Win: Jose Perme (4-5) Loss: Dave Harris (2-10)
Save: John Block (8)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jose Perme pitching. Fred Aaron walks. Fred Aaron steals second. Hal Moses strikes out. Ed Heredia grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Aaron advances to third on the play. Joe Baecht flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Dave Harris pitching. Katsuhiko Sakai singles to center field. Katsuhiko Sakai steals second. Mike Schulte doubles to left field. Katsuhiko Sakai scores. Bill Speake grounds out to the third baseman. Juan Keisler grounds out to the third baseman. Norm McGraw flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Pat Matuzak grounds out to the second baseman. Gus Eichhorn grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Hayes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Al Konieczny reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rick Johnston. Gary Bell hits a home run. Al Konieczny scores. Bill Sperry strikes out. Jose Perme pops out to the shortstop. Katsuhiko Sakai flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rick Johnston walks. Dave Harris fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dave Harris pops out to the third baseman. Rick Johnston is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Fred Aaron doubles to right field. Hal Moses doubles to left field. Fred Aaron scores. Ed Heredia walks. Joe Baecht grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Heredia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mike Schulte hits a home run. Bill Speake grounds out to the third baseman. Juan Keisler singles to right field. Norm McGraw grounds out to the pitcher. Juan Keisler advances to second on the play. Al Konieczny grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Pat Matuzak singles to left field. Pat Matuzak is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gus Eichhorn flies out to the right fielder. Tom Hayes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Gary Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Sperry grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Perme strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Rick Johnston singles to right field. Dave Harris lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Aaron walks. Hal Moses walks. Ed Heredia grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Katsuhiko Sakai grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Schulte strikes out. Bill Speake grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Joe Baecht grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pat Matuzak singles past the second baseman. Gus Eichhorn singles to right field. Pat Matuzak advances to third on the hit. Gus Eichhorn steals second. Tom Hayes grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Johnston bunts for a base hit. Pat Matuzak scores. Dave Harris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Juan Keisler grounds out to the third baseman. Norm McGraw hits a home run. Al Konieczny flies out to the right fielder. Gary Bell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Fred Aaron flies out to the left fielder. Hal Moses strikes out. Ed Heredia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Johnny Figueroa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Sperry grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Hallman is pinch hitting for Jose Perme. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jack Hallman grounds out to the shortstop. Katsuhiko Sakai strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Hal Dear pitching. Joe Baecht strikes out. Pat Matuzak flies out to the center fielder. Gus Eichhorn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Mike Schulte hits a home run. Bill Speake singles to right field. Juan Keisler is hit by a pitch. Norm McGraw walks. Al Konieczny grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Speake scores. Juan Keisler advances to third on the play. Norm McGraw advances to second on the play. Gary Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Keisler scores. Norm McGraw advances to third on the play. Jack K Jimenez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Sperry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tom Hayes strikes out. Rick Johnston walks. Ed Culler is pinch hitting for Jack K Jimenez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Culler singles to right field. Rick Johnston advances to third on the hit. Fred Aaron singles to right field. Rick Johnston scores. Ed Culler advances to third on the hit. Frank Pfister comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Moses triples. Ed Culler scores. Fred Aaron scores. John Block comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Heredia singles to center field. Hal Moses scores. Ed Heredia steals second. Joe Baecht walks. Pat Matuzak flies out to the center fielder. Gus Eichhorn pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - Fred Aaron (4), Hal Moses (15).3B - Hal Moses (3).GIDP - Ed Heredia. Baserunning: SB - Fred Aaron (6), Ed Heredia (17), Gus Eichhorn (11).CS - Pat Matuzak (10), Rick Johnston (1). Fielding: E - Rick Johnston.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Langston improves in contact_vs_righty Terry Polli did not respond to coaching in control Vern Hargrave did not respond to coaching in control Frank Sizemore improves in contact_vs_lefty Jay Jackson improves in arm Yenier Ortiz improves in range Pete Nichols did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gale Doyle did not respond to coaching in control Gale Doyle did not respond to coaching in endurance Gale Doyle did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Tyson did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Vollmer improves in arm Danny Hall improves in arm