstop. Harry Jackson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Slim Spinks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Virgil Schmidt walks. Lou Shepherd singles to center field. Virgil Schmidt advances to third on the hit. Fred Edington strikes out. Claude Archer singles to center field. Virgil Schmidt scores. Lou Shepherd advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Jeff James strikes out. Jim Brandenburg strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10 Washington total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Ike Campbell (19).GIDP - Bert James, Joe Cedeno. Baserunning: SB - Bert James (20), Rick Cooke (9), Joe Cedeno (14).CS - Joe DeShields (10). Fielding: E - Bert James, Bunny Roth, Harry Jackson.
Batting:2B - Lou Shepherd (5), Bobby Reynolds (5).SF - Fred Edington.GIDP - Takashi Naitoh.HBP - Claude Archer (1). Fielding: E - Fred Edington.PB - Bobby Reynolds.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dean Kimber did not respond to coaching in velocity Bruce Thormodsgard did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Paul George improves in control Pat Zapustas did not respond to coaching in velocity Yorelvis Poll did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Alex Unser did not respond to coaching in arm Alex Unser improves in SS
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carr McGlothin improves in power_vs_righty Darold Burich did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Parks improves in range Don Dowd did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Duran did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Walt Skaff did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty