A Santo error led to a pair of unearned runs that undid Wenatchee. Clemente and Joe Torre hit homers for the Apaches. Clemente flat dropped a routine fly ball that should have been the third out, and the winning run crossed the dish. Wenatchee pitchers served up seven home runs in a 10-3 loss to Lake Quinault. The Apaches hit into four double plays.
Federal law requires one offensive Native American team nickname per sports league.
The Wenatchee Apaches are the Century League's entry. While most Century League contests will be day games, Wenatchee has been given permission to play night games in July and August. League Commissioner Greg Scheiderer lived in Wenatchee for a time, and declared it simply too hot to play baseball during the day during those months. Some have suggested that Alston will have trouble with the likes of Dick Allen and Pete Rose on the club, but he expects them to spend most of their time at the track and not bother anyone else.