Win: Billy Stratton (1-1) Loss: Jack Albright (0-2)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Sam Oliva pitching. Bill May grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dixie Gardella grounds out to the shortstop. Dale Hale grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Francisco Jimmy Herman pitching. Gil Engel flies out to the right fielder. John Campanis flies out to the center fielder. Jack Coquillette grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Buck Senerchia walks. Tom Eason strikes out. Chris Ferguson singles to center field. Buck Senerchia is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Henry Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Francisco John Springer grounds out to the second baseman. Law Gumbert strikes out. Steve Niehaus grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bob Kelso grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Herman strikes out. Bill May strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Francisco Richie Meoli flies out to the right fielder. T.J. McIlveen grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Oliva strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dixie Gardella grounds out to the second baseman. Dale Hale singles to right field. Buck Senerchia strikes out. Dale Hale steals second. Tom Eason singles to center field. Dale Hale scores. Tom Eason is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Francisco Gil Engel doubles to center field. John Campanis flies out to the left fielder. Jack Coquillette doubles to center field. Gil Engel scores. John Springer singles to right field. The defense is playing the infield in. Law Gumbert doubles to left field. Jack Coquillette scores. John Springer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Steve Niehaus flies out to the left fielder. Richie Meoli walks. T.J. McIlveen singles to left field. Law Gumbert scores. Sam Oliva singles to left field. Richie Meoli scores. T.J. McIlveen advances to third on the hit. Gil Engel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Chris Ferguson pops out to the shortstop. Henry Schmidt hits a home run. Bob Kelso flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Herman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Francisco John Campanis singles to right field. Jack Coquillette grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Springer is hit by a pitch. Law Gumbert singles to right field. Steve Niehaus singles to center field. John Springer is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bill May strikes out. Dixie Gardella singles to right field. Dale Hale walks. Buck Senerchia singles past the third baseman. Dixie Gardella scores. Dale Hale advances to third on the hit. Buck Senerchia steals second. Tom Eason singles to center field. Dale Hale scores. Buck Senerchia scores. Bill Dees comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Ferguson pops out to the first baseman. Tom Eason steals second. Henry Schmidt lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Francisco Juan Torrez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Richie Meoli walks. T.J. McIlveen strikes out. Bill Dees lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gil Engel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bob Kelso singles to center field. Jerry Rabe is pinch hitting for Juan Torrez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Rabe singles past the second baseman. Bob Kelso advances to third on the hit. Bill May pops out to the third baseman. Dixie Gardella flies out to the center fielder. Dale Hale flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 San Francisco Bill Nash pitching. John Campanis flies out to the center fielder. Jack Coquillette strikes out. John Springer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Buck Senerchia singles to center field. Buck Senerchia steals second. Tom Eason pops out to the second baseman. Chris Ferguson grounds out to the shortstop. Henry Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Francisco Law Gumbert grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Steve Niehaus singles to center field. Mardie Galarraga is pinch hitting for Richie Meoli. Steve Niehaus steals second. Mardie Galarraga pops out to the second baseman. T.J. McIlveen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bill Theobald enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mardie Galarraga at C. Bob Kelso doubles past the third baseman. Billy Stratton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Nash lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill May walks. Dixie Gardella flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Kelso scores. Bill May is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Francisco Jack Albright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Frank Shaw is pinch hitting for Billy Stratton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Shaw singles to center field. Gil Engel doubles to center field. Frank Shaw uses his aggressiveness and scores. Barney Schellhase comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Campanis hits a home run. Gil Engel scores. Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5 San Francisco total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Bob Kelso (3).HR - Henry Schmidt (1).SF - Dixie Gardella. Baserunning: SB - Dale Hale (7), Buck Senerchia 2 (3), Tom Eason (2).CS - Bill May (2), Tom Eason (2).
Batting:2B - Gil Engel 2 (2), Jack Coquillette (2), Law Gumbert (1).HR - John Campanis (3).GIDP - Jack Coquillette.HBP - John Springer (1). Baserunning: SB - Steve Niehaus (2).
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Darcy Blessitt improves in arm Rickey Clontz did not respond to coaching in control Turkey Oquendo improves in contact_vs_righty Don Delhi did not respond to coaching in endurance Jay Latham did not respond to coaching in SS
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Sprowl improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Brown improves in arm Elmer Nagy improves in power_vs_lefty Jeff Picciuto did not respond to coaching in velocity