Win: George Seguignol (9-3) Loss: Harmon Koskie (3-6)
Save: Paul Block (21)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh George Seguignol pitching. Ron Susko walks. Merv Ruffin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Susko advances to second on the play. Jumbo Walker walks. Darrell LaRose grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Harmon Koskie pitching. Al Schoeneweis strikes out. Andy Sadowski grounds out to the second baseman. Marv Gionfriddo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Gene Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Pruess singles to center field. Bill Sloat flies out to the center fielder. Bryan Grieve singles to right field. Harmon Koskie reached on a 2-base fielding error by Andy Sadowski. George Pruess scores. Ron Susko lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati David Bolling strikes out. Ernie Almanza flies out to the center fielder. Augie Levine singles to left field. Willie Higdon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Merv Ruffin singles to center field. Jumbo Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Merv Ruffin advances to second on the play. Darrell LaRose flies out to the center fielder. Gene Kelly pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Les Durham strikes out. George Seguignol singles to left field. Al Schoeneweis singles to left field. George Seguignol advances to third on the hit. Andy Sadowski singles to center field. George Seguignol scores. Marv Gionfriddo flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! David Bolling strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh George Pruess strikes out. Bill Sloat singles to left field. Bryan Grieve grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Ernie Almanza grounds out to the third baseman. Augie Levine strikes out. Willie Higdon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Harmon Koskie grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Susko flies out to the right fielder. Merv Ruffin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Les Durham pops out to the shortstop. George Seguignol flies out to the left fielder. Al Schoeneweis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jumbo Walker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Darrell LaRose strikes out. Gene Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Andy Sadowski singles to left field. Marv Gionfriddo flies out to the right fielder. David Bolling hits an infield single to the third baseman. Ernie Almanza grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Sadowski advances to third on the play. David Bolling advances to second on the play. Mike Eaton 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 1st. Augie Levine singles to center field. Andy Sadowski scores. David Bolling scores. Willie Higdon doubles past the third baseman. Augie Levine uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mel Robertson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Les Durham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh George Pruess walks. Bill Sloat pops out to the shortstop. Bryan Grieve strikes out. Jim Bare is pinch hitting for Mel Robertson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Bare singles to left field. Ron Susko strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Woody Hampton pitching. George Seguignol flies out to the right fielder. Al Schoeneweis grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Sadowski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Merv Ruffin doubles to center field. Les Rowe 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. Jumbo Walker singles to left field. Darrell LaRose flies out to the left fielder. Jumbo Walker steals second. Gene Kelly singles to left field. Merv Ruffin scores. Jumbo Walker scores. George Pruess walks. Jimmy Fischer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Sloat flies out to the left fielder. Tyson Layne is pinch hitting for Bryan Grieve. Tyson Layne grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Pruess is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati A.J. Ferguson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tyson Layne at 3B. Marv Gionfriddo walks. Marv Gionfriddo steals second. David Bolling hits a home run. Marv Gionfriddo scores. Spades Rath comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Almanza singles to right field. Augie Levine strikes out. Willie Higdon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Paul Block comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Erv Foster is pinch hitting for Spades Rath. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Erv Foster strikes out. Ron Susko grounds out to the third baseman. Merv Ruffin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 4
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Shooty Hawkins improves in contact_vs_righty George Dumont improves in control Shooty Hawkins improves in arm Charlie Virtue did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Conlan did not respond to coaching in SS
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Earl Elliot did not respond to coaching in control Denis Wills improves in arm Jack Gordon did not respond to coaching in control Bill Bressler improves in power_vs_righty George Hood did not respond to coaching in CF