Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Masayoshi Sunga pitching. Hob Bare strikes out. Bob Gonzalez strikes out. Masato Fukuyama flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Shuzo Tomashino pitching. Bob Kramer walks. Al Salvo singles to center field. Bob Kramer advances to third on the hit. Phil Lidle strikes out. Willie Meyers grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Johnny Blasingame singles past the third baseman. Joe Williams grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Johnny Blasingame is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. King Cole strikes out. Joe Williams steals second. Roxy Klaerner walks. Rocky Garbey grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bob Hoover strikes out. Jim Nagy triples. Bill Stowe flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Nagy scores. Nathan Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Shuzo Tomashino strikes out. Hob Bare flies out to the center fielder. Bob Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Masayoshi Sunga flies out to the left fielder. Bob Kramer singles to left field. Al Salvo strikes out. Phil Lidle triples. Bob Kramer scores. Willie Meyers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Masato Fukuyama grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Blasingame grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Williams pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bob Hoover singles to center field. Jim Nagy singles to center field. Bob Hoover advances to third on the hit. Bill Stowe grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Hoover scores. Jim Nagy advances to second on the play. Nathan Jones singles to left field. Jim Nagy scores. Rick Ruebel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Masayoshi Sunga lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Kramer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh King Cole strikes out. Roxy Klaerner singles to left field. Rocky Garbey grounds out to the shortstop. Roxy Klaerner advances to second on the play. Rick Ruebel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Al Salvo strikes out. Phil Lidle strikes out. Willie Meyers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Hob Bare grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Gonzalez grounds out to the pitcher. Masato Fukuyama singles past the shortstop. Johnny Blasingame strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bob Hoover grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Nagy doubles to left field. Bill Stowe singles to right field. Jim Nagy scores. Nathan Jones strikes out. Masayoshi Sunga strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joe Williams flies out to the left fielder. King Cole doubles to center field. Eddie Dickerson 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. Roxy Klaerner walks. Rocky Garbey walks. Don Seale is pinch hitting for Rick Ruebel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Seale doubles to center field. King Cole scores. Roxy Klaerner scores. Lou Starr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hob Bare grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Pip Mays pitching. Bob Kramer lines out to the second baseman. Al Salvo singles to right field. Phil Lidle grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Salvo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Willie Meyers grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Charley Pick enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Hoover at 2B. Yasuhiko Ueda enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Stowe at RF. Masato Fukuyama flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Johnny Blasingame grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Charley Pick grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Nagy doubles to right field. Yasuhiko Ueda flies out to the left fielder. Nathan Jones walks. Ed Tracy is pinch hitting for Lou Starr. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Tracy walks. Bob Kramer strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Scat Johnson pitching. King Cole flies out to the right fielder. Roxy Klaerner singles to right field. Rocky Garbey strikes out. Mike Ausmus is pinch hitting for Pip Mays. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Ausmus grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Roxy Klaerner is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Don Seale is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Brouhard did not respond to coaching in range Neal Bertotti improves in range Red Baker did not respond to coaching in control Rocky Thompson improves in contact_vs_righty Clyde Delahanty did not respond to coaching in range Rocky Thompson did not respond to coaching in range
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Thornton Navarro improves in velocity Elmer Hancock improves in control Tom Wyatt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harry Lowery improves in control Al Corbin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Corbin improves in power_vs_lefty