Win: Shigeru Shibata (7-5) Loss: Fred Blankenship (8-14)
Save: Oscar Percival (17)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Fred Blankenship pitching. Dick Minor singles to left field. Wally Oates grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Reese Orsulak grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Shigeru Shibata pitching. Dick Wolf walks. Jack Schegg walks. Diego Perkins flies out to the center fielder. Earl Powell flies out to the center fielder. Bill Corey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Eddie Donovan doubles to right field. Randy Gregg strikes out. John McNealy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Donovan advances to third on the play. Steve Lieber strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Gary Stone singles to left field. Mike Salkeld singles past the first baseman. David Davis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Salkeld is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Fred Blankenship grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jay Howry grounds out to the third baseman. Shigeru Shibata strikes out. Dick Minor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dick Wolf strikes out. Jack Schegg doubles to left field. Diego Perkins singles to center field. Earl Powell singles to center field. Jack Schegg scores. Diego Perkins advances to third on the hit. Bill Corey flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Diego Perkins scores. Gary Stone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Wally Oates strikes out. Reese Orsulak flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Donovan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mike Salkeld flies out to the right fielder. David Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Blankenship walks. Dick Wolf singles to right field. Jack Schegg strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Randy Gregg flies out to the right fielder. John McNealy grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Lieber singles to left field. Jay Howry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Diego Perkins grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Corey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Shigeru Shibata grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dick Minor doubles to right field. Wally Oates singles to left field. Dick Minor scores. Reese Orsulak singles to center field. Wally Oates advances to third on the hit. Eddie Donovan grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Oates scores. Reese Orsulak advances to second on the play. Randy Gregg singles to center field. Reese Orsulak scores. John McNealy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Gary Stone singles to right field. Mike Salkeld singles to center field. David Davis flies out to the center fielder. Fred Blankenship pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Dick Wolf pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Steve Lieber pops out to the first baseman. Jay Howry hits a home run. Eric Crowley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shigeru Shibata lines out to the second baseman. Dick Minor walks. Wally Oates triples. Dick Minor scores. Reese Orsulak flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jack Schegg grounds out to the second baseman. Diego Perkins flies out to the right fielder. Earl Powell hits a home run. Bill Corey doubles to left field. Babe Jefferson is pinch hitting for Gary Stone. Babe Jefferson singles to center field. Bill Corey is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Dean Kuzava enters the game as a defensive replacement for Babe Jefferson at C. Eddie Donovan flies out to the right fielder. Stu Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Gregg strikes out. John McNealy hits a home run. Steve Lieber strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Oscar Percival 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. Mike Salkeld walks. David Davis pops out to the second baseman. Stan Sharrott is pinch hitting for Stu Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Stan Sharrott singles to right field. Mike Salkeld is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Dick Wolf walks. Jack Schegg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Vernon Young pitching. Jay Howry strikes out. Oscar Percival singles to right field. Dick Minor grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Oscar Percival is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wally Oates walks. Reese Orsulak walks. Eddie Donovan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Diego Perkins bunts for a base hit. Earl Powell flies out to the left fielder. Bill Corey strikes out. Dean Kuzava singles to right field. Diego Perkins advances to third on the hit. Mike Salkeld grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 13
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Grich did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Fink did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frank Joseph did not respond to coaching in endurance Chuck Evans did not respond to coaching in control Dave Dallessandro did not respond to coaching in control Shun Tobe did not respond to coaching in control
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Harkey improves in control Jack Newhauser did not respond to coaching in arm Merv Roetz improves in velocity Jeff Branca improves in range Jack Cavarretta did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Baichley improves in range