Win: Ed Baird (4-2) Loss: Frank Holland (2-7)
Save: John Block (9)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ed Baird pitching. Fred Aaron singles to right field. Fred Aaron steals second. Fred Aaron gets picked off second (1-4). Hal Moses lines out to the second baseman. Ed Heredia pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Frank Holland pitching. Jack Hallman flies out to the center fielder. Doc Pittsley singles to right field. Kiki McCarthy strikes out. Bill Speake pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Pat Matuzak strikes out. Gus Eichhorn grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Whittaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Norm McGraw strikes out. Len Stidham walks. Xavier Christenbury singles to right field. Len Stidham aggressively advances to third on the hit. Rudy Gerber grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tom Hayes singles to left field. Jimmy Kelly grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Frank Holland grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Ed Baird reached on a 2-base throwing error by Frank Holland. Jack Hallman grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Pittsley strikes out. Kiki McCarthy walks. Bill Speake strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Fred Aaron singles to left field. Fred Aaron steals second. Hal Moses singles to center field. Fred Aaron scores. Hal Moses is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ed Heredia triples. Pat Matuzak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Ed Heredia scores. Gus Eichhorn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Norm McGraw singles to right field. Len Stidham singles to left field. Norm McGraw advances to third on the hit. Xavier Christenbury flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Norm McGraw scores. Rudy Gerber pops out to the second baseman. Ed Baird grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jack Whittaker grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Hayes grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jack Hallman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Pittsley hits an infield single to the shortstop. Kiki McCarthy flies out to the center fielder. Bill Speake pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Frank Holland grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Aaron grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Moses flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Norm McGraw flies out to the left fielder. Len Stidham doubles to center field. Xavier Christenbury doubles to left field. Len Stidham scores. Rudy Gerber doubles to left field. Xavier Christenbury scores. Mike Schulte is pinch hitting for Ed Baird. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Schulte singles to right field. Jack Hallman strikes out. Doc Pittsley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Frank Pfister pitching. Ed Heredia grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Matuzak walks. Pat Matuzak is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gus Eichhorn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jack K Jimenez 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. Kiki McCarthy singles in front of the right fielder. Bill Speake walks. Norm McGraw flies out to the left fielder. Len Stidham singles to center field. Kiki McCarthy scores. Xavier Christenbury flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Gerber is hit by a pitch. Rich Heredia is pinch hitting for Frank Pfister. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rich Heredia walks. Bill Speake scores. Johnny Figueroa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Hallman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh John Block pitching. Jack Whittaker singles to left field. Tom Hayes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Whittaker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Hayes steals second. Jimmy Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Ed Culler is pinch hitting for Johnny Figueroa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Culler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Benny Goldstein pitching. Doc Pittsley pops out to the second baseman. Kiki McCarthy singles to center field. Bill Speake flies out to the center fielder. Norm McGraw walks. Len Stidham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Fred Aaron grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Moses flies out to the right fielder. Ed Heredia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 13
Batting:3B - Ed Heredia (4).GIDP - Jimmy Kelly. Baserunning: SB - Fred Aaron 2 (8), Tom Hayes (10).CS - Hal Moses (9), Pat Matuzak (11). Fielding: E - Frank Holland.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Matt Davis improves in power_vs_lefty Frank Sizemore did not respond to coaching in speed Luis Gerhardt did not respond to coaching in speed Martin Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Terry Polli did not respond to coaching in velocity Tetsuya Nogusa improves in power_vs_lefty Pete Nichols did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Phil Jackson did not respond to coaching in arm Chick Wagner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Faircloth did not respond to coaching in range Bill Bevens did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Bevens improves in speed Chick Wagner improves in range