Win: Tony Dixon (14-14) Loss: Lefty English (12-8)
Inning: 1 Chicago Lefty English pitching. Jack Mills singles to center field. Billy Fletcher doubles to center field. Jack Mills uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Kerr walks. Al Ramsey flies out to the left fielder. Yutaka Yamaguchi doubles to left field. Billy Fletcher scores. Harry Kerr scores. Mike Shaw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yutaka Yamaguchi advances to third on the play. Jose Byrne singles past the second baseman. Yutaka Yamaguchi scores. Lou Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Lind flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Tony Dixon pitching. Jose Guerrero grounds out to the second baseman. Rusty Triandos singles to center field. Ed Boyd grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Tony Dixon grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Mills singles to center field. Billy Fletcher singles to center field. Harry Kerr walks. Al Ramsey singles to center field. Jack Mills scores. Ole Flores comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yutaka Yamaguchi flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Billy Fletcher scores. Mike Shaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Masanobu Tanaka flies out to the center fielder. Buster Walls flies out to the right fielder. Bob Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Jose Byrne singles to right field. Rick Lind flies out to the left fielder. Tony Dixon lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Mills grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Billy Gonder grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Rohdes reached on a fielding error by Rick Lind. Tom Rohdes steals second. Ole Flores lines out to the third baseman. Jose Guerrero singles to right field. Tom Rohdes scores. Rusty Triandos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Billy Fletcher hits a home run. Harry Kerr walks. Al Ramsey flies out to the center fielder. Harry Kerr steals second. Yutaka Yamaguchi grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Shaw flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Ed Boyd pops out to the shortstop. Masanobu Tanaka strikes out. Buster Walls lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Jose Byrne walks. Rick Lind strikes out. Tony Dixon lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bob Smith strikes out. Billy Gonder flies out to the center fielder. Tom Rohdes singles to center field. Ole Flores strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Jack Mills flies out to the left fielder. Billy Fletcher walks. Harry Kerr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Fletcher advances to second on the play. Al Ramsey hits a home run. Billy Fletcher scores. Yutaka Yamaguchi pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jose Guerrero strikes out. Rusty Triandos flies out to the left fielder. Ed Boyd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Mike Shaw pops out to the first baseman. Jose Byrne walks. Scott Jordan 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. Rick Lind hits a home run. Jose Byrne scores. Tony Dixon flies out to the right fielder. Jack Mills grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Masanobu Tanaka singles to left field. Buster Walls strikes out. Bob Smith flies out to the right fielder. Billy Gonder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Billy Fletcher grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Kerr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Ramsey singles to center field. Andy Perisho is pinch hitting for Yutaka Yamaguchi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Andy Perisho walks. Mike Shaw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tom Rohdes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tony Mills is pinch hitting for Scott Jordan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Tony Mills strikes out. Jose Guerrero singles to left field. Rusty Triandos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Harry Barfield pitching. Jose Byrne flies out to the right fielder. Rick Lind singles to right field. Brian Davis is pinch hitting for Tony Dixon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rick Lind steals second. Brian Davis strikes out. Jack Mills pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Charlie Snider pitching. Ed Boyd walks. Masanobu Tanaka flies out to the center fielder. Buster Walls singles to left field. Earl Maxvill is pinch hitting for Bob Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Earl Maxvill grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Boyd advances to third on the play. Buster Walls advances to second on the play. Billy Gonder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Billy Fletcher (25), Yutaka Yamaguchi (21).HR - Billy Fletcher (21), Al Ramsey (37), Rick Lind (25).SF - Yutaka Yamaguchi.GIDP - Tony Dixon. Baserunning: SB - Harry Kerr (10), Rick Lind (22). Fielding: E - Rick Lind.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Johnson improves in power_vs_righty Doug Hodge improves in arm Rodney Loftus improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Reilly improves in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Dan Bernier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Maas did not respond to coaching in SS
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ted Reilly improves in power_vs_lefty Jose Bollo did not respond to coaching in control Bob Bailey improves in speed Rollie Hallahan did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Foster did not respond to coaching in range Rollie Hallahan improves in control Hal Roach did not respond to coaching in 3B