Win: John Nelson (1-0) Loss: Fred Worthington (1-2)
Save: Steve Jurisich (9)
Inning: 1 Florida Frank Wilkinson pitching. Fred Drysdale grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Vaughan walks. Jack Vaughan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Miller singles to right field. Buddy Frey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bryan Hensley pitching. Doug Cummings grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Craft grounds out to the second baseman. Dennis Dobson walks. Mose Nieto singles to center field. Dennis Dobson advances to third on the hit. Ed Archer walks. Joe Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Florida Art Barry singles to left field. Lou Picciuto singles to center field. Art Barry is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Herman Holt reached on a fielding error by Dennis Dobson. Todd Barbee grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Herman Holt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bryan Hensley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Juan Kirkpatrick strikes out. Bob Fabrique grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Wilkinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Florida Fred Drysdale flies out to the center fielder. Jack Vaughan flies out to the center fielder. John Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Doug Cummings doubles to center field. Jim Craft lines out to the shortstop. Dennis Dobson triples. Doug Cummings scores. Mose Nieto flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dennis Dobson scores. Ed Archer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Florida Buddy Frey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Art Barry flies out to the left fielder. Lou Picciuto grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Kirkpatrick flies out to the center fielder. Bob Fabrique singles to center field. Frank Wilkinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Florida Herman Holt pops out to the second baseman. Todd Barbee flies out to the center fielder. Bryan Hensley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Doug Cummings singles to center field. Doug Cummings steals second. Jim Craft singles to left field. Dennis Dobson walks. Mose Nieto flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Doug Cummings scores. Ed Archer reached on a fielding error by Fred Drysdale. Dan Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Joe Ramirez singles to left field. Jim Craft scores. Dennis Dobson scores. Ed Archer advances to third on the hit. Juan Kirkpatrick grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Florida Fred Drysdale hits a home run. Jack Vaughan singles to center field. John Miller doubles past the third baseman. Jack Vaughan scores. Buddy Frey grounds out to the second baseman. John Miller advances to third on the play. Art Barry singles to center field. John Miller scores. Lou Picciuto hits a home run. Art Barry scores. Herman Holt strikes out. Todd Barbee flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bob Fabrique singles to left field. Buddy Hamm is pinch hitting for Frank Wilkinson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Buddy Hamm singles to right field. Doug Cummings flies out to the center fielder. Jim Craft strikes out. Dennis Dobson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Fabrique is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Florida Lemmie Doolan pitching. Dan Murphy strikes out. Fred Drysdale strikes out. Jack Vaughan pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Mose Nieto flies out to the left fielder. Ed Archer grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Ramirez hits an infield single to the second baseman. Juan Kirkpatrick singles to left field. Joe Ramirez aggressively advances to third on the hit. Lee Skizas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Fabrique singles to center field. Joe Ramirez scores. Juan Kirkpatrick advances to third on the hit. Jack Neu is pinch hitting for Lemmie Doolan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Neu singles to right field. Juan Kirkpatrick scores. Doug Cummings singles to center field. Bob Fabrique scores. Jack Neu advances to third on the hit. Dave Nieto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Cummings steals second. Jim Craft grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Florida Buddy Bannon pitching. Kenji Shigematsu enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Craft at CF. John Miller bunts for a base hit. Buddy Frey hits a home run. John Miller scores. John Nelson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art Barry flies out to the center fielder. Lou Picciuto reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dennis Dobson. Herman Holt strikes out. Todd Barbee walks. George Meares is pinch hitting for Dave Nieto. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. George Meares singles in front of the left fielder. Lou Picciuto uses his aggressiveness and scores. Fred Drysdale hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jack Vaughan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Fred Worthington pitching. Dennis Dobson flies out to the left fielder. Mose Nieto hits a home run. Vic Bruno comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Archer grounds out to the catcher. Joe Ramirez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Florida Steve Jurisich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Miller strikes out. Buddy Frey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Barry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Florida total runners left on base: 6 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - John Miller (2).HR - Fred Drysdale (1), Buddy Frey (5), Lou Picciuto (1). Baserunning: CS - Jack Vaughan (1). Fielding: E - Fred Drysdale.
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rudy Doster did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Haas did not respond to coaching in velocity Rafael Martin improves in arm Scott Davenport did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Ortenzio improves in endurance Vance McAuliffe improves in power_vs_righty Mike Meares did not respond to coaching in CF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Blaemire improves in contact_vs_righty Orlin Stablein improves in speed Pete McHenry did not respond to coaching in arm Tony Fernandez did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Stocker did not respond to coaching in arm Dave Madison did not respond to coaching in control Chris Ainge did not respond to coaching in C