Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bob Baker pitching. Jim Schattinger walks. Mookie Ritchie strikes out. Jim Schattinger is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Valdes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Brad Ketchum pitching. Vic York grounds out to the second baseman. John Pierson flies out to the right fielder. Ed Tost grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Austin Proctor strikes out. Drew Baylor strikes out. Jackie Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dean Hoover grounds out to the second baseman. Rafael Mitchell strikes out. Charlie Sauer walks. Johnny Dickey singles to center field. Walt McClellan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Lee Wert pops out to the third baseman. Hector Plantenberg flies out to the center fielder. Brad Ketchum strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bob Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Vic York grounds out to the second baseman. John Pierson singles to right field. Ed Tost doubles to left field. John Pierson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dean Hoover strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jim Schattinger flies out to the center fielder. Mookie Ritchie grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Valdes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Rafael Mitchell flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Charlie Sauer strikes out. Johnny Dickey singles to center field. Walt McClellan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Austin Proctor flies out to the right fielder. Drew Baylor singles in front of the left fielder. Jackie Smith strikes out. Lee Wert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bob Baker reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Valdes. Vic York flies out to the left fielder. John Pierson grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Baker advances to third on the play. Ed Tost grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Hector Plantenberg hits a home run. Leo Conway is pinch hitting for Brad Ketchum. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Leo Conway strikes out. Jim Schattinger singles to left field. Mookie Ritchie grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Schattinger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mookie Ritchie steals second. Mookie Ritchie is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Stoney Eaton pitching. Dean Hoover walks. Rafael Mitchell strikes out. Charlie Sauer strikes out. Johnny Dickey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bill Valdes grounds out to the third baseman. Austin Proctor singles to center field. Drew Baylor reached on a 2-base throwing error by Johnny Dickey. The defense is playing the infield in. Jackie Smith walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Lee Wert flies out to the left fielder. Hector Plantenberg reached on a 2-base fielding error by Vic York. Austin Proctor scores. Drew Baylor scores. Ray Allenson is pinch hitting for Stoney Eaton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ray Allenson singles to center field. Jackie Smith scores. Hector Plantenberg scores. Ray Allenson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mark Augustine pitching. Walt McClellan flies out to the center fielder. Bob Baker singles to center field. Vic York grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Baker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Pierson walks. Ed Tost flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jim Schattinger grounds out to the pitcher. Mookie Ritchie grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Valdes singles to center field. Ray Stapleton 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 1st. Bill Valdes steals second. Austin Proctor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Frank Brabender comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dean Hoover pops out to the second baseman. Rafael Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Sauer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Drew Baylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jackie Smith flies out to the left fielder. Lee Wert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Johnny Dickey flies out to the right fielder. Walt McClellan flies out to the left fielder. John Brown is pinch hitting for Ray Stapleton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Brown doubles to left field. Vic York grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 9
Batting:HR - Hector Plantenberg (4). Baserunning: SB - Mookie Ritchie (21), Bill Valdes (44).CS - Jim Schattinger (10), Mookie Ritchie (14), Ray Allenson (3). Fielding: E - Bill Valdes.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bert Rubeling improves in arm Danny Kenworthy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Robert Gross did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Stringer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Chuck Gessler did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kitty Deitrick did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Gorsica did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Squiz Kavanagh improves in velocity Jake Burkett did not respond to coaching in velocity