Win: Ed Criss (5-9) Loss: Lou Ward (8-5)
Save: Hugh Smith (1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ed Criss pitching. Norm Gick strikes out. Gil Smith flies out to the left fielder. Zane Stuart flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Lou Ward pitching. Bobo Kittridge strikes out. Stu Lis reached on a fielding error by Gil Smith. Kenny Sims strikes out. Stu Lis steals second. Joe Litwhiler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jake Dempsey flies out to the right fielder. Floyd Vandenberg flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Abbott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ralph Sewell grounds out to the second baseman. Carmelo Keenan walks. Bob Fletcher strikes out. Manny Hidalgo hits a home run. Carmelo Keenan scores. Ed Criss lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Paul Hoffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vic Thompson strikes out. Lou Ward pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bobo Kittridge grounds out to the shortstop. Stu Lis strikes out. Kenny Sims flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Norm Gick walks. Gil Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Norm Gick advances to second on the play. Zane Stuart flies out to the right fielder. Jake Dempsey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Joe Litwhiler singles to left field. Ralph Sewell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gil Smith. Carmelo Keenan singles to center field. Joe Litwhiler scores. Ralph Sewell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Fletcher grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Carmelo Keenan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Manny Hidalgo flies out to the center fielder. Ed Criss 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 Floyd Vandenberg grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Abbott grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bobo Kittridge strikes out. Stu Lis strikes out. Kenny Sims singles to left field. Joe Litwhiler grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kenny Sims is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Vic Thompson hits a home run. Lou Ward flies out to the left fielder. Norm Gick singles to right field. Gil Smith flies out to the center fielder. Zane Stuart flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Ralph Sewell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Norm Gick. Carmelo Keenan grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Fletcher flies out to the right fielder. Manny Hidalgo doubles to left field. Ralph Sewell scores. Ed Criss grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jake Dempsey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Floyd Vandenberg singles to left field. Bobby Abbott flies out to the left fielder. Paul Hoffman walks. Vic Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Buzzy Kravec comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobo Kittridge singles past the shortstop. Stu Lis singles to left field. Kenny Sims singles to center field. Bobo Kittridge scores. Stu Lis advances to third on the hit. Joe Litwhiler strikes out. Bruce Hernandez is pinch hitting for Ralph Sewell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bruce Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Stu Lis scores. Kenny Sims advances to second on the play. Fabian Booker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carmelo Keenan singles to center field. Kenny Sims is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Wish Karp is pinch hitting for Fabian Booker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wish Karp singles to right field. Norm Gick flies out to the left fielder. Wish Karp steals second. Gil Smith flies out to the right fielder. Zane Stuart singles to center field. Wish Karp scores. Jake Dempsey hits a home run. Zane Stuart scores. Tommy Francis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Floyd Vandenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati William Luis pitching. Bob Fletcher strikes out. Manny Hidalgo grounds out to the second baseman. Newt Riesgo is pinch hitting for Tommy Francis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Newt Riesgo walks. Bobo Kittridge walks. Stu Lis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Hugh Smith pitching. Bobby Abbott grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman. Vic Thompson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lucas Sheets did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Patsy Lang improves in power_vs_lefty Patsy Lang improves in speed Jumbo Stewart improves in power_vs_righty Jumbo Stewart did not respond to coaching in CF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tex Lenhardt did not respond to coaching in endurance Erik Velazquez improves in power_vs_righty John Dillon did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Romonosky improves in control Erik Velazquez did not respond to coaching in 2B