Win: Craig Excursion (1-2) Loss: Mark Knothe (2-3)
Inning: 1 Washington Craig Excursion pitching. Harry Bongiovanni singles to left field. Tom Nixon strikes out. Jerry Habyan walks. Urbane Jackson pops out to the first baseman. Joe Cloude walks. Watty Wright walks. Harry Bongiovanni scores. Jason Agbayani grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Detroit Mark Knothe pitching. Desi Kerr doubles past the first baseman. Dick Thunderbird singles to right field. Desi Kerr is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Butch Mustang singles to right field. Dick Thunderbird advances to third on the hit. Butch Mustang steals second. Trace Bronco grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Grampp hits a home run. Dick Thunderbird scores. Butch Mustang scores. Carroll Shelby lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Lew Brown pops out to the shortstop. Mark Knothe grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Bongiovanni doubles to center field. Tom Nixon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Grissom singles to right field. Red Spurgeon pops out to the shortstop. Craig Excursion fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Craig Excursion flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Desi Kerr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Jerry Habyan flies out to the right fielder. Urbane Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Joe Cloude flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Dick Thunderbird flies out to the left fielder. Butch Mustang walks. Trace Bronco grounds out to the pitcher. Butch Mustang advances to second on the play. Pat Grampp grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Watty Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jason Agbayani grounds out to the second baseman. Lew Brown hits a home run. Mark Knothe pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Carroll Shelby flies out to the center fielder. Bill Grissom grounds out to the shortstop. Red Spurgeon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Harry Bongiovanni strikes out. Tom Nixon singles to center field. Jerry Habyan grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Tom Nixon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Urbane Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Craig Excursion grounds out to the third baseman. Desi Kerr walks. Dick Thunderbird strikes out. Butch Mustang doubles to right field. Desi Kerr scores. Trace Bronco lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Joe Cloude strikes out. Watty Wright strikes out. Jason Agbayani grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Pat Grampp hits a home run. Carroll Shelby flies out to the center fielder. Bill Grissom lines out to the pitcher. Red Spurgeon singles to left field. John Ranchero is pinch hitting for Craig Excursion. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Ranchero singles to center field. Red Spurgeon advances to third on the hit. Desi Kerr singles to left field. Red Spurgeon scores. John Ranchero advances to third on the hit. Bob Gulley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Thunderbird walks. Butch Mustang hits a home run. John Ranchero scores. Desi Kerr scores. Dick Thunderbird scores. Trace Bronco walks. Trace Bronco steals second. Pat Grampp grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington John Falcon pitching. Lew Brown walks. Sherman Mercer is pinch hitting for Bob Gulley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sherman Mercer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Harry Bongiovanni singles to right field. Tom Nixon walks. Jerry Habyan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Tom Sharpe pitching. Carroll Shelby flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Edge is pinch hitting for Bill Grissom. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Clarence Edge is hit by a pitch. Red Spurgeon flies out to the left fielder. Frank Fairlane is pinch hitting for John Falcon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Fairlane grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Rolando Maverick pitching. Urbane Jackson walks. Joe Cloude doubles past the right fielder. Watty Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Urbane Jackson scores. Joe Cloude advances to third on the play. Jason Agbayani pops out to the third baseman. Mickey Griner is pinch hitting for Lew Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mickey Griner singles to right field. Joe Cloude scores. Jesse Focus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Claude Veach is pinch hitting for Tom Sharpe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Claude Veach flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Toru Uemura pitching. Desi Kerr doubles to right field. Monte Escort is pinch hitting for Dick Thunderbird. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Monte Escort grounds out to the shortstop. Butch Mustang strikes out. Dan Taunus is pinch hitting for Trace Bronco. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dan Taunus grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Harry Bongiovanni singles to center field. Tom Nixon grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jerry Habyan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Gross did not respond to coaching in control Herm Hauger improves in speed Al Elliott improves in speed Mike Gross did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene 'The Mutant' Embrey did not respond to coaching in LF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Terry Exp improves in power_vs_righty Sergio Contour improves in range Jim Freda did not respond to coaching in arm John Aspire did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Econoline did not respond to coaching in 3B