Win: Sid Sularz (6-3) Loss: Bruce Kane (2-9)
Save: Buz Veryzer (19)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Sid Sularz pitching. Carmelo Keenan triples. Bobo Kittridge flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Carmelo Keenan scores. Mike Gleich strikes out. Stu Lis doubles to center field. Ralph Sewell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bruce Kane pitching. Norm Gick strikes out. Gil Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Zane Stuart is hit by a pitch. Jake Dempsey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Manny Hidalgo grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Litwhiler grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Fletcher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Floyd Vandenberg flies out to the left fielder. Bill Lumley strikes out. Bobby Abbott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bruce Kane grounds out to the pitcher. Carmelo Keenan singles to right field. Bobo Kittridge strikes out. Mike Gleich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Paul Hoffman strikes out. Sid Sularz flies out to the left fielder. Norm Gick singles to left field. Gil Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Stu Lis strikes out. Ralph Sewell flies out to the center fielder. Manny Hidalgo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Zane Stuart singles to right field. Jake Dempsey strikes out. Floyd Vandenberg strikes out. Bill Lumley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Joe Litwhiler grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Fletcher singles to center field. Bruce Kane pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Carmelo Keenan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Fletcher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bobby Abbott strikes out. Paul Hoffman strikes out. Sid Sularz singles to center field. Norm Gick singles to right field. Gil Smith singles to center field. Sid Sularz scores. Norm Gick advances to third on the hit. Zane Stuart walks. Jake Dempsey doubles past the left fielder. Norm Gick scores. Gil Smith scores. Zane Stuart uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tommy Francis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Floyd Vandenberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bobo Kittridge strikes out. Mike Gleich walks. Stu Lis doubles to right field. Mike Gleich uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ralph Sewell strikes out. Manny Hidalgo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bill Lumley grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Abbott grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Hoffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Harley Erickson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bobby Abbott at 3B. Joe Litwhiler doubles to left field. Bob Fletcher lines out to the second baseman. Hal Westrum is pinch hitting for Tommy Francis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hal Westrum strikes out. Carmelo Keenan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Hugh Smith pitching. Sid Sularz strikes out. Norm Gick hits a home run. Gil Smith walks. Zane Stuart flies out to the right fielder. Jake Dempsey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bobo Kittridge flies out to the right fielder. Mike Gleich flies out to the left fielder. Stu Lis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Floyd Vandenberg flies out to the right fielder. Bill Lumley hits a home run. Harley Erickson grounds out to the shortstop. Wish Karp is pinch hitting for Paul Hoffman. Wish Karp walks. Sid Sularz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Wish Karp is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Howie Lelivelt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wish Karp at C. Ralph Sewell singles to left field. Manny Hidalgo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ralph Sewell advances to second on the play. Buzzy Kravec 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 Litwhiler walks. Buz Veryzer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Fletcher strikes out. Steve Spurgeon is pinch hitting for Hugh Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Spurgeon walks. Carmelo Keenan strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tex Lenhardt did not respond to coaching in control Matt Brillheart did not respond to coaching in velocity Ecky Whitman improves in speed Gus Stevens did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Luebke did not respond to coaching in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lucas Sheets improves in speed Jumbo Stewart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Chapman improves in control Jumbo Stewart did not respond to coaching in range Patsy Lang did not respond to coaching in LF