Win: Eddie Hardgrove (2-5) Loss: Dan Higginbotham (3-3)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Max Cimino pitching. Frank Volz walks. Bob Grba walks. Stu Glossop doubles to left field. Frank Volz scores. Bob Grba uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gil McGriff flies out to the center fielder. Ed Herzog flies out to the center fielder. Harvey Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dan Horsman pitching. Tom Malkmus singles to left field. Dick Lerchen strikes out. Ethan Mahoney walks. Mickey Bold walks. Ozzie Murphy flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom Malkmus scores. Walt Gale pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Charlie Lowe singles to center field. Takeshi Sasaki strikes out. Dan Horsman 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 walks. Bob Grba walks. Stu Glossop strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Rasty Johnson walks. Dave Hinton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rasty Johnson advances to second on the play. Max Cimino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Rasty Johnson advances to third on the play. Tom Malkmus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Gil McGriff grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Herzog grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harvey Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dick Lerchen strikes out. Ethan Mahoney doubles to right field. Mickey Bold reached on a fielding error by Frank Volz. The defense is playing the corners in. Ozzie Murphy walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Walt Gale singles to right field. Ethan Mahoney scores. Mickey Bold scores. Ozzie Murphy advances to third on the hit. Rasty Johnson strikes out. Dave Hinton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Charlie Lowe strikes out. Takeshi Sasaki walks. Dan Horsman lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Takeshi Sasaki forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Frank Volz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Max Cimino flies out to the center fielder. Tom Malkmus grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Lerchen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bob Grba flies out to the center fielder. Stu Glossop doubles to center field. Gil McGriff strikes out. Ed Herzog strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ethan Mahoney singles to left field. Mickey Bold singles to left field. Ethan Mahoney advances to third on the hit. Ozzie Murphy pops out to the first baseman. Walt Gale strikes out. Rasty Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Harvey Ryan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Lowe strikes out. Takeshi Sasaki pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dave Hinton walks. Max Cimino lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Malkmus strikes out. Dick Lerchen walks. Ethan Mahoney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jack Ray enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dave Hinton at 2B. Kory Nielsen is pinch hitting for Dan Horsman. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Kory Nielsen flies out to the right fielder. Frank Volz flies out to the left fielder. Bob Grba walks. Stu Glossop grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Grba is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Bartosch pitching. Mickey Bold flies out to the right fielder. Ozzie Murphy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walt Gale flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Gil McGriff flies out to the left fielder. Ed Herzog flies out to the right fielder. Hal Abrams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Harvey Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Rasty Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Ray singles to center field. Hal Abrams lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Malkmus grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Charlie Lowe hits a home run. Takeshi Sasaki grounds out to the shortstop. Clyde McDavid is pinch hitting for Jim Bartosch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Clyde McDavid singles to right field. Clyde McDavid steals second. Frank Volz strikes out. Eddie Hardgrove comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Grba grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Dan Higginbotham pitching. Dick Lerchen singles to center field. Ethan Mahoney grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dick Lerchen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mickey Bold strikes out. Ethan Mahoney steals second. Ozzie Murphy singles to left field. Ethan Mahoney scores. Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 10
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Otto James did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Hoover did not respond to coaching in control John Foster did not respond to coaching in control Dave Golvin improves in power_vs_lefty Ray Kaiserling did not respond to coaching in endurance George Briggs did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Donovan did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Lynch improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Balboni did not respond to coaching in velocity Barney Harley improves in range Topsy Weaver did not respond to coaching in range Walt Ohman did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Baldschun did not respond to coaching in control