Win: Danny Hill (1-0) Loss: Russ Wheeler (0-1)
Save: Whitey Winchester (1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Russ Wheeler pitching. Keith Doby flies out to the left fielder. Happy Williamson pops out to the second baseman. Dave Crockett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Danny Hill pitching. Francisco Slayback strikes out. David Webb flies out to the left fielder. Bob Scherman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Mead singles to left field. Joe Schellhase grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Mead advances to second on the play. Joe Charles singles to left field. Joe Mead scores. Roy McLemore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Charles advances to second on the play. Jeff Branca grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Hick Bruske flies out to the left fielder. Jim Sularz singles to center field. Bert Gharrity grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Danny Hill reached on a fielding error by Spider Baker. Keith Doby strikes out. Happy Williamson singles to center field. Dave Crockett grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati John Donohue grounds out to the third baseman. Spider Baker walks. Spider Baker steals second. Russ Wheeler strikes out. Francisco Slayback walks. David Webb strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Mead walks. Joe Schellhase grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Mead is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Charles strikes out. Roy McLemore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bob Scherman doubles to left field. Hick Bruske grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bob Scherman advances to third on the play. Jim Sularz singles to center field. Bob Scherman scores. Bert Gharrity grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jeff Branca walks. Danny Hill lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Keith Doby flies out to the left fielder. Happy Williamson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati John Donohue walks. Spider Baker grounds out to the pitcher. John Donohue advances to second on the play. Russ Wheeler grounds out to the shortstop. Francisco Slayback flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dave Crockett walks. Joe Mead grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dave Crockett advances to second on the play. Joe Schellhase strikes out. Joe Charles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati David Webb grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Scherman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Hick Bruske strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Roy McLemore singles past the shortstop. Jeff Branca strikes out. Danny Hill lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Roy McLemore forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Keith Doby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jim Sularz singles to center field. Bert Gharrity grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Donohue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Happy Williamson walks. Happy Williamson steals second. Dave Crockett grounds out to the second baseman. Happy Williamson advances to third on the play. Enmanuel Varona 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. Joe Mead strikes out. Joe Schellhase doubles to left field. Happy Williamson scores. Joe Charles singles to right field. Joe Schellhase scores. Roy McLemore singles to center field. Joe Charles advances to third on the hit. Jeff Branca walks. Danny Hill grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Byung-Hyun Bradford is pinch hitting for Spider Baker. Byung-Hyun Bradford grounds out to the third baseman. John Ritchie is pinch hitting for Enmanuel Varona. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. John Ritchie strikes out. Francisco Slayback singles to right field. Francisco Slayback steals second. David Webb doubles to right field. Francisco Slayback scores. Bob Scherman grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Dan Reyes pitching. Ron Roettger enters the game as a defensive replacement for Byung-Hyun Bradford at 2B. Keith Doby reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ron Roettger. Happy Williamson flies out to the left fielder. Dave Crockett grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Mead walks. Joe Schellhase grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Whitey Winchester comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Hick Bruske grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Sularz flies out to the right fielder. Bert Gharrity strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 4
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Cecena improves in power_vs_lefty Paul Kirkland did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Barr did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Aaron improves in contact_vs_righty Reid Andrews did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pat Virgil improves in arm
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Richards improves in range Doe Cates did not respond to coaching in range Marshall Williams improves in power_vs_righty Al Mahaffey improves in contact_vs_lefty Alex Stowe improves in contact_vs_lefty Doe Cates did not respond to coaching in arm