Win: January McMurtry (5-1) Loss: Larry Nolte (8-9)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Mike Hauser pitching. Tom Hutton hits a home run. Chuck Essigian strikes out. Santo Trafficante Jr grounds out to the shortstop. Don Demeter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Dicky Neal pitching. Fred King strikes out. Wesley Shannon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chuck Essigian. Bob Sloan grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Quinn singles to left field. Tim Mercker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Jim Barbieri hits a home run. Nate Oliver grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Torborg flies out to the left fielder. Hans Geiger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Frank Rath singles to left field. Frank Rath is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Oscar Peters grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Gryska flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Dicky Neal strikes out. Tom Hutton singles to center field. Chuck Essigian grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Hutton advances to second on the play. Santo Trafficante Jr pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mike Hauser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred King doubles to center field. Wesley Shannon grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Sloan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Don Demeter flies out to the center fielder. Jim Barbieri singles to center field. Nate Oliver strikes out. Jeff Torborg grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mike Quinn grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Mercker grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Rath grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Hans Geiger doubles to right field. Dicky Neal lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Hutton strikes out. Chuck Essigian pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Oscar Peters grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Gryska flies out to the center fielder. Mike Hauser singles to right field. Fred King strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Santo Trafficante Jr grounds out to the shortstop. Don Demeter singles to left field. Jim Barbieri grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Don Demeter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Nate Oliver singles to center field. Jim Barbieri advances to third on the hit. Jeff Torborg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Wesley Shannon grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Sloan doubles to right field. Mike Quinn grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Sloan advances to third on the play. Tim Mercker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Hans Geiger strikes out. Dicky Neal grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Hutton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Frank Rath strikes out. Oscar Peters strikes out. Ron Gryska grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Chuck Essigian reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mike Quinn. Brad Larsen 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. Santo Trafficante Jr grounds out to the shortstop. Don Demeter strikes out. Jim Barbieri grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Ike Wever is pinch hitting for Brad Larsen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ike Wever triples. Fred Gomez 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. Fred King grounds out to the third baseman. Wesley Shannon flies out to the center fielder. Bob Sloan walks. Mike Quinn hits a home run. Ike Wever scores. Bob Sloan scores. Chet Gonzales comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Mercker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Jim Hoover pitching. Nate Oliver singles to center field. Jeff Torborg pops out to the first baseman. Nate Oliver steals second. Hans Geiger flies out to the right fielder. Bill Skowron is pinch hitting for Chet Gonzales. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Skowron singles to right field. Nate Oliver scores. Tom Hutton pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati January McMurtry pitching. Frank Rath strikes out. Oscar Peters flies out to the center fielder. Ron Gryska doubles to center field. Eddie Callahan is pinch hitting for Jim Hoover. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eddie Callahan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Brooklyn Larry Nolte pitching. Chuck Essigian singles to center field. Santo Trafficante Jr hits a home run. Chuck Essigian scores. Doug Sukla comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Demeter hits a home run. Jim Barbieri strikes out. Nate Oliver grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Torborg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Fred King strikes out. Wesley Shannon grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Sloan singles to center field. Mike Quinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 7 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Hans Geiger (2).HR - Tom Hutton (31), Santo Trafficante Jr (20), Don Demeter (30), Jim Barbieri (3). Baserunning: SB - Nate Oliver (24). Fielding: E - Chuck Essigian.
Batting:2B - Fred King (28), Bob Sloan (18), Ron Gryska (14).3B - Ike Wever (1).HR - Mike Quinn (18). Baserunning: CS - Frank Rath (10). Fielding: E - Mike Quinn.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Purdin did not respond to coaching in control Jay Nelson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Kekich did not respond to coaching in velocity Norm Sherry improves in contact_vs_lefty Tommy Davis did not respond to coaching in CF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alex Romero improves in power_vs_lefty Tommy Forster improves in contact_vs_lefty Alex Romero improves in range Tommy Braxton improves in velocity