Inning: 1 Cincinnati Connie Thomasson pitching. Hal Callahan grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Lanier grounds out to the shortstop. Casey Schmitt pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Darryl Gagnon pitching. Gerry Miller singles to center field. Fred Grant singles to right field. Bobby Flaherty grounds out to the shortstop. Gerry Miller advances to third on the play. Fred Grant advances to second on the play. Ted Jackson pops out to the shortstop. Zach Katt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Lee Valdez pops out to the second baseman. Michael Bennett strikes out. Thomas Patrick singles to right field. Stanley Steamer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jim Moore strikes out. Jack Cowens strikes out. Jack McLaughlin walks. Connie Thomasson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati John Batchelor singles to center field. Darryl Gagnon lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hal Callahan singles past the second baseman. John Batchelor is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Hal Lanier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Gerry Miller walks. Fred Grant flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Flaherty walks. Ted Jackson strikes out. Zach Katt pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Casey Schmitt walks. Lee Valdez singles to right field. Michael Bennett walks. Thomas Patrick singles to right field. Casey Schmitt scores. Lee Valdez scores. Stanley Steamer flies out to the left fielder. John Batchelor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Michael Bennett advances to third on the play. Thomas Patrick advances to second on the play. Darryl Gagnon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jim Moore pops out to the shortstop. Jack Cowens strikes out. Jack McLaughlin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Hal Callahan grounds out to the pitcher. Hal Lanier walks. Casey Schmitt strikes out. Lee Valdez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Connie Thomasson strikes out. Gerry Miller singles to center field. Fred Grant grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Gerry Miller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Flaherty singles to left field. Ted Jackson reached on a fielding error by Hal Lanier. Zach Katt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Michael Bennett grounds out to the shortstop. Thomas Patrick walks. Stanley Steamer singles to center field. Thomas Patrick advances to third on the hit. John Batchelor singles to center field. Thomas Patrick scores. Stanley Steamer advances to third on the hit. John Batchelor is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Darryl Gagnon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Cowens grounds out to the second baseman. Jack McLaughlin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Hal Callahan triples. Hal Lanier flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Hal Callahan scores. Mike Houser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Casey Schmitt strikes out. Lee Valdez lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Luis Luecken is pinch hitting for Mike Houser. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luis Luecken grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Minchey is pinch hitting for Gerry Miller. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Minchey grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Grant singles to left field. Bobby Flaherty flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Vicente Martinez pitching. Michael Bennett strikes out. Thomas Patrick doubles to left field. Stanley Steamer strikes out. John Batchelor walks. Darryl Gagnon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ted Jackson walks. Luis Olson is pinch hitting for Zach Katt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Luis Olson flies out to the right fielder. Jim Moore flies out to the left fielder. Jack Cowens grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Hal Callahan singles to left field. Hal Lanier singles to right field. Casey Schmitt grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Hal Callahan advances to third on the play. Lee Valdez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Shirley Bassey 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. Eddie Fletcher is pinch hitting for Jack McLaughlin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eddie Fletcher grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Alexander is pinch hitting for Vicente Martinez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mark Alexander grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Minchey singles to right field. Fred Grant flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 9 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Thomas Patrick (13).3B - Hal Callahan (4).SF - Hal Lanier.GIDP - Casey Schmitt. Baserunning: CS - John Batchelor (3). Fielding: E - Hal Lanier.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: D.M. Mann did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Carl Hodapp improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Carroll improves in arm Bill Solomon improves in range Johnny Diamond did not respond to coaching in speed Doug Naylor did not respond to coaching in control
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Carter improves in range Lew Fitzberger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Walt Ginn improves in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Castle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ewald Hartman improves in range Lew Fitzberger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Walt Ginn did not respond to coaching in C