Win: Mike Rullo (1-0) Loss: Ned Davis (12-7)
Save: Roy Samcoff (5)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Ned Davis pitching. Brent Phelan grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Ermer walks. Pop Fisher singles to center field. Bill Ermer aggressively advances to third on the hit. Steve Engel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Larry Urrea pitching. Art Myers grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Snyder pops out to the second baseman. Bill Peters grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Howard Brown singles to center field. Chuck Gornicki singles to left field. Howard Brown advances to third on the hit. Jack Goodwin grounds out to the second baseman. Howard Brown scores. Chuck Gornicki advances to second on the play. Larry Urrea flies out to the right fielder. Brent Phelan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Frank Moffett strikes out. Buddy DeJesus flies out to the left fielder. Neifi Smythe lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Pete Jones singles to center field. Bill Ermer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Pop Fisher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Dave Piatt pops out to the catcher. Hal Fraser strikes out. Ned Davis pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Steve Engel pops out to the first baseman. Howard Brown hits an infield single to the third baseman. Chuck Gornicki strikes out. Jack Goodwin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Art Myers singles to right field. Pete Snyder singles to right field. Art Myers advances to third on the hit. Bill Peters strikes out. Frank Moffett grounds out to the shortstop. Art Myers scores. Pete Snyder advances to second on the play. Buddy DeJesus flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Larry Urrea strikes out. Brent Phelan strikes out. Pete Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Neifi Smythe singles to right field. Dave Piatt pops out to the second baseman. Hal Fraser flies out to the right fielder. Ned Davis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Neifi Smythe is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Bill Ermer singles to center field. Pop Fisher walks. Steve Engel grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Ermer advances to third on the play. Howard Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Art Myers strikes out. Pete Snyder strikes out. Bill Peters flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Chuck Gornicki grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Goodwin pops out to the shortstop. Bill Quinn is pinch hitting for Larry Urrea. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Quinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mike Rullo pitching. Frank Moffett grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Buddy DeJesus singles to center field. Neifi Smythe flies out to the center fielder. Buddy DeJesus steals second. Dave Piatt lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Brent Phelan hits a home run. Pete Jones flies out to the center fielder. Bill Ermer singles to left field. Pop Fisher grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bill Ermer advances to second on the play. Guillermo Smith 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. Steve Engel singles to center field. Bill Ermer scores. Howard Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Kirtley Cox enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pop Fisher at CF. George Burton enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Engel at 1B. Jim Washburn is pinch hitting for Hal Fraser. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Washburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Guillermo Smith flies out to the right fielder. Art Myers walks. Pete Snyder reached on a fielding error by Pete Jones. Bill Peters singles to left field. Art Myers scores. Pete Snyder advances to third on the hit. Frank Moffett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Chuck Gornicki grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Goodwin singles to left field. Dave Bourjos is pinch hitting for Mike Rullo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dave Bourjos singles to left field. Brent Phelan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Roy Samcoff pitching. Buddy DeJesus flies out to the center fielder. Neifi Smythe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Piatt singles to right field. Jim Washburn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 7 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Vaughn improves in arm Ed Hudson improves in power_vs_lefty Billy Main did not respond to coaching in speed Mike McNamara did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Lord did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Clark improves in speed
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Baxes improves in contact_vs_righty Ken Barkley improves in contact_vs_lefty Ken Barkley improves in contact_vs_lefty Ducky Kreuter improves in power_vs_righty Buck Lee did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe White did not respond to coaching in speed Alex Petoskey did not respond to coaching in SS