Win: Bill Mulleavy (16-2) Loss: Les Matthews (2-11)
Inning: 1 Montreal Bill Mulleavy pitching. Fred Ross singles to center field. Joe Channell singles to center field. Fred Ross advances to third on the hit. Bernie Wensloff singles to left field. Fred Ross scores. Joe Channell advances to third on the hit. Bruce Grissom grounds out to the pitcher. Bernie Wensloff advances to second on the play. Roe McGowan strikes out. Shane Kallio grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Les Matthews pitching. John Tepedino singles to left field. Ron Kiser doubles to right field. John Tepedino uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Staley flies out to the center fielder. Tom Snow grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Rogers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Doug Paxton singles to center field. Billy Higginson strikes out. Doug Paxton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Les Matthews flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dave McGeary hits a home run. Eddie Carr walks. Mike Coveleski singles to left field. Eddie Carr advances to third on the hit. Bill Mulleavy strikes out. Mike Coveleski steals second. John Tepedino lines out to the third baseman. Ron Kiser singles to center field. Eddie Carr scores. Mike Coveleski scores. Frank Staley singles in front of the right fielder. Tom Snow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Montreal Fred Ross lines out to the pitcher. Joe Channell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bernie Wensloff singles to right field. Bernie Wensloff is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Charles Keen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Rogers singles to left field. Dave McGeary singles to right field. Eddie Carr singles to right field. Ed Rogers scores. Roger Spriggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Coveleski pops out to the catcher. Bill Mulleavy lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Tepedino singles to left field. Dave McGeary scores. Eddie Carr scores. Ron Kiser grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Tepedino is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Montreal Bruce Grissom flies out to the right fielder. Roe McGowan singles past the second baseman. Shane Kallio grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Frank Staley walks. Tom Snow strikes out. Frank Staley steals second. Ed Rogers grounds out to the third baseman. Dave McGeary doubles past the first baseman. Frank Staley scores. Eddie Carr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Montreal Doug Paxton flies out to the center fielder. Billy Higginson grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Burns is pinch hitting for Roger Spriggs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Paul Burns walks. Fred Ross flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dixie Eden pitching. Mike Coveleski grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Mulleavy grounds out to the shortstop. John Tepedino pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Montreal Joe Channell grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie Wensloff reached on a fielding error by Ron Kiser. Bruce Grissom singles to center field. Roe McGowan pops out to the catcher. Shane Kallio strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Ron Kiser flies out to the right fielder. Frank Staley grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Snow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Doug Paxton singles to right field. Billy Higginson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Heimach is pinch hitting for Dixie Eden. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Bob Heimach singles to center field. Bob Heimach steals second. Fred Ross hits a home run. Bob Heimach scores. Joe Channell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Luis Grant pitching. Ed Rogers flies out to the right fielder. Dave McGeary flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Carr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Montreal Gordon Thomas 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. Trace Hague is pinch hitting for Bernie Wensloff. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Trace Hague flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Grissom walks. Roe McGowan hits a home run. Bruce Grissom scores. Winston Piatt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shane Kallio hits an infield single to the first baseman. Doug Paxton strikes out. Billy Higginson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Mike Coveleski grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Nelson is pinch hitting for Winston Piatt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Nelson flies out to the right fielder. John Tepedino walks. John Tepedino steals second. Ron Kiser walks. Frank Staley doubles to center field. John Tepedino scores. Ron Kiser uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tommy Baumgartner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Snow grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal Bruce Dillard pitching. Tomoo Kobayashi is pinch hitting for Tommy Baumgartner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tomoo Kobayashi strikes out. Fred Ross grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Channell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Montreal total runners left on base: 6 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Ron Kiser (15), Frank Staley (23), Dave McGeary (21).HR - Dave McGeary (31). Baserunning: SB - John Tepedino (23), Frank Staley (26), Mike Coveleski (22). Fielding: E - Ron Kiser.
Game Notes Ed Rogers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ralph Olivo did not respond to coaching in velocity George Trlicek did not respond to coaching in control Mel Swartz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pete Offerman improves in power_vs_lefty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Williams did not respond to coaching in arm Tommy Bogart improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Jackson improves in range Bob Jackson improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Harris did not respond to coaching in LF