Win: George Lumenti (5-4) Loss: Jeff Turner (1-10)
Save: Ken Manuel (25)
Inning: 1 Washington Frank Burba pitching. Joe Garcia hits a home run. Elbie Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Aurelio Miller flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Stan Fulmer pitching. Mike Davis strikes out. Doug Parkinson grounds out to the second baseman. Herb Monteagudo pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Rowland Office flies out to the center fielder. Bob Thomson pops out to the first baseman. Ben Stillwell singles to center field. Gene Key flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Wally Sisler reached on a fielding error by Rowland Office. Charlie Cardinal grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Carl Gardenhire lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Stan Fulmer strikes out. Joe Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Elbie Cox doubles to left field. Aurelio Miller singles past the second baseman. Elbie Cox scores. Johnny Schmidt singles to left field. Aurelio Miller advances to third on the hit. Johnny Schmidt steals second. Rowland Office singles to left field. Aurelio Miller scores. Johnny Schmidt scores. Bob Thomson singles past the shortstop. Rowland Office advances to third on the hit. Bob Thomson steals second. Ben Stillwell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ray Hawkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Mirabelli grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Burba strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Gene Key grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stan Fulmer strikes out. Joe Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Mike Davis flies out to the center fielder. Doug Parkinson singles to center field. Herb Monteagudo grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Parkinson advances to second on the play. Wally Sisler singles to right field. Doug Parkinson scores. Charlie Cardinal grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Wally Sisler is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Elbie Cox pops out to the second baseman. Aurelio Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Carl Gardenhire singles to center field. Ray Hawkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carl Gardenhire advances to second on the play. George Mirabelli flies out to the right fielder. Frank Burba strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Rowland Office flies out to the right fielder. Bob Thomson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ben Stillwell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Mike Davis walks. Mike Davis steals second. Doug Parkinson grounds out to the third baseman. Herb Monteagudo singles to center field. Mike Davis scores. Wally Sisler strikes out. Charlie Cardinal walks. Carl Gardenhire singles to center field. Herb Monteagudo scores. March Gehrig is pinch hitting for Ray Hawkins. March Gehrig singles to left field. Charlie Cardinal scores. Carl Gardenhire advances to third on the hit. Jack Meola is pinch hitting for George Mirabelli. Jack Meola grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Gene Key strikes out. Hal Graham is pinch hitting for Stan Fulmer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Hal Graham strikes out. Shane Beecher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Joe Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jeff Turner pitching. Kevin McBride is pinch hitting for Shane Beecher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kevin McBride grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Davis flies out to the center fielder. Doug Parkinson triples. Herb Monteagudo walks. Wally Sisler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington George Lumenti pitching. Elbie Cox strikes out. Aurelio Miller grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Johnny Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Charlie Cardinal doubles to center field. Carl Gardenhire flies out to the right fielder. March Gehrig hits a home run. Charlie Cardinal scores. Baldy Solomon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Meola singles to right field. Stan Arias is pinch hitting for George Lumenti. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Stan Arias grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack Meola is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Davis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Stan Arias is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Ken Manuel pitching. Joe Russell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carl Gardenhire at RF. Rowland Office grounds out to the second baseman. Warren Urrea is pinch hitting for Bob Thomson. Warren Urrea strikes out. Ben Stillwell walks. Gene Key grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ben Stillwell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners left on base: 4 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes George Lumenti is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Reggie Chapman did not respond to coaching in range Jim Nagy did not respond to coaching in range Dave Hamner improves in power_vs_lefty Hal Pote did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Peaches King did not respond to coaching in control Monte Birtsas improves in power_vs_righty Bill LaChance did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bronswell Cree did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill LaChance did not respond to coaching in 3B