Win: Carlos Howard (2-0) Loss: Fabian Booker (0-1)
Save: George Flanagan (1)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bob Stone pitching. Rikkert Pritchett grounds out to the second baseman. Stu Lis singles to center field. Tom Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Stu Lis advances to second on the play. Carmelo Keenan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Carlos Howard pitching. Wish Karp grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Abbott grounds out to the pitcher. Gil Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Mike Gleich lines out to the second baseman. Harvey Wert strikes out. Walter Hinchliffe doubles to left field. Frank Manush walks. Carlos Howard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jake Dempsey strikes out. Vic Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Floyd Vandenberg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Rikkert Pritchett hits an infield single to the pitcher. Stu Lis flies out to the left fielder. Tom Thomas singles to center field. Rikkert Pritchett is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Carmelo Keenan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Greg DeBarr hits an infield single to the pitcher. Paul Hoffman triples. Greg DeBarr scores. Bob Stone grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Hoffman scores. Wish Karp grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Abbott reached on a fielding error by Stu Lis. Gil Smith singles to right field. Bobby Abbott advances to third on the hit. Jake Dempsey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mike Gleich singles to left field. Harvey Wert grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Walter Hinchliffe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Vic Thompson walks. Floyd Vandenberg singles to left field. Greg DeBarr grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Floyd Vandenberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Paul Hoffman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Frank Manush singles to right field. Carlos Howard fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Carlos Howard reached on a fielding error by Wish Karp. Rikkert Pritchett grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Manush advances to third on the play. Carlos Howard advances to second on the play. Stu Lis strikes out. Tom Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bob Stone grounds out to the third baseman. Wish Karp grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Abbott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Carmelo Keenan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Gleich strikes out. Harvey Wert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Gil Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Dempsey grounds out to the pitcher. Vic Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Rick Lawrence enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bobby Abbott at 1B. Walter Hinchliffe grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Westrum is pinch hitting for Frank Manush. Hal Westrum grounds out to the pitcher. Carlos Howard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Dutch Otterson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hal Westrum at 2B. Floyd Vandenberg grounds out to the third baseman. Greg DeBarr grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Rikkert Pritchett singles to center field. Stu Lis singles to center field. Louis Tost 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. Tom Thomas singles to left field. Rikkert Pritchett scores. Stu Lis advances to third on the hit. Carmelo Keenan grounds out to the shortstop. Stu Lis scores. Tom Thomas advances to second on the play. Mike Gleich strikes out. Harvey Wert grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Harley Erickson is pinch hitting for Louis Tost. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harley Erickson pops out to the first baseman. Wish Karp flies out to the left fielder. Rick Lawrence singles to center field. Gil Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Fabian Booker pitching. Walter Hinchliffe singles to left field. Dutch Otterson walks. Rich Tatum is pinch hitting for Carlos Howard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rich Tatum grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Walter Hinchliffe is out at third base. Rikkert Pritchett singles to right field. Dutch Otterson scores. Rich Tatum advances to third on the hit. Stu Lis singles to right field. Rich Tatum scores. Rikkert Pritchett advances to third on the hit. Frank Gardner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Thomas strikes out. Carmelo Keenan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh George Flanagan pitching. Jake Dempsey flies out to the right fielder. Vic Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Floyd Vandenberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 9 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 4
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Spurgeon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Fletcher improves in power_vs_lefty Ralph Sewell did not respond to coaching in arm Steve Spurgeon improves in arm Steve Spurgeon did not respond to coaching in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Buzzy Kravec improves in velocity Jim Coombs did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Chapman improves in endurance Bill Allen improves in velocity