Win: Joe Cartwright (2-0) Loss: Kento Sugiyama (0-1)
Save: Claude Jones (3)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dan Milnar pitching. Bill Friberg grounds out to the pitcher. Jo-Jo Nye strikes out. Hal Welch singles to left field. Dick Shoch singles to center field. Billy Mercer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Sam Astacio pitching. Billy Young walks. Bill Jordan hits a home run. Billy Young scores. Lerrin Callahan strikes out. Dick Lodigiani flies out to the left fielder. Bill Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jim Seerey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Damaso Foiles singles to center field. Mike Arcia grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Damaso Foiles is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sam Astacio pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati George Naylor singles to center field. Jennys Cabrera strikes out. Steve Garcia walks. Dan Milnar lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and George Naylor is thrown out at third. Steve Garcia advances to second on the play. Steve Garcia advances to second on the play. Billy Young grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bill Friberg strikes out. Jo-Jo Nye grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Welch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bill Jordan singles past the first baseman. Lerrin Callahan flies out to the right fielder. Bill Jordan steals second. Dick Lodigiani singles to right field. Bill Jordan scores. Bill Clark strikes out. George Naylor reached on a 2-base fielding error by Hal Welch. Jennys Cabrera strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dick Shoch strikes out. Billy Mercer flies out to the right fielder. Jim Seerey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Steve Garcia strikes out. Dan Milnar singles past the first baseman. Billy Young strikes out. Bill Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Damaso Foiles grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Arcia reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Naylor. Sam Astacio flies out to the center fielder. Bill Friberg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Lerrin Callahan walks. Dick Lodigiani flies out to the left fielder. Bill Clark lines out to the shortstop. George Naylor singles to left field. Lerrin Callahan advances to third on the hit. George Naylor steals second. Jennys Cabrera strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jo-Jo Nye strikes out. Hal Welch flies out to the center fielder. Dick Shoch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Steve Garcia strikes out. Dan Milnar grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Billy Mercer hits a home run. Jim Seerey grounds out to the third baseman. Damaso Foiles strikes out. Mike Arcia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bill Jordan singles to left field. Lerrin Callahan flies out to the center fielder. Dick Lodigiani strikes out. Kevin Steverson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bill Clark reached on a fielding error by Jo-Jo Nye. George Naylor singles to right field. Bill Jordan scores. Bill Clark advances to third on the hit. George Naylor is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Chuck Munoz is pinch hitting for Kevin Steverson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chuck Munoz reached on a fielding error by Bill Clark. Bill Friberg triples. Chuck Munoz scores. Tony Plarski 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. Jo-Jo Nye walks. Hal Welch strikes out. Dick Shoch grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Friberg scores. Jo-Jo Nye advances to second on the play. Billy Mercer singles to right field. Jo-Jo Nye scores. Jim Seerey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Clarence Romano pitching. Jennys Cabrera strikes out. Steve Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Ganzel is pinch hitting for Tony Plarski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Joe Ganzel walks. Benny Lindemann is pinch running for Joe Ganzel on 1st base. Billy Young grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Benny Lindemann is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Pasquale Passarelli pitching. Damaso Foiles grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Arcia grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Masami Takayama is pinch hitting for Clarence Romano. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Masami Takayama strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati John Owen pitching. Bill Jordan pops out to the second baseman. Lerrin Callahan grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Lodigiani strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Bill Friberg grounds out to the shortstop. Jo-Jo Nye singles to right field. Jo-Jo Nye steals second. Hal Welch grounds out to the second baseman. Jo-Jo Nye advances to third on the play. Dick Shoch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Bill Clark bunts for a base hit. George Naylor flies out to the right fielder. Jennys Cabrera pops out to the second baseman. Bill Clark is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Billy Mercer grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Seerey walks. Damaso Foiles grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Seerey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Arcia pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Cincinnati Steve Garcia strikes out. Dutch Knepper is pinch hitting for Pasquale Passarelli. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dutch Knepper flies out to the left fielder. Billy Young grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Pittsburgh Kento Sugiyama pitching. Hector Goodall is pinch hitting for John Owen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hector Goodall grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Friberg singles to right field. Jo-Jo Nye flies out to the center fielder. Hal Welch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Cincinnati Joe Cartwright pitching. Bill Jordan strikes out. Lerrin Callahan grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Lodigiani grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Pittsburgh Dick Shoch flies out to the right fielder. Billy Mercer grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Seerey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Cincinnati Bill Clark pops out to the catcher. George Naylor strikes out. Jennys Cabrera strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Pittsburgh Damaso Foiles walks. Mike Arcia strikes out. George Gardner is pinch hitting for Joe Cartwright. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. George Gardner pops out to the first baseman. Bill Friberg singles to center field. Jo-Jo Nye hits a home run. Damaso Foiles scores. Bill Friberg scores. Jim Wine comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Welch flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Cincinnati Claude Jones pitching. Steve Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Wine grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Young flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 9
Batting:HR - Bill Jordan (5). Baserunning: SB - Bill Jordan (5), George Naylor (1).CS - Bill Clark (2), George Naylor (1). Fielding: E - Bill Clark, George Naylor.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lloyd Nichols improves in speed Ed LaVigne did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Fitzgerald did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed LaVigne did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rick Kelly did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Leon Moskau did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jake Hunter improves in arm John Hughes did not respond to coaching in velocity Leon Moskau did not respond to coaching in arm