Win: Mort Cooper (5-2) Loss: Ezra Zalusky (5-6)
Save: Red Weigel (24)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mort Cooper pitching. Jock Rothfuss walks. Joe Rockenfield grounds out to the third baseman. Jock Rothfuss advances to second on the play. Russ Gilmore grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ezra Zalusky pitching. Don Fink pops out to the catcher. Mark Stallard flies out to the right fielder. Chick Hafey is hit by a pitch. Seth Nelson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Mike Stankard grounds out to the shortstop. Derek Helfand grounds out to the pitcher. John McGrew doubles to center field. Bill Bochy singles to right field. John McGrew scores. Ezra Zalusky strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jim Welch grounds out to the third baseman. Herb Oster bunts for a base hit. Ripper Collins strikes out. Ron Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jock Rothfuss grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Rockenfield strikes out. Russ Gilmore singles to center field. Russ Gilmore steals second. Danny Cox doubles to center field. Russ Gilmore scores. Mike Stankard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mort Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Don Fink grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Stallard singles to center field. Chick Hafey grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Derek Helfand strikes out. John McGrew doubles to right field. Bill Bochy grounds out to the shortstop. Ezra Zalusky grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Seth Nelson hits a home run. Jim Welch flies out to the center fielder. Herb Oster walks. Ripper Collins strikes out. Herb Oster steals second. Ron Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jock Rothfuss strikes out. Joe Rockenfield strikes out. Russ Gilmore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Mort Cooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Don Fink walks. Don Fink gets picked off first. Mark Stallard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Danny Cox singles to center field. Mike Stankard grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Cox advances to second on the play. Derek Helfand pops out to the second baseman. John McGrew singles to center field. Danny Cox scores. Bill Bochy walks. Ezra Zalusky flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Chick Hafey pops out to the shortstop. Seth Nelson singles to right field. Jim Welch flies out to the right fielder. Herb Oster walks. Ripper Collins hits a home run. Seth Nelson scores. Herb Oster scores. Ron Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jock Rothfuss grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Rockenfield walks. Russ Gilmore strikes out. Danny Cox hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mike Stankard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mort Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Don Fink strikes out. Mark Stallard walks. Mark Stallard steals second. Chick Hafey walks. Seth Nelson triples. Mark Stallard scores. Chick Hafey scores. Jim Welch walks. Jim Welch steals second. Herb Oster grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ron Becker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Fink at SS. Derek Helfand strikes out. John McGrew grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Bochy walks. Bill Miller is pinch hitting for Ezra Zalusky. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Bochy steals second. Lee Lonborg 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 Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Nick Nacker pitching. Ripper Collins walks. Ron Baker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ripper Collins is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Craig Bosetti is pinch hitting for Lee Lonborg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ron Baker steals second. Craig Bosetti singles to right field. Ron Baker scores. Ron Becker singles to center field. Mark Stallard pops out to the first baseman. Chick Hafey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Red Butters pitching. Jock Rothfuss strikes out. Joe Rockenfield singles to center field. Russ Gilmore singles to left field. Red Weigel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Danny Cox walks. Mike Stankard pops out to the first baseman. Derek Helfand strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 12 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Peterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Sammy Davis improves in speed David Risberg did not respond to coaching in arm Sammy Davis did not respond to coaching in speed
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pat Trosky did not respond to coaching in control Chris Dalton improves in speed Britt Blomdahl did not respond to coaching in velocity Burt Pepper did not respond to coaching in speed