Win: Joe Bertrand (1-0) Loss: Garry Steels (0-1)
Save: Billy Brooks (21)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Sam Castro pitching. Harry Jones singles in front of the right fielder. Doyt Miller singles to right field. Ralph Johnston singles to center field. Harry Jones scores. Doyt Miller advances to third on the hit. Em Wolf hits a home run. Doyt Miller scores. Ralph Johnston scores. Tom Baxes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Oscar Gaston grounds out to the second baseman. Naoyuki Shigemura strikes out. Bert Lowdermilk grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Montreal Steve Holden pitching. Lonnie Hernandez singles to center field. Humberto Valentine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lonnie Hernandez advances to second on the play. Brian Smith strikes out. Lloyd Davis walks. Dick Ginter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati John Mack singles to left field. Steve Holden lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Jones flies out to the center fielder. Doyt Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Russ Mowe grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Burnett singles to center field. John Swartwood grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Burnett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tom Baxes triples. John Swartwood scores. Lonnie Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Ralph Johnston walks. Em Wolf doubles to center field. Ralph Johnston is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Oscar Gaston flies out to the left fielder. Naoyuki Shigemura flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Montreal Humberto Valentine doubles to right field. Brian Smith doubles to left field. Humberto Valentine scores. Lloyd Davis lines out to the shortstop. Dick Ginter flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Russ Mowe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bert Lowdermilk flies out to the left fielder. John Mack flies out to the center fielder. Steve Holden flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Montreal Bill Burnett doubles to center field. John Swartwood walks. Tom Baxes lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lonnie Hernandez walks. Humberto Valentine strikes out. Brian Smith pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Harry Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Doyt Miller singles to right field. Ralph Johnston reached on a fielding error by Lonnie Hernandez. Em Wolf strikes out. Oscar Gaston singles to center field. Doyt Miller is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Montreal Lloyd Davis singles to center field. Dick Ginter grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Russ Mowe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Naoyuki Shigemura pops out to the first baseman. Bert Lowdermilk singles to center field. John Mack strikes out. Steve Holden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Montreal Bill Burnett walks. John Swartwood flies out to the left fielder. Izzy Swentor is pinch hitting for Tom Baxes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Izzy Swentor flies out to the center fielder. Lonnie Hernandez singles to center field. Humberto Valentine grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lonnie Hernandez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Katsuji Yoshida pitching. Harry Jones singles to center field. Doyt Miller pops out to the second baseman. Ralph Johnston grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Brian Smith hits a home run. Tim Fairly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lloyd Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Ginter singles to right field. Russ Mowe singles to left field. Bill Burnett singles to right field. Dick Ginter scores. John Swartwood walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Gene Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Fuller is pinch hitting for Katsuji Yoshida. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Fuller flies out to the left fielder. Lonnie Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Joe Bertrand pitching. Em Wolf singles to right field. Oscar Gaston singles to right field. Naoyuki Shigemura flies out to the right fielder. Bert Lowdermilk singles to center field. Em Wolf scores. John Mack flies out to the center fielder. Maurice Turner is pinch hitting for Gene Thompson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Maurice Turner singles to right field. Oscar Gaston is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal Garry Steels pitching. Humberto Valentine walks. Humberto Valentine steals second. Brian Smith singles to center field. Humberto Valentine scores. Lloyd Davis walks. Dick Ginter hits a home run. Brian Smith scores. Lloyd Davis scores. Fritzie Lindquist comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Russ Mowe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Burnett grounds out to the second baseman. John Swartwood flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Dutch Charles enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dick Ginter at 1B. Billy Brooks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Harry Jones flies out to the right fielder. Doyt Miller strikes out. Ralph Johnston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5 Montreal total runners left on base: 12
Batting:2B - Humberto Valentine (21), Brian Smith (9), Bill Burnett (14).3B - Tom Baxes (1).HR - Brian Smith (16), Dick Ginter (5).GIDP - Dick Ginter. Baserunning: SB - Humberto Valentine (15). Fielding: E - Lonnie Hernandez.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Green improves in arm Charlie Moreno improves in range Charlie Moreno improves in contact_vs_lefty Tadahiro Kawakami did not respond to coaching in arm Tadahiro Kawakami did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Solomon did not respond to coaching in speed Steve Brown did not respond to coaching in 2B
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Floyd Shoffner did not respond to coaching in endurance Floyd Shoffner improves in velocity Floyd Shoffner did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Rixey improves in arm Charlie Webster did not respond to coaching in velocity Rafael Hunter improves in power_vs_lefty