Win: Don Richardson (1-1) Loss: Fred Kipp (1-3)
Save: Tommy Braxton (6)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Frank Hearn pitching. Snipe Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Tom Hutton pops out to the shortstop. Chuck Essigian singles to left field. Chuck Essigian steals second. Bill Skowron pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Fred Kipp pitching. Fred King grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Gonzales grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Quinn singles to center field. Lou Crawford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Nate Oliver walks. Jeff Torborg grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Nate Oliver is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dick Stuart walks. Tom Duryea strikes out. Fred Kipp strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tim Mercker flies out to the center fielder. Spider Brown strikes out. Eddie Callahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Snipe Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Tom Hutton pops out to the second baseman. Chuck Essigian walks. Bill Skowron grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Terry Valentine singles to left field. Frank Hearn lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred King singles to left field. Terry Valentine scores. Tom Gonzales flies out to the left fielder. Mike Quinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Nate Oliver grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jeff Torborg strikes out. Dick Stuart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Lou Crawford singles past the first baseman. Tim Mercker strikes out. Spider Brown strikes out. Eddie Callahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Tom Duryea walks. Fred Kipp lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Snipe Rodriguez singles to center field. Tom Duryea scores. Tom Hutton singles to right field. Snipe Rodriguez advances to third on the hit. Chuck Essigian strikes out. Don Richardson 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. Bill Skowron walks. Nate Oliver grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Terry Valentine singles to right field. Don Richardson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred King flies out to the center fielder. Tom Gonzales singles to right field. Terry Valentine scores. Mike Quinn grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Gonzales is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Jeff Torborg singles to right field. Dick Stuart walks. Tom Duryea strikes out. Don Demeter is pinch hitting for Fred Kipp. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Don Demeter grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dick Stuart is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Snipe Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Nick Willhite pitching. Lou Crawford strikes out. Tim Mercker singles to center field. Spider Brown flies out to the center fielder. Tim Mercker steals second. Eddie Callahan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Tom Hutton grounds out to the pitcher. Chuck Essigian flies out to the right fielder. Bill Skowron singles past the first baseman. Nate Oliver pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Terry Valentine triples. Bob Sloan is pinch hitting for Don Richardson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Sloan strikes out. Fred King walks. Tom Gonzales strikes out. Mike Quinn walks. Chet Gonzales comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou Crawford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Doug Sukla pitching. Jeff Torborg walks. Dick Stuart strikes out. Tom Duryea pops out to the first baseman. Chet Gonzales reached on a fielding error by Lou Crawford. Snipe Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tim Mercker is hit by a pitch. Tim Mercker is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Spider Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Callahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Tommy Braxton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Hutton strikes out. Chuck Essigian grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Skowron flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 12 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jimmie McNulty improves in contact_vs_righty John Purdin improves in velocity Jack Lowe improves in control Jack Moates did not respond to coaching in arm Tommy Davis did not respond to coaching in CF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ben Murrell did not respond to coaching in arm George Fishburn improves in range George Fishburn improves in arm Michael Kuczek improves in speed