Inning: 1 Chicago George Jones pitching. Ed Stairs grounds out to the second baseman. Ikuzo Kitabeppu singles past the shortstop. Reb Russell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Win Noyes pitching. Morgan Leonard grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Roof grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Ireland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago John Soto singles to center field. Oscar Moford flies out to the center fielder. Ben Lohrke flies out to the left fielder. Terry Howell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Clyde Elliott grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Heimueller grounds out to the third baseman. March Gross walks. Bill Colton singles to right field. March Gross advances to third on the hit. Dennis Ritter singles to center field. March Gross scores. George Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Kenji Takamiya singles to center field. Win Noyes fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Win Noyes walks. Ed Stairs grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Kenji Takamiya advances to third on the play. Ikuzo Kitabeppu singles past the shortstop. Kenji Takamiya scores. Reb Russell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Morgan Leonard reached on a 2-base throwing error by Oscar Moford. Lee Roof grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Ireland grounds out to the shortstop. Clyde Elliott triples. Morgan Leonard scores. Mike Heimueller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago John Soto grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Oscar Moford grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Lohrke walks. Terry Howell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn March Gross flies out to the center fielder. Bill Colton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dennis Ritter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Kenji Takamiya walks. Kenji Takamiya steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Win Noyes strikes out. Ed Stairs singles to center field. Kenji Takamiya scores. Ikuzo Kitabeppu pops out to the pitcher. Reb Russell singles to left field. John Soto reached on a 2-base fielding error by Buck Ireland. Ed Stairs scores. Oscar Moford walks. Ben Lohrke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Brooklyn George Jones singles to right field. Morgan Leonard flies out to the left fielder. Lee Roof strikes out. Buck Ireland walks. Clyde Elliott walks. Mike Heimueller strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Chicago Terry Howell strikes out. Kenji Takamiya grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Niekro 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. Win Noyes walks. Ed Stairs singles to right field. Ikuzo Kitabeppu walks. Reb Russell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Brooklyn March Gross strikes out. Bill Colton strikes out. Dennis Ritter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago John Soto grounds out to the pitcher. Oscar Moford flies out to the right fielder. Ben Lohrke walks. Terry Howell singles to right field. Ben Lohrke is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Amos Lightning Strunk is pinch hitting for Jim Niekro. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Amos Lightning Strunk strikes out. Morgan Leonard flies out to the left fielder. Lee Roof flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Art Bass pitching. Phil Kenney is pinch hitting for Kenji Takamiya. Phil Kenney pops out to the catcher. Win Noyes singles to center field. Mark Nevers is pinch running for Win Noyes on 1st base. Ed Stairs pops out to the shortstop. Ikuzo Kitabeppu grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Shad Reninger pitching. Buck Ireland hits a home run. Joe Blitzen Benz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clyde Elliott flies out to the right fielder. Mike Heimueller grounds out to the pitcher. March Gross grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Reb Russell singles to center field. John Soto flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Moford strikes out. Ben Lohrke flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Bill Colton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dennis Ritter singles to center field. Barry Brown is pinch hitting for Art Bass. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Barry Brown hits an infield single to the shortstop. Morgan Leonard grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Chicago Mickey Polli pitching. Terry Howell grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Kenney grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Blitzen Benz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Brooklyn Lee Roof grounds out to the pitcher. Buck Ireland walks. Buck Ireland is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Clyde Elliott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Chicago Ed Stairs grounds out to the shortstop. Ikuzo Kitabeppu grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Reb Russell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Brooklyn Mike Heimueller strikes out. Cory Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. March Gross pops out to the second baseman. Bill Colton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Chicago John Soto grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Moford flies out to the left fielder. Ben Lohrke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Brooklyn Dennis Ritter hits a home run. Chicago total runners left on base: 12 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Phil Kenney is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jake Kavanagh improves in control Dan Ward did not respond to coaching in control Homer Clines did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Portocarrero improves in control John Lee did not respond to coaching in SS
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Yamil Terlecky improves in arm Jim Schaeffer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dutch Kinsella improves in range Luis Johnson did not respond to coaching in control