Win: Cherokee Gross (4-0) Loss: Tom Fallson (0-1)
Save: Tsutomu Kita (8)
Inning: 1 Milwaukee Tom Fallson pitching. Yugo Miyazaki singles to center field. Yugo Miyazaki steals second. Takeo Kitagawa singles to center field. Yugo Miyazaki scores. Bill Scott grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Takeo Kitagawa is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kiyoshi Sato strikes out. George Koupal grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Cherokee Gross pitching. Dutch Kutina singles to left field. Keiji Nakajima walks. Ed Mason grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Keiji Nakajima is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jerry Corhan flies out to the center fielder. Roberto Bonetti strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Dixie Debus flies out to the left fielder. Jesse Spencer strikes out. Hank Adams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Papi Swanson flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Irv Pettitte grounds out to the second baseman. Les Cordova singles past the third baseman. Les Cordova is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Cherokee Gross grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yugo Miyazaki strikes out. Takeo Kitagawa reached on a fielding error by Ed Mason. Bill Scott pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Tom Fallson flies out to the center fielder. Dutch Kutina grounds out to the second baseman. Keiji Nakajima grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Kiyoshi Sato pops out to the second baseman. George Koupal strikes out. Dixie Debus grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Ed Mason grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Corhan strikes out. Roberto Bonetti grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Jesse Spencer grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Adams lines out to the pitcher. Cherokee Gross is hit by a pitch. Yugo Miyazaki singles in front of the left fielder. Cherokee Gross advances to third on the hit. Tim Bean 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. Yugo Miyazaki steals second. Takeo Kitagawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Papi Swanson flies out to the right fielder. Irv Pettitte strikes out. Les Cordova strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Bill Scott grounds out to the shortstop. Kiyoshi Sato singles to right field. George Koupal grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kiyoshi Sato is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dixie Debus grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Tim Bean walks. Dutch Kutina flies out to the center fielder. Keiji Nakajima doubles to center field. The defense is playing the infield in. Ed Mason strikes out. Jerry Corhan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Jesse Spencer hits a home run. Bobby Varsho comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hank Adams grounds out to the pitcher. Cherokee Gross flies out to the left fielder. Yugo Miyazaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Roberto Bonetti singles to left field. Papi Swanson strikes out. Irv Pettitte strikes out. Les Cordova walks. Frank Hooper is pinch hitting for Bobby Varsho. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Hooper strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Buck Nieves pitching. Takeo Kitagawa flies out to the right fielder. Bill Scott singles to right field. Kiyoshi Sato grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Scott is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Koupal walks. Dixie Debus strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Masahiro Yamaguchi enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Scott at RF. Dutch Kutina strikes out. Keiji Nakajima hits a home run. Ed Mason strikes out. Jerry Corhan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Milwaukee Jesse Spencer strikes out. Hank Adams triples. Jay Bottarini is pinch hitting for Cherokee Gross. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jay Bottarini pops out to the second baseman. Yugo Miyazaki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Tsutomu Kita pitching. Roberto Bonetti grounds out to the shortstop. Papi Swanson singles to center field. Irv Pettitte hits an infield single to the first baseman. Les Cordova grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Milwaukee total runners LOB: 8 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Jay Bottarini is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Stub Miller did not respond to coaching in range John Wiggs improves in contact_vs_lefty Stub Miller improves in range Rich Youngblood improves in contact_vs_lefty
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Esser did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Forbes did not respond to coaching in velocity Harvey Schall did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Esser did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty