Win: Hal Mills (9-11) Loss: Danny Rogers (6-15)
Save: Evans Eruption (27)
Inning: 1 Washington Danny Rogers pitching. Neal Ruthven flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Wever strikes out. Pontz Preacher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Hal Mills pitching. Tex Woods strikes out. Tony Joshua singles to left field. Bert Redmond strikes out. Tony Joshua steals second. Mike Thorpe walks. Johnny Roach hits a home run. Tony Joshua scores. Mike Thorpe scores. Virgil Collard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Beitzel Boomer grounds out to the shortstop. John Maul grounds out to the second baseman. Knott Good flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Takayuki Mimura flies out to the right fielder. Jack Layne flies out to the center fielder. Danny Rogers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Berry Goode lines out to the first baseman. Lunar Formorkelse pops out to the shortstop. Hal Mills grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Tex Woods strikes out. Tony Joshua singles to right field. Bert Redmond strikes out. Mike Thorpe reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Maul. Johnny Roach walks. Virgil Collard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Washington Neal Ruthven grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Wever strikes out. Pontz Preacher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Takayuki Mimura singles past the shortstop. Jack Layne grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Danny Rogers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Beitzel Boomer grounds out to the third baseman. John Maul strikes out. Knott Good flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Tex Woods pops out to the third baseman. Tony Joshua strikes out. Bert Redmond strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Berry Goode grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lunar Formorkelse flies out to the center fielder. Hal Mills singles to right field. Neal Ruthven singles to center field. Johnny Wever walks. Pontz Preacher walks. Hal Mills scores. Beitzel Boomer hits a home run. Neal Ruthven scores. Johnny Wever scores. Pontz Preacher scores. Mike Medwick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Maul pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Mike Thorpe flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Roach singles to center field. Virgil Collard grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Johnny Roach is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Takayuki Mimura singles to right field. Virgil Collard is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Knott Good walks. Berry Goode lines out to the second baseman. Lunar Formorkelse singles to center field. Knott Good is out trying to steal third. Hal Mills grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Lunar Formorkelse is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jack Layne flies out to the center fielder. Minoru Amamoto is pinch hitting for Mike Medwick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Minoru Amamoto grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Link is pinch hitting for Tex Woods. Charlie Link grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Hod Cecena pitching. Neal Ruthven grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Wever strikes out. Pontz Preacher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Al Blake is pinch hitting for Tony Joshua. Al Blake flies out to the right fielder. Bert Redmond strikes out. Mike Thorpe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Bill LaFrancois enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Blake at RF. Beitzel Boomer grounds out to the third baseman. John Maul singles to right field. Knott Good grounds out to the shortstop. John Maul advances to second on the play. Berry Goode walks. Lunar Formorkelse strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Evans Eruption comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Johnny Roach strikes out. Virgil Collard pops out to the shortstop. Takayuki Mimura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 3 Cleveland total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Takayuki Mimura is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jimmie Schaffer did not respond to coaching in range Mara Thon did not respond to coaching in range Dusty Rhodes did not respond to coaching in speed Gussie Knight did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Giorgio Ancaspento did not respond to coaching in LF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tommy Bell did not respond to coaching in speed Rick Poorman improves in arm Al Collins improves in range Rip Rescigno improves in range