Inning: 1 Pittsburgh John Garcia pitching. Greg Partenheimer pops out to the catcher. Tom Lillis walks. Tom Lillis is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mark Militello triples. Jim Mitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Dave Tomer pitching. Mark Nelson strikes out. Wendell Lipon strikes out. Lefty Piniella grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Vern Rightnowar walks. Ralph Maglie strikes out. Clyde Delahanty hits a home run. Vern Rightnowar scores. John Smith strikes out. Dave Tomer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Jo-Jo Johnston strikes out. Jim Meyer grounds out to the shortstop. George Krukow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Greg Partenheimer strikes out. Tom Lillis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Militello flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles John Shannon lines out to the pitcher. Darrell Heard walks. John Garcia lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mark Nelson singles to right field. Darrell Heard scores. Mark Nelson steals second. Wendell Lipon singles to center field. Mark Nelson scores. Wendell Lipon is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jim Mitchell singles to right field. Vern Rightnowar strikes out. Ralph Maglie flies out to the right fielder. Clyde Delahanty singles to center field. Jim Mitchell advances to third on the hit. John Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Lefty Piniella pops out to the third baseman. Jo-Jo Johnston singles to left field. Jo-Jo Johnston gets picked off first. Jim Meyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dave Tomer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Partenheimer flies out to the left fielder. Tom Lillis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles George Krukow pops out to the first baseman. John Shannon walks. Darrell Heard singles to center field. John Shannon advances to third on the hit. John Garcia strikes out. Darrell Heard steals second. Mark Nelson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mark Militello flies out to the right fielder. Jim Mitchell singles to right field. Jim Mitchell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Vern Rightnowar strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Wendell Lipon flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Piniella grounds out to the third baseman. Jo-Jo Johnston reached on a fielding error by Vern Rightnowar. Jim Meyer walks. George Krukow strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ralph Maglie strikes out. Clyde Delahanty grounds out to the shortstop. John Smith singles to left field. Darron Vaughan is pinch hitting for Dave Tomer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Darron Vaughan reached on a fielding error by John Shannon. Johnny James 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. Greg Partenheimer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Darron Vaughan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Scott Fisk pitching. John Shannon strikes out. Darrell Heard pops out to the shortstop. Johnny James strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tom Lillis singles past the first baseman. Tom Lillis steals second. Mark Militello strikes out. Jim Mitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Vern Rightnowar lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Mark Nelson strikes out. Wendell Lipon lines out to the shortstop. Lefty Piniella singles to left field. Jo-Jo Johnston grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ralph Maglie singles to center field. Clyde Delahanty singles to right field. John Smith walks. The defense is playing the infield in. March Stahl 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. Sam Starkel is pinch hitting for Scott Fisk. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sam Starkel strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Greg Partenheimer singles to right field. Ralph Maglie scores. Clyde Delahanty is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. John Smith advances to third on the play. Tom Lillis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Harry Casimiro pitching. Jim Meyer strikes out. George Krukow hits a home run. John Shannon singles to right field. John Shannon steals second. Darrell Heard walks. March Stahl fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. March Stahl strikes out. Mark Nelson singles to right field. John Shannon scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 5
Batting:HR - George Krukow (11). Baserunning: SB - Mark Nelson (24), John Shannon (13), Darrell Heard (17).CS - Wendell Lipon (28). Fielding: E - John Shannon.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Green did not respond to coaching in arm George Torrez improves in arm Fritz Cain improves in control Bob Brumley did not respond to coaching in velocity Gale Murff did not respond to coaching in control Gale Murff did not respond to coaching in control Bill Green did not respond to coaching in SS
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ollie Maynard improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Mason improves in range Red McCarver improves in range Ollie Maynard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Harrist did not respond to coaching in control Bill Harrist did not respond to coaching in velocity