Win: Bill Thurston (4-3) Loss: Wilbur Wright (7-8)
Inning: 1 Philadelphia Ollie Martin pitching. Ron Harper pops out to the second baseman. Maury Wills walks. Buzz Engle flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Howell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Maury Wills is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Wilbur Wright pitching. Bob Herrera singles to center field. Bob Herrera is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Rodas lines out to the shortstop. Scrappy Bongiovanni doubles to right field. Sam Connelly grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Chuck Alexander strikes out. Hank Powell pops out to the shortstop. Joe Edwards grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Howdy Talton strikes out. Aaron Jonnard strikes out. Adrian Jones lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Tom Johnson singles to center field. Wilbur Wright fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Wilbur Wright strikes out. Ron Harper walks. Maury Wills flies out to the left fielder. Buzz Engle singles to center field. Johnny Howell walks. Tom Johnson scores. Chuck Alexander strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bob Sanders walks. Ollie Martin lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Herrera reached on a fielding error by Ron Harper. Bill Rodas singles to right field. Bob Sanders scores. Bob Herrera advances to third on the hit. Scrappy Bongiovanni flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Herrera scores. Sam Connelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Hank Powell grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Edwards grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Howdy Talton strikes out. Aaron Jonnard flies out to the right fielder. Adrian Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Wilbur Wright strikes out. Ron Harper flies out to the left fielder. Maury Wills singles to right field. Buzz Engle singles to left field. Bill Thurston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Johnny Howell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Buzz Engle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bob Sanders pops out to the first baseman. Bill Thurston grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Herrera walks. Bill Rodas singles to center field. Bob Herrera advances to third on the hit. Scrappy Bongiovanni walks. Sam Connelly singles to center field. Bob Herrera scores. Bill Rodas scores. Scrappy Bongiovanni advances to third on the hit. Howdy Talton reached on a 2-base throwing error by Wilbur Wright. Scrappy Bongiovanni scores. Aaron Jonnard grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Chuck Alexander flies out to the right fielder. Hank Powell flies out to the right fielder. Joe Edwards doubles to left field. Tom Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Adrian Jones singles to right field. Bob Sanders pops out to the third baseman. Adrian Jones is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Thurston lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Cal Dawson is pinch hitting for Wilbur Wright. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Cal Dawson strikes out. Ron Harper strikes out. Maury Wills flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati John Allen pitching. Bob Herrera singles to left field. Bill Rodas singles to right field. Bob Herrera advances to third on the hit. Scrappy Bongiovanni walks. Sam Connelly flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Herrera scores. Howdy Talton singles to right field. Bill Rodas uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeff Gruber comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Aaron Jonnard strikes out. Adrian Jones lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Buzz Engle singles to right field. Johnny Howell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Chuck Alexander pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bob Cooney is pinch hitting for Bob Sanders. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Cooney strikes out. Rogers Madden is pinch hitting for Bill Thurston. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rogers Madden pops out to the catcher. Bob Herrera doubles to right field. Bill Rodas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Jeff Fisher pitching. Hank Powell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carden Benson is pinch hitting for Joe Edwards. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carden Benson flies out to the center fielder. Tom Johnson walks. Phil Gray is pinch hitting for Jeff Gruber. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Phil Gray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Philadelphia total runners left on base: 8 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jeff Moeller did not respond to coaching in control Luke Gehrig improves in contact_vs_righty Haywood Bowers did not respond to coaching in range Al Valdes did not respond to coaching in speed Woody Sherry improves in contact_vs_lefty Al Valdes improves in speed Al Valdes improves in LF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Kazak improves in range Ed Klassen did not respond to coaching in speed John Sommers improves in contact_vs_lefty John Sommers improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Kazak improves in power_vs_righty Bob Brandt did not respond to coaching in control