Win: Butch Schmidt (6-11) Loss: Phil Gardner (8-6)
Save: Lady Johnston (1)
Inning: 1 Washington Butch Schmidt pitching. Wally Becquer pops out to the second baseman. Tex Aucoin grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Barber flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Phil Gardner pitching. Andy Fox singles to right field. Earle Gardner walks. Bob Taylor singles to left field. Andy Fox scores. Earle Gardner advances to third on the hit. Kobar Tower grounds out to the second baseman. Earle Gardner scores. Bob Taylor advances to second on the play. Mike Blowers walks. Tommy Buoy grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Armando Upright flies out to the left fielder. Chad Daughters grounds out to the catcher. John Beasley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Pat Maloney. grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Chet Goldsmith walks. Butch Schmidt lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Andy Fox triples. Chet Goldsmith scores. Earle Gardner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Rick Krieg pops out to the catcher. Ralph Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Gardner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Bob Taylor walks. Bob Taylor steals second. Kobar Tower singles past the second baseman. Bob Taylor scores. Kobar Tower steals second. Mike Blowers flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Buoy strikes out. Pat Maloney. grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Wally Becquer flies out to the left fielder. Tex Aucoin singles to center field. Tom Barber grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Tex Aucoin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Armando Upright walks. Chad Daughters hits an infield single to the shortstop. John Beasley pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Detroit Chet Goldsmith grounds out to the pitcher. Butch Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Andy Fox hits a home run. Earle Gardner pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Rick Krieg doubles to left field. Ralph Johnson strikes out. Jeff Hansen is pinch hitting for Phil Gardner. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jeff Hansen singles to center field. Wally Becquer singles to center field. Rick Krieg scores. Tex Aucoin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Michio Shimata pitching. Bob Taylor singles to right field. Bob Taylor steals second. Kobar Tower flies out to the left fielder. Mike Blowers strikes out. Bob Taylor is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Akira Tanaka enters the game as a defensive replacement for Earle Gardner at 2B. Jose DiMaggio enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pat Maloney. at LF. George Whitfield enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chet Goldsmith at C. Tom Barber grounds out to the shortstop. Armando Upright grounds out to the shortstop. Lady Johnston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Chad Daughters pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Tommy Buoy pops out to the catcher. Jose DiMaggio hits a home run. Jack Goodell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Whitfield strikes out. Lady Johnston grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington John Beasley flies out to the left fielder. Rick Krieg grounds out to the pitcher. Ralph Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Andy Fox walks. Akira Tanaka grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Andy Fox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Taylor hits an infield single to the third baseman. Kobar Tower strikes out. Mike Blowers singles to right field. Akira Tanaka is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Marcus Giles is pinch hitting for Jack Goodell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Marcus Giles grounds out to the second baseman. Wally Becquer grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Lorraine is pinch hitting for Tex Aucoin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Lorraine singles to right field. Tom Barber grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Lorraine is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Chuck Rodin pitching. Tommy Buoy flies out to the center fielder. Jose DiMaggio pops out to the shortstop. George Whitfield grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Armando Upright strikes out. Chad Daughters pops out to the shortstop. John Beasley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners left on base: 5 Detroit total runners left on base: 4
Batting:3B - Andy Fox (5).HR - Andy Fox (9), Jose DiMaggio (6).GIDP - Tommy Buoy. Baserunning: SB - Bob Taylor 2 (15), Kobar Tower (15).CS - Bob Taylor (6).
Game Notes Armando Upright is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Garms did not respond to coaching in arm Doc Wingo improves in power_vs_righty Scott Partenheimer did not respond to coaching in speed Lee Blackaby did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Red Hoff did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Shantz did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Jackson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Johnny Whitcher did not respond to coaching in control Curt Coleman did not respond to coaching in LF