Win: Jack Groom (3-4) Loss: Ray Reeves (4-4)
Save: Dunier Sanchez (28)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ray Reeves pitching. Jack Valle singles to right field. George Speer lines out to the shortstop. Tom Bailey doubles to left field. Jack Valle uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Spies grounds out to the third baseman. Kosuke Iwasaki grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Jack Groom pitching. Pop Vernon grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Gruber grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Floyd flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bob Morris doubles to center field. Herb Page grounds out to the shortstop. Chad Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Groom pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Marty Dickson pops out to the third baseman. Earl Bouldin flies out to the right fielder. Vern Freese grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jack Valle walks. George Speer walks. Tom Bailey grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jack Valle advances to third on the play. George Spies singles to left field. Jack Valle scores. Kosuke Iwasaki grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Spies is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Charlie Finley doubles to center field. Lou Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Reeves strikes out. Pop Vernon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bob Morris pops out to the shortstop. Herb Page walks. Chad Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Herb Page advances to second on the play. Jack Groom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Frank Gruber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Phil Floyd walks. Phil Floyd steals second. Marty Dickson grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Floyd advances to third on the play. Earl Bouldin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jack Valle grounds out to the shortstop. George Speer grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Bailey walks. George Spies strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Vern Freese flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Finley strikes out. Lou Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Kosuke Iwasaki grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Morris flies out to the right fielder. Herb Page grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Ray Reeves grounds out to the pitcher. Pop Vernon flies out to the left fielder. Frank Gruber singles to center field. Phil Floyd grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Chad Smith triples. Al Baumann 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. Jack Groom grounds out to the second baseman. Chad Smith scores. Jack Valle singles to center field. George Speer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Valle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Bailey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Speer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Marty Dickson walks. Earl Bouldin strikes out. Marty Dickson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Vern Freese hits a home run. Charlie Finley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh George Spies singles to center field. Kosuke Iwasaki grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Spies is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Toshiharu Naganuma is pinch hitting for Bob Morris. Toshiharu Naganuma strikes out. Herb Page grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Kosuke Iwasaki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Yuhei Kawanishi enters the game as a defensive replacement for Toshiharu Naganuma at 1B. Lou Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Evans is pinch hitting for Al Baumann. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Evans triples. Kazuhisa Ono 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. Pop Vernon strikes out. Frank Gruber flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Fred Keen pitching. Jay Brady is pinch hitting for Chad Smith. Jay Brady flies out to the left fielder. Pete Myrick is pinch hitting for Kazuhisa Ono. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pete Myrick grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Valle singles to left field. George Speer doubles to left field. Jack Valle uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Dunier Sanchez pitching. Phil Floyd grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marty Dickson grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Bouldin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 New York total runners LOB: 4
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ted Tejera did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Pierce did not respond to coaching in control Pickles Ellison improves in speed Phil Trouppe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Davis did not respond to coaching in control Art Kinney improves in power_vs_righty Shannon Pike did not respond to coaching in control Larry Cornelius improves in speed Pete Easton did not respond to coaching in C