Win: Buzzy Kravec (6-6) Loss: Ben Butler (4-4)
Save: Buz Veryzer (41)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bruce Kane pitching. Norm Gick flies out to the center fielder. Gil Smith singles to center field. Zane Stuart strikes out. Floyd Vandenberg singles to left field. Gil Smith advances to third on the hit. Bill Lumley doubles past the center fielder. Gil Smith scores. Floyd Vandenberg uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bobby Abbott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Sid Sularz pitching. Carmelo Keenan strikes out. Bobo Kittridge hits an infield single to the third baseman. Mike Gleich pops out to the shortstop. Stu Lis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Paul Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman. Vic Thompson strikes out. Sid Sularz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ralph Sewell singles to right field. Manny Hidalgo strikes out. Joe Litwhiler grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ralph Sewell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Fletcher grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Litwhiler is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Norm Gick flies out to the right fielder. Gil Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Zane Stuart grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bruce Kane strikes out. Carmelo Keenan singles to right field. Bobo Kittridge flies out to the center fielder. Mike Gleich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Floyd Vandenberg flies out to the right fielder. Bill Lumley walks. Bill Lumley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bobby Abbott walks. Paul Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Stu Lis strikes out. Ralph Sewell singles to center field. Manny Hidalgo singles to left field. Joe Litwhiler strikes out. Bob Fletcher singles to center field. Ralph Sewell scores. Manny Hidalgo advances to third on the hit. Bruce Kane grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Vic Thompson hits a home run. Sid Sularz strikes out. Norm Gick grounds out to the shortstop. Gil Smith doubles to right field. Zane Stuart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Carmelo Keenan hits a home run. Bobo Kittridge flies out to the center fielder. Mike Gleich strikes out. Stu Lis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Floyd Vandenberg doubles to left field. Bill Lumley triples. Floyd Vandenberg scores. Ben Butler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Abbott pops out to the first baseman. Paul Hoffman strikes out. Vic Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Ralph Sewell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Manny Hidalgo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Litwhiler singles past the shortstop. Joe Litwhiler steals second. Bob Fletcher singles to center field. Joe Litwhiler scores. Ben Butler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Wish Karp is pinch hitting for Sid Sularz. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Wish Karp walks. Norm Gick grounds out to the shortstop. Wish Karp advances to second on the play. Gil Smith lines out to the shortstop. Zane Stuart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati William Luis pitching. Carmelo Keenan strikes out. Bobo Kittridge singles to center field. Mike Gleich strikes out. Stu Lis hits a home run. Bobo Kittridge scores. Buzzy Kravec comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ralph Sewell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Floyd Vandenberg grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Lumley walks. Bobby Abbott singles to left field. Bill Lumley advances to third on the hit. Tommy Francis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Paul Hoffman grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Abbott advances to second on the play. Vic Thompson walks. Greg DeBarr is pinch hitting for Buzzy Kravec. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Greg DeBarr doubles past the right fielder. Bill Lumley scores. Bobby Abbott scores. Vic Thompson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Norm Gick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Buz Veryzer pitching. Manny Hidalgo strikes out. Joe Litwhiler grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Fletcher singles past the first 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 pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Hugh Smith pitching. Gil Smith strikes out. Zane Stuart grounds out to the pitcher. Floyd Vandenberg flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Carmelo Keenan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobo Kittridge singles to right field. Mike Gleich flies out to the right fielder. Stu Lis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bobo Kittridge is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jake Harts improves in arm Jumbo Stewart did not respond to coaching in speed Patsy Lang improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Spehr did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jumbo Stewart did not respond to coaching in CF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ray Caligiuri improves in control Gus Stevens did not respond to coaching in velocity Jimmy Trucks improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Gedeon improves in control Mark Luebke did not respond to coaching in LF