Win: Phil Gardner (4-3) Loss: Dave Blackburn (4-3)
Save: Gus Owen (19)
Inning: 1 Washington Dave Blackburn pitching. Tex Aucoin grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Becquer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Barber grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Phil Gardner pitching. George Sothern strikes out. Mike Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bobby Schneider reached on a fielding error by Tom Barber. Johnnie Stryker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bobby Schneider is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Armando Upright grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Rosselli lines out to the shortstop. Rick Krieg hits a home run. Chad Daughters grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ed Kipper flies out to the left fielder. Stephen Runyan flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Horn singles to left field. Jesse Ganzel singles to right field. Elmer Horn advances to third on the hit. Dave Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Ralph Johnson strikes out. Phil Gardner strikes out. Tex Aucoin singles to left field. Tex Aucoin is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City George Sothern singles to center field. Mike Rodriguez doubles to center field. Bobby Schneider grounds out to the pitcher. Johnnie Stryker singles to center field. George Sothern scores. Mike Rodriguez scores. Ed Kipper flies out to the left fielder. Stephen Runyan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Johnnie Stryker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Wally Becquer singles to left field. Tom Barber walks. Armando Upright flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Rosselli strikes out. Rick Krieg hits a home run. Wally Becquer scores. Tom Barber scores. Chad Daughters singles past the second baseman. Ralph Johnson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chad Daughters is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Elmer Horn singles to right field. Jesse Ganzel singles to center field. Elmer Horn advances to third on the hit. George Mamaux is pinch hitting for Dave Blackburn. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. George Mamaux strikes out. George Sothern flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Elmer Horn scores. Mike Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Fred Reninger pitching. Phil Gardner strikes out. Tex Aucoin grounds out to the second baseman. Wally Becquer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bobby Schneider walks. Bobby Schneider is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Johnnie Stryker strikes out. Ed Kipper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Tom Barber grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Armando Upright strikes out. Mickey Rosselli flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Stephen Runyan grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Horn grounds out to the pitcher. Jesse Ganzel pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Rick Krieg strikes out. Chad Daughters flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Fred Reninger grounds out to the third baseman. George Sothern walks. Mike Rodriguez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Phil Gardner doubles to center field. Tex Aucoin singles to left field. Wally Becquer walks. Tom Barber singles to right field. Phil Gardner scores. Tex Aucoin scores. Roy Huskey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Armando Upright flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Rosselli flies out to the right fielder. Rick Krieg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jeff Hansen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tom Barber at 3B. Bobby Schneider grounds out to the shortstop. Johnnie Stryker doubles to left field. Ed Kipper hits a home run. Johnnie Stryker scores. Horace Getz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stephen Runyan walks. Elmer Horn flies out to the left fielder. Jesse Ganzel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Stephen Runyan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Marcus Giles is pinch hitting for Chad Daughters. Marcus Giles hits an infield single to the third baseman. Marcus Giles steals second. Ralph Johnson singles to center field. Yoanis Gomez is pinch hitting for Horace Getz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yoanis Gomez grounds out to the shortstop. Marcus Giles scores. Ralph Johnson advances to second on the play. Tex Aucoin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ralph Johnson advances to third on the play. Wally Becquer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Gus Owen pitching. Cecil McKelvy is pinch hitting for Roy Huskey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Cecil McKelvy strikes out. George Sothern doubles to center field. Mike Rodriguez singles to right field. George Sothern scores. Bobby Schneider walks. Johnnie Stryker flies out to the right fielder. Ed Kipper pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 4 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - George Sothern (14), Mike Rodriguez (30), Johnnie Stryker (8).HR - Ed Kipper (7).SF - George Sothern.GIDP - Mike Rodriguez. Baserunning: CS - Bobby Schneider (3).
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hal Colavito did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Timo Heinzman improves in arm Scott Partenheimer improves in contact_vs_righty Moose Rush improves in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ron Crawford did not respond to coaching in control Greg Caraballo improves in power_vs_righty Bob Nolte improves in control Johnny Shelby did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Smith did not respond to coaching in LF