Win: Syl Kinder (3-0) Loss: Shoshichi Higasa (1-3)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Syl Kinder pitching. Red Garcia strikes out. Bill Juul strikes out. John Camp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Shoshichi Higasa pitching. Skip Temple pops out to the catcher. Charlie Lemaster strikes out. Johnny Mack pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jack Ozmer lines out to the shortstop. Osmel Diaz flies out to the left fielder. J.C. McGaffigan lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Harry Burgess walks. Bobby Kemner hits a home run. Harry Burgess scores. Red Barron hits a home run. David Mielke singles to center field. Steve Paul flies out to the center fielder. Syl Kinder lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, David Mielke forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Skip Temple strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Keith Larmore grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty LaRue singles to center field. Shoshichi Higasa lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Red Garcia grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Charlie Lemaster strikes out. Johnny Mack flies out to the center fielder. Harry Burgess grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bill Juul flies out to the center fielder. John Camp strikes out. Jack Ozmer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bobby Kemner triples. Red Barron flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bobby Kemner scores. David Mielke singles to left field. Steve Paul doubles to left field. David Mielke uses his aggressiveness and scores. Syl Kinder doubles to center field. Steve Paul scores. Skip Temple pops out to the third baseman. Charlie Lemaster lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Osmel Diaz strikes out. J.C. McGaffigan grounds out to the third baseman. Keith Larmore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bobby Bonds comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Mack walks. Harry Burgess walks. Bobby Kemner flies out to the left fielder. Red Barron walks. David Mielke pops out to the shortstop. Steve Paul doubles past the left fielder. Johnny Mack scores. Harry Burgess scores. Red Barron uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jose DeBerry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Syl Kinder grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Lefty LaRue strikes out. Bert Coombs is pinch hitting for Jose DeBerry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bert Coombs grounds out to the shortstop. Red Garcia singles to right field. Bill Juul walks. John Camp singles to left field. Jack Ozmer hits a home run. Red Garcia scores. Bill Juul scores. John Camp scores. John Rojas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Osmel Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Stan Bruce pitching. Skip Temple flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Lemaster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Mack strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh J.C. McGaffigan flies out to the right fielder. Keith Larmore flies out to the left fielder. Lefty LaRue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Harry Burgess flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Kemner walks. Red Barron doubles past the right fielder. Bobby Kemner uses his aggressiveness and scores. David Mielke walks. Steve Paul strikes out. Hank Zink is pinch hitting for John Rojas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hank Zink singles to left field. Red Barron scores. David Mielke advances to third on the hit. Frank Downs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Skip Temple pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dave McMillan pitching. Frank Downs grounds out to the second baseman. Red Garcia lines out to the second baseman. Bill Juul grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Gene Plank is pinch hitting for Charlie Lemaster. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Plank flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Mack pops out to the first baseman. Mike Slapnicka is pinch hitting for Harry Burgess. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Slapnicka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh John Camp strikes out. Jack Ozmer flies out to the left fielder. Osmel Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dizzy Monroe did not respond to coaching in range Hank Rigdon improves in range Ed Gerber did not respond to coaching in control Clarence Lindsay improves in contact_vs_righty Max Gerhardt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Nelson did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Littell did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Denis Pittman did not respond to coaching in control Bill May did not respond to coaching in control Rick George improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Priddy improves in power_vs_lefty Bill May did not respond to coaching in control Rick George did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Zahniser did not respond to coaching in 3B