Win: Marcus Cruz (8-2) Loss: Stan Chrisley (3-10)
Save: Don Kavanagh (6)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Stan Chrisley pitching. Ray Wagner grounds out to the third baseman. Allen Altuya reached on a 2-base fielding error by Charlie Strain. Bill Shinault pops out to the first baseman. Morrie Meadows walks. Ralph Knight singles to left field. Allen Altuya scores. Morrie Meadows advances to third on the hit. There goes the runner on third! Morrie Meadows is out trying to steal home. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Marcus Cruz pitching. Danny Sanford hits a home run. Rey Gardner lines out to the pitcher. Paxton Bailey doubles to left field. Dave Hubbs flies out to the center fielder. Fritz Lamb is hit by a pitch. Bill Bennett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Derek Morrison strikes out. Nelson McNulty strikes out. Red Buskey singles to center field. Marcus Cruz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Charlie Strain strikes out. Shizuo Kobayashi grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Chrisley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ray Wagner singles in front of the center fielder. Allen Altuya grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ray Wagner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Shinault strikes out. Morrie Meadows singles to center field. Allen Altuya advances to third on the hit. Ralph Knight walks. Derek Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Chicago Danny Sanford grounds out to the shortstop. Rey Gardner doubles to center field. Paxton Bailey strikes out. Dave Hubbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Nelson McNulty flies out to the right fielder. Red Buskey grounds out to the second baseman. Marcus Cruz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Fritz Lamb lines out to the shortstop. Bill Bennett grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Strain grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ray Wagner singles to right field. Allen Altuya strikes out. Bill Shinault doubles to center field. Ray Wagner uses his aggressiveness and scores. Morrie Meadows walks. Ralph Knight strikes out. Derek Morrison grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Shizuo Kobayashi singles to left field. Stan Chrisley lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Danny Sanford singles to left field. Rey Gardner strikes out. Paxton Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Nelson McNulty grounds out to the third baseman. Red Buskey flies out to the right fielder. Marcus Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Dave Hubbs singles to right field. Dave Hubbs steals second. Fritz Lamb grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Bennett pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Strain strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ray Wagner grounds out to the third baseman. Allen Altuya singles to center field. Allen Altuya steals second. Ken Nichols 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. Bill Shinault strikes out. Morrie Meadows flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Shizuo Kobayashi flies out to the right fielder. Don Binks is pinch hitting for Ken Nichols. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Binks singles to center field. Danny Sanford singles to right field. Don Binks is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Rey Gardner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Lefty Daniels pitching. Ralph Knight grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Chaplin is pinch hitting for Derek Morrison. John Chaplin hits a home run. Nelson McNulty grounds out to the shortstop. Red Buskey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago John Righetti enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Chaplin at 3B. Paxton Bailey grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Hubbs singles to right field. Fritz Lamb flies out to the left fielder. Bill Bennett pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Manny Mite comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Flint Eubank is pinch hitting for Marcus Cruz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Flint Eubank singles to center field. Wasaburo Yagi is pinch running for Flint Eubank on 1st base. Ray Wagner flies out to the center fielder. Allen Altuya flies out to the left fielder. Bill Shinault singles to center field. Morrie Meadows singles past the second baseman. Wasaburo Yagi scores. Bill Shinault advances to third on the hit. Dick Drago 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. Ralph Knight flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Don Kavanagh pitching. Charlie Strain walks. Shizuo Kobayashi strikes out. Dick Drago lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Danny Sanford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10 Chicago total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Rey Gardner (15), Paxton Bailey (10).HR - Danny Sanford (11).HBP - Fritz Lamb (1). Baserunning: SB - Dave Hubbs (5). Fielding: E - Charlie Strain.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Joe Chambers improves in contact_vs_lefty John Duffy did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Chambers did not respond to coaching in speed Shag Valdez did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Linzy did not respond to coaching in 3B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Elmo Durning did not respond to coaching in velocity Elmo Durning did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby McCarver improves in power_vs_righty Bruce DeMars did not respond to coaching in control Grover Hicks did not respond to coaching in 3B