Inning: 1 Cincinnati Dick Doak pitching. Jim Foytack singles past the shortstop. Jerry Rabe grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Billy Nieman singles to center field. Billy Nieman steals second. Buck Senerchia pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Frank Gehrman pitching. Johnny Skrmetta hits a home run. Carl Montague walks. Carl Montague steals second. Kiyoshi Okamoto strikes out. Dave Stanceu hits a home run. Carl Montague scores. Earl Nagelsen walks. Ed Milner grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Nagelsen advances to second on the play. Con Ostrowski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Chris Ferguson strikes out. Dale Hale flies out to the center fielder. Dixie Gardella singles to center field. Johnny Stimmel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Frank Hayes hits a home run. Dick Doak strikes out. Johnny Skrmetta grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Carl Montague grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Frank Gehrman grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Foytack walks. Jerry Rabe hits a home run. Jim Foytack scores. Billy Nieman singles to right field. Buck Senerchia strikes out. Chris Ferguson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Kiyoshi Okamoto singles to right field. Dave Stanceu pops out to the first baseman. Earl Nagelsen doubles to center field. Ed Milner flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Kiyoshi Okamoto scores. Con Ostrowski walks. Frank Hayes walks. Dick Doak singles to left field. Earl Nagelsen scores. Con Ostrowski scores. Johnny Skrmetta strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dale Hale strikes out. Dixie Gardella hits a home run. Johnny Stimmel flies out to the left fielder. Frank Gehrman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Carl Montague strikes out. Kiyoshi Okamoto hits a home run. Dave Stanceu grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Nagelsen singles to center field. Ed Milner singles to right field. Con Ostrowski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jim Foytack walks. Jerry Rabe doubles to center field. Jim Foytack uses his aggressiveness and scores. Howdy Wathan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Nieman flies out to the center fielder. Buck Senerchia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Rabe advances to third on the play. Chris Ferguson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Frank Hayes strikes out. Howdy Wathan walks. Johnny Skrmetta pops out to the third baseman. Carl Montague strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Dale Hale singles to right field. Dixie Gardella grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Johnny Stimmel flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Kiyoshi Okamoto strikes out. Dave Stanceu singles to left field. Dave Stanceu is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Earl Nagelsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Frank Gehrman pops out to the second baseman. Jim Foytack flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Rabe singles to center field. Billy Nieman hits a home run. Jerry Rabe scores. Snipe Watkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Senerchia walks. Chris Ferguson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Buck Senerchia is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Hideyuki Kakimoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Milner singles past the shortstop. Con Ostrowski singles to left field. Frank Hayes grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ed Milner advances to third on the play. Herb Thuman is pinch hitting for Snipe Watkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Herb Thuman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Chief Robinson pitching. Jocko Jacobson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Frank Hayes at C. Dale Hale strikes out. Dixie Gardella flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Stimmel doubles to center field. Henry Schmidt is pinch hitting for Hideyuki Kakimoto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Henry Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Ira Blasingame pitching. Johnny Skrmetta pops out to the first baseman. Carl Montague walks. Kiyoshi Okamoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Carl Montague advances to second on the play. Dave Stanceu hits an infield single to the pitcher. Earl Nagelsen singles to right field. Carl Montague scores. Dave Stanceu advances to third on the hit. Ed Milner singles to right field. Dave Stanceu scores. Con Ostrowski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Al Linde is pinch hitting for Jim Foytack. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Linde walks. Jerry Rabe walks. Gene Sharrott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Billy Nieman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Linde advances to third on the play. Jerry Rabe advances to second on the play. Buck Senerchia singles to center field. Al Linde scores. Jeff Scherman is pinch hitting for Chris Ferguson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Buck Senerchia steals second. Jeff Scherman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Con Ostrowski. Jerry Rabe scores. Buck Senerchia scores. Dale Hale grounds out to the pitcher. Dixie Gardella strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 Atlanta total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Earl Nagelsen (22).HR - Johnny Skrmetta (7), Kiyoshi Okamoto (17), Dave Stanceu (25), Frank Hayes (10).SF - Ed Milner.GIDP - Frank Hayes. Baserunning: SB - Carl Montague (24).CS - Dave Stanceu (5). Fielding: E - Con Ostrowski.
Game Notes Gene Sharrott is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Kelso did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Hayward did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill May did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Charlie Black improves in contact_vs_lefty Herb Richards did not respond to coaching in 2B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Luis Shields improves in contact_vs_lefty Felix Klinger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Ehret improves in contact_vs_lefty Roy Puckett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Wayne Stauffer did not respond to coaching in 3B