Win: Tim Fairly (5-2) Loss: Jorge Palacios (3-2)
Save: Pete Akers (17)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Chuck Emmerich pitching. Doyt Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Johnston flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Gaston singles to left field. Naoyuki Shigemura flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Candy Cooper pitching. Ace Luskey singles to right field. Joe Carew grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Beasley walks. Miguel Rosen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jerry Burk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Gilks flies out to the center fielder. Jack Solomon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh John Melillo flies out to the left fielder. Luis Coughtry grounds out to the second baseman. Al Marsh singles to right field. Dick Mazzera grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bert Lowdermilk singles to left field. Candy Cooper lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Doyt Miller singles to center field. Ralph Johnston grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Lowdermilk scores. Doyt Miller advances to second on the play. Oscar Gaston grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Chuck Emmerich flies out to the left fielder. Ace Luskey walks. Joe Carew grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Naoyuki Shigemura reached on a 2-base throwing error by Miguel Rosen. Passed ball. Naoyuki Shigemura advances to third. Jerry Burk grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Gilks strikes out. Jack Solomon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh John Beasley doubles to center field. Miguel Rosen flies out to the right fielder. John Melillo bunts for a base hit. Luis Coughtry grounds out to the second baseman. John Beasley scores. John Melillo advances to second on the play. Al Marsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bert Lowdermilk hits an infield single to the second baseman. Candy Cooper lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Doyt Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Lowdermilk advances to third on the play. Ralph Johnston singles to left field. Bert Lowdermilk scores. Oscar Gaston pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dick Mazzera doubles to center field. Chuck Emmerich lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ace Luskey singles to center field. Dick Mazzera scores. Joe Carew grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Naoyuki Shigemura singles to center field. Jerry Burk grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Gilks flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh John Beasley grounds out to the third baseman. Miguel Rosen strikes out. John Melillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jack Solomon singles to left field. Bert Lowdermilk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Solomon advances to second on the play. Maurice Turner is pinch hitting for Candy Cooper. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Maurice Turner strikes out. Harry Wasdell 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. Doyt Miller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tim Fairly pitching. Luis Coughtry walks. Luis Coughtry is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Al Marsh grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Mazzera grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Ralph Johnston strikes out. Oscar Gaston grounds out to the shortstop. Naoyuki Shigemura grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ed Reberger is pinch hitting for Harry Wasdell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Reberger flies out to the right fielder. Ace Luskey strikes out. Joe Carew grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jorge Palacios pitching. Jerry Burk doubles to left field. Bill Gilks grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Burk advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Jack Solomon hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jerry Burk scores. Bert Lowdermilk singles to right field. Jack Solomon advances to third on the hit. Tadahiro Kawakami is pinch hitting for Tim Fairly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Tadahiro Kawakami flies out to the right fielder. Doyt Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Pete Akers pitching. John Beasley singles to right field. Miguel Rosen strikes out. John Melillo pops out to the catcher. Luis Coughtry grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Beasley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 4
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Mack did not respond to coaching in range Ed Green did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Josh Brown did not respond to coaching in speed George Hines did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mel Pascual did not respond to coaching in velocity George Hines improves in power_vs_lefty Josh Brown did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Troy Meusel improves in power_vs_lefty Tim Booker did not respond to coaching in range John Dettore did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Hegman improves in power_vs_righty Tom Hubbard did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Hendrickson did not respond to coaching in velocity John Dettore improves in RF