Win: Stuffy Stewart (3-1) Loss: Jun Matsumoto (0-1)
Save: Paul Dewey (8)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Stuffy Stewart pitching. Richard Stark singles to right field. Richard Stark is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Gussie Laxton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Phillips triples. Eddie Crowell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Jun Matsumoto pitching. Carl Robinson singles to left field. Carl Robinson steals second. Paul Curd strikes out. Bob Midkiff singles to left field. Carl Robinson scores. Mike Tillman singles to center field. Bob Midkiff advances to third on the hit. Emil Edwards flies out to the right fielder. Mike Tillman steals second. Ray Howard reached on a fielding error by Carl Percival. Bob Midkiff scores. Ted McNabb walks. Claude Grater singles to right field. Mike Tillman scores. Ray Howard scores. Stuffy Stewart strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jason Purdy singles to center field. Ed Fidrych flies out to the center fielder. Jason Purdy steals second. Sam Johnson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Carl Percival flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Carl Robinson strikes out. Paul Curd doubles to left field. Bob Midkiff pops out to the first baseman. Mike Tillman singles to center field. Paul Curd scores. Ed Kunkel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Tillman steals second. Emil Edwards grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ed Kunkel pops out to the second baseman. Richard Stark doubles to left field. Gussie Laxton singles to right field. Richard Stark scores. Ed Phillips grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gussie Laxton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eddie Crowell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Ray Howard flies out to the center fielder. Ted McNabb grounds out to the second baseman. Claude Grater walks. Stuffy Stewart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jason Purdy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Fidrych grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Carl Robinson hits a home run. Paul Curd grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Midkiff hits a home run. Lou Clements comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Tillman hits a home run. Emil Edwards walks. Ray Howard strikes out. Ted McNabb strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Carl Percival strikes out. Lou Clements walks. Richard Stark flies out to the right fielder. Gussie Laxton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Claude Grater strikes out. Stuffy Stewart grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ed Phillips hits a home run. Eddie Crowell pops out to the second baseman. Jason Purdy singles to left field. Ed Fidrych singles to left field. Sam Johnson strikes out. Carl Percival singles to left field. Jason Purdy scores. Ed Fidrych advances to third on the hit. Lou Clements strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Paul Curd grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Midkiff grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Tillman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Richard Stark walks. Gussie Laxton pops out to the first baseman. Ed Phillips flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Crowell singles to center field. Richard Stark advances to third on the hit. Jason Purdy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Washington Emil Edwards hits a home run. Isamu Ishii comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Howard flies out to the left fielder. Ted McNabb grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Claude Grater singles to center field. Joe Faulkner is pinch hitting for Stuffy Stewart. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Faulkner walks. Carl Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jack Bosetti pitching. Ed Fidrych singles to right field. Sam Johnson hits a home run. Ed Fidrych scores. Tony Garland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carl Percival flies out to the center fielder. Paul Baird is pinch hitting for Isamu Ishii. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Paul Baird flies out to the center fielder. Richard Stark singles to left field. Gussie Laxton doubles to center field. Richard Stark uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Wilbert Allen pitching. Paul Curd singles to center field. Bob Midkiff flies out to the left fielder. Mike Tillman walks. Paul Curd steals third. Emil Edwards grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Paul Dewey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Eddie Crowell singles to center field. Jason Purdy strikes out. Ed Fidrych grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Washington total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Richard Stark (7), Gussie Laxton (7).3B - Ed Phillips (2).HR - Ed Phillips (1), Sam Johnson (2).GIDP - Ed Fidrych. Baserunning: SB - Jason Purdy (9).CS - Richard Stark (4). Fielding: E - Carl Percival.
Batting:2B - Paul Curd (6).HR - Carl Robinson (4), Bob Midkiff (5), Mike Tillman (7), Emil Edwards (7).GIDP - Emil Edwards. Baserunning: SB - Carl Robinson (8), Paul Curd (7), Mike Tillman 2 (5).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Greg Smith improves in velocity Gil Olmsted improves in control Greg Smith did not respond to coaching in control Hank Wright did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: David Rico improves in power_vs_righty Fred Wanner improves in speed Ray Wagner improves in arm Dave Young improves in velocity Ray Wagner did not respond to coaching in SS