Win: Joe "Blitzen" Benz (5-3) Loss: Dave Walkup (2-4)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Red Faber pitching. Kelly Strom flies out to the center fielder. Rip Braun singles to center field. Mike Bradley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Rip Braun advances to second on the play. Tom Stratton singles to left field. Joe McNabb strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Steve Hedlund pitching. Shoeless Joe Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Ed Stairs singles to center field. Chick Gandil hits a home run. Ed Stairs scores. Hirozo Yoshizawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Weaver singles past the third baseman. Bill Harbridge pops out to the third baseman. Eddie Cocky Collins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati John McGilvray grounds out to the second baseman. Kenny Kamau strikes out. Doc Ramsey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Mark Nevers strikes out. Nemo Leibold strikes out. Red Faber strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Hirozo Yoshizawa strikes out. Kelly Strom grounds out to the second baseman. Rip Braun flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Shoeless Joe Jackson strikes out. Ed Stairs walks. Chick Gandil grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mike Bradley flies out to the center fielder. Tom Stratton strikes out. Joe McNabb grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Buck Weaver grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Harbridge flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Cocky Collins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati John McGilvray doubles to left field. Kenny Kamau strikes out. Doc Ramsey walks. Hirozo Yoshizawa lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kelly Strom grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Mark Nevers singles past the shortstop. Nemo Leibold grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mark Nevers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Nemo Leibold steals second. Red Faber strikes out. Shoeless Joe Jackson singles to right field. Nemo Leibold scores. Ed Stairs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Rip Braun pops out to the second baseman. Mike Bradley doubles to right field. Tom Stratton flies out to the left fielder. Joe McNabb strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Chick Gandil flies out to the center fielder. Buck Weaver flies out to the right fielder. Bill Harbridge flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati John McGilvray singles to right field. Harry Rudolph is pinch hitting for Kenny Kamau. Harry Rudolph singles to right field. John McGilvray is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Doc Ramsey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Rudolph advances to second on the play. Osvaldo Gideon is pinch hitting for Hirozo Yoshizawa. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Osvaldo Gideon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Boardwalk Smith pitching. Eddie Cocky Collins grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Nevers flies out to the right fielder. Nemo Leibold reached on a 2-base throwing error by Harry Rudolph. Red Faber flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Kelly Strom strikes out. Rip Braun strikes out. Mike Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Shoeless Joe Jackson pops out to the third baseman. Ed Stairs flies out to the center fielder. Chick Gandil walks. Buck Weaver walks. Bill Harbridge walks. Eddie Cocky Collins pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Tom Stratton singles to left field. Joe McNabb reached on a fielding error by Chick Gandil. Tom Elmer McGuire 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. John McGilvray pops out to the shortstop. Harry Rudolph flies out to the center fielder. Doc Ramsey walks. Mike Hersh is pinch hitting for Boardwalk Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Hersh walks. Tom Stratton scores. Joe Blitzen Benz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kelly Strom singles to right field. Joe McNabb scores. Doc Ramsey scores. Rip Braun flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Dave Walkup pitching. Mark Nevers strikes out. Reb Russell is pinch hitting for Nemo Leibold. Reb Russell pops out to the second baseman. Honest Eddie Murphy is pinch hitting for Joe Blitzen Benz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Honest Eddie Murphy walks. Shoeless Joe Jackson singles to left field. Honest Eddie Murphy advances to third on the hit. Ed Stairs singles past the third baseman. Honest Eddie Murphy scores. Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8 Chicago total runners left on base: 6
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Guy Hughson improves in contact_vs_lefty Phil Williams improves in control Marlon Crowell improves in contact_vs_lefty Hick Griner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Win Noyes did not respond to coaching in control Win Noyes did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Townsend improves in velocity Ray 'Cracker' Schalk did not respond to coaching in range