Win: Kurt Leverenz (1-0) Loss: Whitey Lefebvre (10-13)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Whitey Lefebvre pitching. Bill Vega flies out to the center fielder. Wally Vitelli grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Schegg pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Kurt Leverenz pitching. Reese Orsulak grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Lieber strikes out. Peanut Dean singles to left field. Joe Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Red Moncewicz walks. Jeff Branca grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Moncewicz advances to second on the play. Joe Charles flies out to the right fielder. Juan Kunz walks. Gary Stone hits a home run. Red Moncewicz scores. Juan Kunz scores. Kurt Leverenz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati John Ritchie singles to right field. John Ritchie steals second. Earl Powell hits a home run. John Ritchie scores. Jim Fink singles to center field. Jim Fink is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Rockett walks. Whitey Lefebvre fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Whitey Lefebvre grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bill Vega flies out to the right fielder. Wally Vitelli walks. Jack Schegg flies out to the left fielder. Red Moncewicz singles to right field. Jeff Branca grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Reese Orsulak strikes out. Steve Lieber strikes out. Peanut Dean strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Charles strikes out. Juan Kunz flies out to the center fielder. Gary Stone walks. Kurt Leverenz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Joe Garcia walks. John Ritchie flies out to the right fielder. Earl Powell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Garcia is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Earl Powell steals second. Jim Fink strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bill Vega hits a home run. Wally Vitelli reached on a 2-base throwing error by Steve Lieber. Jack Schegg flies out to the center fielder. Red Moncewicz singles to right field. Wally Vitelli scores. Jeff Branca flies out to the right fielder. Joe Charles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bill Rockett singles to right field. Bill Rockett is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Whitey Lefebvre singles to right field. Reese Orsulak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Whitey Lefebvre advances to second on the play. Steve Lieber flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Juan Kunz hits an infield single to the pitcher. Gary Stone singles to center field. Juan Kunz advances to third on the hit. Kurt Leverenz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Juan Kunz scores. Dante Crim comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Vega strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Peanut Dean strikes out. Joe Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. John Ritchie grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Wally Vitelli grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jack Schegg flies out to the center fielder. Red Moncewicz hits a home run. Ray Chartak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Branca strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Earl Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Fink strikes out. Bill Rockett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Joe Charles grounds out to the pitcher. Juan Kunz singles to center field. Gary Stone strikes out. Kurt Leverenz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jack Johnson is pinch hitting for Ray Chartak. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jack Johnson strikes out. Pete Stine comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Elmer Bader is pinch hitting for Reese Orsulak. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Elmer Bader singles to right field. Steve Lieber grounds out to the third baseman. Elmer Bader advances to second on the play. Peanut Dean flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Walter DeBerry pitching. Champ Sewell is pinch hitting for Bill Vega. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Champ Sewell walks. Wally Vitelli grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jack Schegg pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Ozzie Kennedy is pinch hitting for Joe Garcia. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ozzie Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. John Ritchie singles to left field. Earl Powell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Ritchie advances to second on the play. Jim Fink flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Crockett improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Ward did not respond to coaching in velocity Butch Noyes improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Mead improves in power_vs_righty Ken Belk did not respond to coaching in endurance Pickles Dawley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Byung-Hyun Bradford did not respond to coaching in arm Mel Connolly did not respond to coaching in speed Mel Connolly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Scherman improves in contact_vs_lefty Guillermo Owen did not respond to coaching in velocity Guillermo Owen did not respond to coaching in control