Inning: 1 Cincinnati Troy Stratten pitching. Chris Ferguson grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Maas strikes out. Dale Hale grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Tom McKnight pitching. Johnny Skrmetta grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Stanceu strikes out. Con Ostrowski pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Al Linde strikes out. Henry Schmidt strikes out. Jim Foytack singles to center field. Dixie Gardella strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Earl Nagelsen doubles to right field. Warren Angelini lines out to the second baseman. Ed Milner hits a home run. Earl Nagelsen scores. Felix Klinger grounds out to the third baseman. Jocko Jacobson singles to center field. Troy Stratten singles to left field. Johnny Skrmetta flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Johnny Stimmel strikes out. Tom McKnight grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Ferguson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Dave Stanceu flies out to the right fielder. Con Ostrowski pops out to the first baseman. Earl Nagelsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jim Maas singles to left field. Dale Hale flies out to the center fielder. Al Linde flies out to the right fielder. Henry Schmidt triples. Jim Maas scores. Jim Foytack grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Warren Angelini singles to center field. Ed Milner pops out to the first baseman. Felix Klinger grounds out to the pitcher. Warren Angelini advances to second on the play. Jocko Jacobson singles to center field. Warren Angelini scores. Troy Stratten grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jocko Jacobson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dixie Gardella strikes out. Johnny Stimmel grounds out to the third baseman. Tom McKnight grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Johnny Skrmetta singles to left field. Johnny Skrmetta steals second. Dave Stanceu strikes out. Con Ostrowski hits a home run. Johnny Skrmetta scores. Earl Nagelsen grounds out to the third baseman. Warren Angelini grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Chris Ferguson triples. Jim Maas flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Chris Ferguson scores. Dale Hale walks. Al Linde singles to right field. Dale Hale advances to third on the hit. Henry Schmidt grounds out to the pitcher. Al Linde advances to second on the play. Jim Foytack walks. Dixie Gardella flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Atlanta Ed Milner strikes out. Felix Klinger pops out to the second baseman. Jocko Jacobson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Vishnu Verhere comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Stimmel singles past the second baseman. Tom McKnight fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tom McKnight flies out to the center fielder. Tom Eason is pinch hitting for Chris Ferguson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Eason pops out to the third baseman. Bill May is pinch hitting for Jim Maas. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill May grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Johnny Stimmel is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Kiyoshi Okamoto is pinch hitting for Vishnu Verhere. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Kiyoshi Okamoto flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Skrmetta grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Stanceu grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Howdy Wathan pitching. Dale Hale doubles to right field. Al Linde strikes out. Jerry Rabe is pinch hitting for Henry Schmidt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rabe strikes out. Herb Richards is pinch hitting for Jim Foytack. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Herb Richards singles to center field. Dale Hale scores. Tyler Hudson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dixie Gardella strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Hideyuki Kakimoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Con Ostrowski grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Nagelsen grounds out to the shortstop. Warren Angelini triples. Ed Milner grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Gene Sharrott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Johnny Stimmel flies out to the center fielder. Adrian Roche is pinch hitting for Hideyuki Kakimoto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Adrian Roche grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Eason grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 Atlanta total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Jerry Rabe is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Joe Ladd improves in range Jim Braun did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Brown did not respond to coaching in arm Karl Freeman improves in contact_vs_righty Jay Latham improves in SS
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rex Rettig did not respond to coaching in arm Steve Forsch did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Roger Wieghaus did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Larry Higdon improves in velocity Rex Rettig did not respond to coaching in 3B