Win: Bob Stone (14-6) Loss: Alonzo Valentine (8-9)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Alonzo Valentine pitching. Gil Smith singles to right field. Zane Stuart singles to left field. Gil Smith advances to third on the hit. Jake Dempsey grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Smith scores. Zane Stuart advances to second on the play. Floyd Vandenberg flies out to the right fielder. Bill Lumley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bob Stone pitching. Carmelo Keenan doubles to left field. Bobo Kittridge hits a home run. Carmelo Keenan scores. Mike Gleich singles to center field. Mike Gleich is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Stu Lis strikes out. Ralph Sewell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bobby Abbott grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Hoffman hits a home run. Greg DeBarr hits a home run. Bob Stone grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Smith singles to right field. Zane Stuart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Manny Hidalgo singles to center field. Joe Litwhiler grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Manny Hidalgo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Fletcher strikes out. Alonzo Valentine reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bobby Abbott. Carmelo Keenan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jake Dempsey doubles to right field. Floyd Vandenberg singles to right field. Jake Dempsey scores. Bill Lumley singles past the first baseman. Bobby Abbott grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Lumley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Paul Hoffman walks. Hugh Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg DeBarr singles to right field. Floyd Vandenberg scores. Bobby Abbott scores. Bob Stone lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gil Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bobo Kittridge grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Gleich flies out to the right fielder. Stu Lis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Zane Stuart grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Dempsey grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Floyd Vandenberg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Ralph Sewell pops out to the second baseman. Manny Hidalgo strikes out. Joe Litwhiler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bill Lumley flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Abbott pops out to the catcher. Paul Hoffman doubles to left field. Greg DeBarr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bob Fletcher strikes out. Hugh Smith pops out to the third baseman. Carmelo Keenan singles to center field. Bobo Kittridge strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bob Stone grounds out to the third baseman. Gil Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Zane Stuart grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Gleich walks. Stu Lis grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ralph Sewell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jake Dempsey doubles to center field. Floyd Vandenberg singles to right field. Jake Dempsey scores. Bill Lumley flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Abbott strikes out. Wish Karp is pinch hitting for Paul Hoffman. Wish Karp grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Floyd Vandenberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Howie Lelivelt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wish Karp at C. Manny Hidalgo strikes out. Joe Litwhiler strikes out. Bob Fletcher lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Greg DeBarr strikes out. Bob Stone strikes out. Gil Smith singles to right field. Ed Callahan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Zane Stuart grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Hal Westrum is pinch hitting for Ed Callahan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hal Westrum singles to center field. Carmelo Keenan singles to right field. Bobo Kittridge doubles to left field. Hal Westrum scores. Carmelo Keenan is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Buzzy Kravec comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Gleich grounds out to the second baseman. Bobo Kittridge advances to third on the play. Stu Lis singles to right field. Bobo Kittridge scores. Ralph Sewell singles to right field. Stu Lis advances to third on the hit. Manny Hidalgo pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Luis Sutter pitching. Jake Dempsey singles to right field. Floyd Vandenberg hits a home run. Jake Dempsey scores. Bill Lumley pops out to the third baseman. Bobby Abbott strikes out. Howie Lelivelt lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Joe Litwhiler grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Fletcher flies out to the center fielder. Luis Sutter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Chapman did not respond to coaching in control Bill Spehr did not respond to coaching in arm Patsy Lang improves in arm Joe Chapman did not respond to coaching in velocity Lucas Sheets did not respond to coaching in LF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jimmy Trucks did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Walker improves in power_vs_righty Danny McKechnie improves in velocity Matt Brillheart did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Hunt improves in SS