Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Red Nied pitching. Frank Dillinger strikes out. Lowell Easterling strikes out. Kevin Radebaugh pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jake Hairston pitching. A.J. Mercado hits a home run. Charlie Bogart walks. Russ Hansen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Bogart advances to second on the play. Steve Jordan singles to right field. Steve Jordan steals second. Wayne Andrews strikes out. Joe Meusel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Frank Berry grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Kirby singles past the shortstop. Ollie Ballou grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ray Kirby is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Alex Ritter grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ollie Ballou is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Joe Taylor singles to center field. Skinny McMillan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Taylor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Red Nied lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. A.J. Mercado grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Red Howard singles to center field. Jake Hairston lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Dillinger singles to left field. Frank Dillinger steals second. Lowell Easterling strikes out. Kevin Radebaugh walks. Frank Berry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Charlie Bogart strikes out. Russ Hansen flies out to the center fielder. Steve Jordan singles to center field. Wayne Andrews triples. Steve Jordan scores. Joe Meusel grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ray Kirby grounds out to the second baseman. Ollie Ballou walks. Alex Ritter singles past the third baseman. Ollie Ballou advances to third on the hit. Red Howard grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ollie Ballou scores. Alex Ritter advances to second on the play. Jake Hairston strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Joe Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Skinny McMillan flies out to the left fielder. Red Nied grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Frank Dillinger doubles to center field. Lowell Easterling doubles to right field. Frank Dillinger scores. Kevin Radebaugh flies out to the right fielder. Frank Berry singles to center field. Jeremy Green comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ray Kirby singles past the second baseman. Lowell Easterling scores. Ollie Ballou grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Frank Berry advances to third on the play. Ray Kirby advances to second on the play. Alex Ritter walks. Red Howard strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cincinnati A.J. Mercado flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Bogart strikes out. Russ Hansen singles past the second baseman. Steve Jordan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jake Hairston flies out to the left fielder. Frank Dillinger doubles past the right fielder. Lowell Easterling strikes out. Kevin Radebaugh walks. Frank Berry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Wayne Andrews flies out to the center fielder. Joe Meusel pops out to the first baseman. Joe Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ray Kirby singles to left field. Ollie Ballou singles past the third baseman. Mel McTigue comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Ritter strikes out. Red Howard grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Skinny McMillan grounds out to the second baseman. Don Grzanich is pinch hitting for Mel McTigue. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Grzanich flies out to the center fielder. A.J. Mercado walks. Charlie Bogart singles to center field. A.J. Mercado is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Elmer Ribant pitching. Lu Keerl is pinch hitting for Jake Hairston. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lu Keerl grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Dillinger walks. Lowell Easterling grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Mel Fullerton pitching. Russ Hansen strikes out. Steve Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Andrews grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Kevin Radebaugh strikes out. Frank Berry strikes out. Ray Kirby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Joe Meusel grounds out to the catcher. Joe Taylor strikes out. Skinny McMillan singles to center field. Bob Timmons is pinch hitting for Elmer Ribant. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Timmons grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Skinny McMillan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Walt Anthony improves in contact_vs_righty Eric Bowman improves in contact_vs_lefty Jack Royer improves in range Piggy Acker improves in speed Walt Anthony did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Art Croushore did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Hap Hawks did not respond to coaching in control Vic Davis did not respond to coaching in endurance Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Dave Kilroy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Dave Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B