CLEVELAND (47-40) @ WASHINGTON (30-57)
STARTING PITCHERS
8XYW (5-12 4.73) 4 (1-3 5.95)
A good old fashioned pitching duel broke out at DC Stadium as Bob Humphreys, making a spot start, matched Sam McDowell thru six before and error and a botched double play pushed across what turned out to be the winning run.
CLE 000 010 000 1 5 2
WAS 000 010 10x 2 4 0
2B CLE Gonzalez 4
HR CLE Sims 8 (5th off Humphreys)
WAS McMullen 13 (5th off McDowell)
RBI CLE Sims 19
WAS McMullen 2(42)
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC
McDowell 6 3 1 4 7 1 1 25 65
Humphreys 5 3 1 1 3 1 1 22 59
WP Knowles 1-2 3.43 LP Bob Allen 4-3 2.96
SCORING PLAYS:
TOP 5 .. Sims homered. CLE 1 WAS 1
BOTTOM 5 .. McMullen homered CLE 1 WAS 1
BOTTOM 7 .. Be. Allen reached on an error. Cullen singled putting runners on the corners. McMullen grounded into a force scoring a run. CLE 1 WAS 2
NOTES: Not known for his speed, Ken McMullen beat out the relay of what was a sure double play as Gonzalez wad slow in the transfer and throw. Cleveland gad a ho,den opportunity in their part of 7th, loading the bases on Casey Cox. Darrell Knowles relieved and struck out the side leaving the sacks full.
STAR OF THE GAME: 2-4 HR 2RBI
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