Win: Chet Booles (2-2) Loss: Nelson McLeland (13-5)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Denny Franklin pitching. Frank Volz hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ed Herzog strikes out. Stu Glossop pops out to the second baseman. Gil McGriff hits a home run. Frank Volz scores. Takeshi Sasaki grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bill Sherdel pitching. Tonny Cruz strikes out. Joe Nicholas singles to right field. Ozzie Murphy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Nicholas advances to second on the play. Dick Lerchen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati John Kelly walks. Charlie Lowe singles to right field. John Kelly advances to third on the hit. Clyde McDavid grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Kelly scores. Charlie Lowe advances to second on the play. Bill Sherdel strikes out. Frank Volz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Walt Gale flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Bold grounds out to the second baseman. Rasty Johnson singles to center field. Garry Kopf grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rasty Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Ed Herzog flies out to the left fielder. Stu Glossop singles to center field. Gil McGriff triples. Stu Glossop scores. Lucky Cole comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Takeshi Sasaki strikes out. John Kelly grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Lucky Cole flies out to the center fielder. Tonny Cruz lines out to the second baseman. Joe Nicholas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Charlie Lowe singles to center field. Clyde McDavid strikes out. Bill Sherdel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Volz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ozzie Murphy grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dick Lerchen doubles to center field. Walt Gale hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mickey Bold walks. Rasty Johnson lines out to the shortstop. Garry Kopf singles to left field. Dick Lerchen scores. Walt Gale scores. Lucky Cole strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Ed Herzog grounds out to the shortstop. Stu Glossop strikes out. Gil McGriff singles to right field. Takeshi Sasaki singles to left field. Gil McGriff advances to third on the hit. John Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Tonny Cruz singles to left field. Joe Nicholas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tonny Cruz advances to second on the play. Ozzie Murphy hits a home run. Tonny Cruz scores. Dick Lerchen strikes out. Walt Gale grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Charlie Lowe singles to right field. Hal Abrams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clyde McDavid singles to center field. Bill Sherdel lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Volz singles to right field. Charlie Lowe scores. Clyde McDavid uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Herzog flies out to the center fielder. Stu Glossop flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mickey Bold grounds out to the second baseman. Rasty Johnson doubles to center field. Garry Kopf strikes out. Jack Ray is pinch hitting for Hal Abrams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jack Ray flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jack Rosenberg pitching. Gil McGriff strikes out. Takeshi Sasaki strikes out. John Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Bartosch 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. Tonny Cruz reached on a 2-base fielding error by Gil McGriff. Joe Nicholas grounds out to the second baseman. Tonny Cruz advances to third on the play. Ozzie Murphy grounds out to the second baseman. Tonny Cruz scores. Dick Lerchen pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Charlie Lowe flies out to the right fielder. Clyde McDavid doubles to center field. Harvey Ryan is pinch hitting for Jim Bartosch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harvey Ryan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Garry Kopf. Clyde McDavid scores. Frank Volz flies out to the right fielder. Ed Herzog grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Nelson McLeland pitching. Walt Gale walks. Cuckoo Hulett is pinch hitting for Mickey Bold. Cuckoo Hulett flies out to the right fielder. Rasty Johnson hits a home run. Walt Gale scores. Garry Kopf grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Walker is pinch hitting for Jack Rosenberg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bob Walker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Chet Booles pitching. Dave Hinton enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cuckoo Hulett at 2B. Stu Glossop strikes out. Gil McGriff singles to center field. Takeshi Sasaki grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tonny Cruz grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Nicholas flies out to the left fielder. Ozzie Murphy singles to left field. Dick Lerchen hits a home run. Ozzie Murphy scores. Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eddie Donovan improves in speed Roberto Lowe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Eddie Donovan improves in contact_vs_righty George Briggs did not respond to coaching in control Dick Thomas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Hi Matthias improves in contact_vs_lefty Eddie Donovan did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Paul Burleson did not respond to coaching in control Jim Dressler did not respond to coaching in velocity Diego Perkins did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Balboni did not respond to coaching in control Walt Ohman did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Bryant did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty