Win: Al Turner (5-3) Loss: Carl Kavanagh (7-2)
Save: Al Wadsworth (28)
Inning: 1 Washington John Tolar pitching. Mack Falkenborg strikes out. Bill McCall strikes out. Ryan Van Schindel singles to center field. Red Wood grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ryan Van Schindel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Buttercup Loucks pitching. Pete Kinder flies out to the center fielder. Mike Morey strikes out. Frank Frasier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington George Rufer singles to center field. Scoops Willis walks. Dave Clemons singles to center field. George Rufer scores. Scoops Willis is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Dave Clemons steals second. Roy Habenicht grounds out to the shortstop. Buttercup Loucks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Alex Alvarez reached on a fielding error by Red Wood. Alex Alvarez steals second. Jerry Madrid flies out to the center fielder. Otto Stenzel singles to right field. Alex Alvarez scores. Stan Ward hits a home run. Otto Stenzel scores. A.J. Reese singles to center field. John Tolar lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pete Kinder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Mack Falkenborg walks. Mack Falkenborg steals second. Bill McCall grounds out to the second baseman. Mack Falkenborg advances to third on the play. Ryan Van Schindel flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Mack Falkenborg scores. Red Wood grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Mike Morey singles to left field. Frank Frasier singles past the second baseman. Alex Alvarez singles to center field. Jerry Madrid walks. Mike Morey scores. Otto Stenzel strikes out. Stan Ward strikes out. A.J. Reese flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Washington George Rufer grounds out to the shortstop. Scoops Willis grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dave Clemons doubles to center field. Roy Habenicht reached on a fielding error by Alex Alvarez. Buttercup Loucks strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland John Tolar grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Kinder strikes out. Mike Morey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Mack Falkenborg flies out to the right fielder. Bill McCall hits a home run. Ryan Van Schindel strikes out. Red Wood doubles to right field. George Rufer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bill Barree comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Frasier walks. Alex Alvarez grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Frank Frasier is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jerry Madrid pops out to the third baseman. Otto Stenzel walks. Stan Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Scoops Willis singles to right field. Dave Clemons strikes out. Herman Dolan is pinch hitting for Roy Habenicht. Herman Dolan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bill Myers enters the game as a defensive replacement for Herman Dolan at SS. A.J. Reese flies out to the center fielder. John Tolar grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Pete Kinder grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Johnny Plitt is pinch hitting for Bill Barree. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Johnny Plitt strikes out. Mack Falkenborg singles to center field. Bill McCall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mack Falkenborg advances to second on the play. Al Turner 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. Ryan Van Schindel singles to right field. Mack Falkenborg scores. Red Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Carl Kavanagh pitching. Mike Morey walks. Frank Frasier singles to left field. Alex Alvarez strikes out. Jerry Madrid flies out to the center fielder. Otto Stenzel triples. Mike Morey scores. Frank Frasier scores. Tim Stargell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stan Ward singles to left field. Otto Stenzel scores. Stan Ward is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington George Rufer singles to center field. George Rufer steals second. Scoops Willis grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Clemons grounds out to the second baseman. George Rufer advances to third on the play. Bill Myers lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland A.J. Reese strikes out. Kunio Yonezaki is pinch hitting for Al Turner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kunio Yonezaki grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Kinder reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tim Stargell. Mike Morey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Al Wadsworth pitching. Freddie Valenzuela is pinch hitting for Tim Stargell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Freddie Valenzuela strikes out. Mack Falkenborg walks. Bill McCall singles to right field. Mack Falkenborg advances to third on the hit. Ryan Van Schindel grounds out to the second baseman. Mack Falkenborg scores. Bill McCall advances to second on the play. Red Wood doubles to right field. Bill McCall scores. George Rufer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners left on base: 8 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Red Wood 2 (16), Dave Clemons (11).HR - Bill McCall (28).SF - Ryan Van Schindel.GIDP - Herman Dolan. Baserunning: SB - Mack Falkenborg (26), George Rufer (7), Dave Clemons (10). Fielding: E - Red Wood, Tim Stargell.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Puchy Curd improves in arm Ralph Navarro did not respond to coaching in control Reggie Ciardi did not respond to coaching in arm Hersh Knepper improves in arm Hector Noyes did not respond to coaching in CF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Brazill improves in range Pat Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in control Sandy Kelly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Mays did not respond to coaching in control