Win: Jimmy Jones (4-3) Loss: Alonzo Valentine (2-5)
Save: Buz Veryzer (20)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jimmy Jones pitching. Carmelo Keenan strikes out. Bobo Kittridge flies out to the center fielder. Mike Gleich singles to right field. Stu Lis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Alonzo Valentine pitching. Norm Gick walks. Gil Smith hits a home run. Norm Gick scores. Zane Stuart doubles to left field. Jake Dempsey reached on a 2-base fielding error by Carmelo Keenan. Zane Stuart scores. Floyd Vandenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Lumley grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Abbott singles to center field. Jake Dempsey scores. Paul Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ralph Sewell singles to center field. Manny Hidalgo strikes out. Joe Litwhiler strikes out. Bob Fletcher singles to right field. Alonzo Valentine strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jimmy Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Norm Gick strikes out. Gil Smith pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Carmelo Keenan walks. Bobo Kittridge flies out to the center fielder. Mike Gleich lines out to the pitcher. Stu Lis singles to right field. Ralph Sewell singles to center field. Carmelo Keenan scores. Stu Lis advances to third on the hit. Manny Hidalgo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Zane Stuart pops out to the shortstop. Jake Dempsey pops out to the catcher. Floyd Vandenberg grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Joe Litwhiler grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Fletcher singles to right field. Alonzo Valentine lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carmelo Keenan singles to center field. Bob Fletcher scores. Bobo Kittridge walks. Mike Gleich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bill Lumley strikes out. Bobby Abbott flies out to the left fielder. Paul Hoffman singles to left field. Jimmy Jones grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Paul Hoffman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Stu Lis grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ralph Sewell pops out to the third baseman. Manny Hidalgo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Norm Gick pops out to the third baseman. Gil Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Zane Stuart pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Joe Litwhiler grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bob Fletcher doubles to left field. Alonzo Valentine singles to right field. Bob Fletcher scores. Carmelo Keenan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jake Dempsey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Floyd Vandenberg singles to center field. Bill Lumley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Floyd Vandenberg advances to second on the play. Bobby Abbott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati William Luis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobo Kittridge grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Gleich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stu Lis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Paul Hoffman singles to center field. Wish Karp is pinch hitting for William Luis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wish Karp grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Norm Gick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Buzzy Kravec pitching. Ralph Sewell hits an infield single to the first baseman. Manny Hidalgo strikes out. Joe Litwhiler grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Gil Smith singles to center field. Zane Stuart walks. Tommy Francis 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. Jake Dempsey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gil Smith advances to third on the play. Zane Stuart advances to second on the play. Floyd Vandenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Gil Smith scores. Zane Stuart advances to third on the play. Bill Lumley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Harley Erickson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bobby Abbott at 3B. Buz Veryzer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Fletcher singles to left field. Hal Westrum is pinch hitting for Tommy Francis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hal Westrum flies out to the center fielder. Carmelo Keenan strikes out. Bobo Kittridge grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Fletcher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ecky Whitman improves in contact_vs_lefty Jimmy Trucks did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ecky Whitman improves in range Danny McKechnie did not respond to coaching in control Ecky Whitman did not respond to coaching in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Johnny Anderson improves in control Patsy Lang improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Bowman did not respond to coaching in control Jaya Bonderov did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jumbo Stewart did not respond to coaching in CF