Win: Mike Sprague (17-6) Loss: Ricky Ginn (21-5)
Save: Primo Scala (30)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Ricky Ginn pitching. Joe Parker singles to center field. Joe Parker steals second. B.J Johnson hits a home run. Joe Parker scores. Milt Page strikes out. Howard Currie triples. Bob Cunningham strikes out. Glenn Ramos singles to left field. Howard Currie scores. Glenn Ramos steals second. Bill Powers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Mike Sprague pitching. Dick Thomas singles to left field. Harvey Ryan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Thomas advances to second on the play. Ed Herzog singles to center field. Dick Thomas is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Gil McGriff grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Herzog is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Machismo Manful strikes out. Mike Sprague flies out to the right fielder. Joe Parker pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Kory Nielsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Lowe singles to left field. Roberto Lowe lines out to the shortstop. Alex Willson doubles past the third baseman. Charlie Lowe uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ricky Ginn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn B.J Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Milt Page singles to right field. Howard Currie singles to right field. Milt Page aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bob Cunningham hits a home run. Milt Page scores. Howard Currie scores. Glenn Ramos flies out to the center fielder. Bill Powers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Dick Thomas triples. Harvey Ryan strikes out. Ed Herzog grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Dick Thomas scores. Gil McGriff flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Machismo Manful strikes out. Mike Sprague strikes out. Joe Parker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Kory Nielsen singles to center field. Charlie Lowe strikes out. Roberto Lowe strikes out. Kory Nielsen steals second. Alex Willson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn B.J Johnson walks. Milt Page grounds out to the pitcher. B.J Johnson advances to second on the play. Howard Currie grounds out to the second baseman. B.J Johnson advances to third on the play. Bob Cunningham pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Ricky Ginn walks. Dick Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Harvey Ryan strikes out. Ed Herzog singles to center field. Ricky Ginn advances to third on the hit. Gil McGriff strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Glenn Ramos singles to center field. Bill Powers grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Glenn Ramos advances to second on the play. Machismo Manful grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Glenn Ramos advances to third on the play. Mike Sprague strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Kory Nielsen singles to right field. Charlie Lowe grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Kory Nielsen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Roberto Lowe flies out to the center fielder. Alex Willson singles to left field. Charlie Lowe advances to third on the hit. Alex Willson steals second. Ricky Ginn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Joe Parker grounds out to the third baseman. B.J Johnson strikes out. Milt Page singles to left field. Howard Currie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Dick Thomas strikes out. Harvey Ryan lines out to the second baseman. Ed Herzog pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Bob Cunningham flies out to the center fielder. Glenn Ramos strikes out. Bill Powers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Gil McGriff hits a home run. Archie Bell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kory Nielsen flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Lowe flies out to the left fielder. Roberto Lowe singles to right field. Roberto Lowe steals second. Passed ball. Roberto Lowe advances to third. Alex Willson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Bill Proctor 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. Machismo Manful flies out to the right fielder. Eggsin Tost is pinch hitting for Archie Bell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eggsin Tost grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Parker reached on a fielding error by Ed Herzog. B.J Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Primo Scala pitching. John Kelly is pinch hitting for Bill Proctor. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Harvey Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 5 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Alex Willson (13).3B - Dick Thomas (7).HR - Gil McGriff (20). Baserunning: SB - Kory Nielsen (11), Roberto Lowe (10), Alex Willson (10). Fielding: E - Ed Herzog.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mario Pappas did not respond to coaching in arm Cleo Patra improves in velocity Sam Bolton did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Burnitz did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Trlicek did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Socks Schroder did not respond to coaching in velocity Willy Getbetter did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Nelson McLeland did not respond to coaching in control Bill Ashford did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Heydon did not respond to coaching in control Dutch Ortiz did not respond to coaching in control Hi Matthias did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dave Golvin improves in range John McNealy did not respond to coaching in C