Win: Ben Houser (12-6) Loss: Tom Page (4-5)
Save: Ed Craghead (30)
Inning: 1 New York Gary Hopkins pitching. Mel Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Mathias grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Davalillo singles to right field. Sid Kasko grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Davalillo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ben Houser pitching. Byron Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Doug Platte grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Martinez singles to left field. Stoney Taylor singles to right field. Hugh Spoljaric singles to left field. Alex Martinez scores. Bill Adkins grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Larry Gross strikes out. George Bolick strikes out. Arthur Copeland pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Minnie Tinker grounds out to the pitcher. Eric Anthony singles to left field. Gary Hopkins lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Byron Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Mike Bigbee strikes out. Ben Houser strikes out. Mel Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Doug Platte walks. Alex Martinez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Doug Platte is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Stoney Taylor doubles to right field. Alex Martinez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hugh Spoljaric strikes out. Bill Adkins grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Doug Mathias singles past the second baseman. Joe Davalillo pops out to the first baseman. Sid Kasko strikes out. Larry Gross flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Minnie Tinker flies out to the right fielder. Eric Anthony hits a home run. Gary Hopkins singles to right field. Byron Phillips singles to left field. Doug Platte strikes out. Alex Martinez walks. Stoney Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 New York George Bolick strikes out. Arthur Copeland flies out to the right fielder. Mike Bigbee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Hugh Spoljaric flies out to the right fielder. Bill Adkins reached on a fielding error by Mel Thompson. Minnie Tinker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Adkins is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eric Anthony singles to center field. Gary Hopkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Ben Houser grounds out to the third baseman. Mel Thompson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Doug Mathias grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Byron Phillips grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Platte grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Joe Davalillo hits a home run. Sid Kasko hits a home run. Larry Gross grounds out to the second baseman. George Bolick reached on a fielding error by Gary Hopkins. Arthur Copeland flies out to the center fielder. Mike Bigbee singles to left field. George Bolick advances to third on the hit. Ben Houser grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Stoney Taylor lines out to the first baseman. Hugh Spoljaric grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Adkins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Tom Page 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. Mel Thompson singles to right field. Doug Mathias flies out to the right fielder. Joe Davalillo walks. Sid Kasko reached on a fielding error by Tom Page. The defense is playing the corners in. Larry Gross flies out to the left fielder. George Bolick singles to right field. Mel Thompson scores. Joe Davalillo scores. Sid Kasko advances to third on the hit. Oscar Stump comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Arthur Copeland hits a home run. Sid Kasko scores. George Bolick scores. Mike Bigbee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Minnie Tinker flies out to the right fielder. Eric Anthony grounds out to the shortstop. Al Thomas is pinch hitting for Oscar Stump. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Al Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Jimmy Pearson pitching. Ben Houser flies out to the center fielder. Mel Thompson strikes out. Doug Mathias singles to right field. Joe Davalillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Byron Phillips grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Platte singles to left field. Danny Lee 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 1st. Alex Martinez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Doug Platte is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Stoney Taylor singles to left field. Alex Martinez advances to third on the hit. Ed Craghead comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hugh Spoljaric singles past the third baseman. Alex Martinez scores. Stoney Taylor advances to third on the hit. Bill Adkins singles to right field. Stoney Taylor scores. Oscar Ford is pinch running for Bill Adkins on 1st base. Minnie Tinker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 New York total runners LOB: 5 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 11
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Vince Rittwage did not respond to coaching in control Vince Rittwage improves in control Charlie Rieger improves in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Spurt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Juan Young did not respond to coaching in range Dick Spurt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty J.J. King did not respond to coaching in velocity