 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT WASHINGTON SENATORS 08/21/2005 |  | | | | |
 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION | | KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT WASHINGTON SENATORS | | GAME ID: 1857 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 21ST, 2005 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kansas City Monarchs (44-80) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | | Washington Senators (54-71) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 | 10 | 0 | | |  | |
| Senators Zip Past Monarchs, 8-2 | Washington Senators starter Smokey Joe Williams was dealing. He helped his team knock off the Kansas City Monarchs, 8-2. The Monarchs, now 44-80, have lost 4 straight.
George Grantham had a go-ahead home run for Washington in the bottom of the first inning. With two out and a runner on 1st, the two-time All-Star hit a 2-run home run off Frank Tanana. His 17th home run of the season made the score 2-0.
Grantham attributed the win to "energy and focus on the part of everyone."
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| KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE | | WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - T. Parrott pinch hit for A. Kaline in the 8th
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Schlei (10, 9th Inning off S. Williams, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Schlei 5 , H. Bauer 2 , A. Griffin 2 , S. Drew , A. Kaline , H. Manush
2-out RBI: H. Bauer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Schlei , A. Kaline
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: A. Schlei (3)
FIELDING
Errors: A. Griffin (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Griffin-Iglesias-Wertz) | | | a - A. Ferrara pinch hit for J. Maxwell in the 7th
b - L. Martin substituted for A. Ferrara in the 8th
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Maxwell (8, 6th Inning off F. Tanana, 2 on, 1 out) J. Rice (23, 3rd Inning off F. Tanana, 0 on, 1 out) G. Grantham (17, 1st Inning off F. Tanana, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Mantle 3 , J. Peraza , J. Maxwell 4 , J. Rice 5 , G. Grantham 4 , L. Gomez , X. Bogaerts
2-out RBI: M. Mantle , G. Grantham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Souza , A. Ferrara
GIDP: X. Bogaerts
Team LOB: 6 | | |
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| KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE | | WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | F. Tanana L (7-15) | 5.1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 96 | 63 | 4.22 | | V. Santos | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 23 | 5.40 | | T. McNamara | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6.30 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | S. Williams W (13-10) | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 117 | 82 | 3.64 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Smokey Joe Williams
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (90 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 39924 |
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