Win: Harry Breckinridge (5-3) Loss: Tunch Ilkin (3-1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Steve Fahr pitching. Mel Blount walks. Heath Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Mel Blount advances to second on the play. Mel Blount steals third. Gary Dunn strikes out. Walter Abercrombie grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Ricky Clift pitching. Ray Bolen singles to center field. Harry Davis singles to left field. Ray Bolen advances to third on the hit. Ray Henry grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Bolen scores. Harry Davis advances to second on the play. Matty Freed singles to left field. Harry Davis scores. Tom Hughes flies out to the center fielder. March Nye flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh John Stallworth walks. Terry Fuhrman strikes out. Bob Mullen singles to left field. Frank LaMacchia strikes out. Ricky Clift singles past the shortstop. John Stallworth scores. Bob Mullen advances to third on the hit. Mel Blount doubles to center field. Bob Mullen scores. Ricky Clift uses his aggressiveness and scores. Heath Miller singles to left field. Mel Blount scores. Gary Dunn singles to right field. Walter Abercrombie grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gary Dunn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Tony Hearron strikes out. Ken Quinn hits a home run. Dwayne Woodruff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Fahr flies out to the left fielder. Ray Bolen pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh John Stallworth strikes out. Terry Fuhrman lines out to the second baseman. Bob Mullen singles to left field. Frank LaMacchia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Harry Davis singles to left field. Ray Henry strikes out. Matty Freed pops out to the catcher. Tom Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dwayne Woodruff strikes out. Mel Blount doubles to left field. Heath Miller walks. Gary Dunn grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York March Nye walks. Tony Hearron grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ken Quinn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Walter Abercrombie strikes out. John Stallworth singles to left field. Terry Fuhrman singles to right field. John Stallworth advances to third on the hit. Jeff Small comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Mullen strikes out. Frank LaMacchia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Jeff Small flies out to the center fielder. Ray Bolen walks. Chris Roberts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Harry Davis grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ray Bolen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ray Henry hits a home run. Harry Davis scores. Matty Freed grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Chris Roberts doubles past the third baseman. Mel Blount pops out to the second baseman. Heath Miller reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ray Henry. Chris Roberts scores. Gary Dunn pops out to the second baseman. Walter Abercrombie grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Tom Hughes grounds out to the second baseman. March Nye singles to left field. Tony Hearron strikes out. Ken Quinn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. March Nye is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh John Stallworth strikes out. Terry Fuhrman singles to center field. Bob Mullen strikes out. Frank LaMacchia grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Terry Fuhrman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Wally Joiner is pinch hitting for Jeff Small. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wally Joiner flies out to the center fielder. Ray Bolen is hit by a pitch. Harry Davis strikes out. Ray Henry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Raoul Schwartz pitching. Rick Cerone is pinch hitting for Chris Roberts. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rick Cerone strikes out. Mel Blount singles to center field. Mel Blount is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Heath Miller walks. Gary Dunn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Tunch Ilkin pitching. Matty Freed grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Hughes singles to right field. March Nye strikes out. Tony Hearron flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Walter Abercrombie strikes out. John Stallworth grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Fuhrman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Ken Quinn flies out to the center fielder. Joe Piet is pinch hitting for Raoul Schwartz . Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Piet strikes out. Ray Bolen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Harry Breckinridge pitching. Bob Mullen flies out to the left fielder. Frank LaMacchia flies out to the left fielder. Tunch Ilkin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 New York Harry Davis pops out to the second baseman. Ray Henry strikes out. Matty Freed flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Mel Blount grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Heath Miller strikes out. Gary Dunn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 New York Tom Hughes grounds out to the second baseman. March Nye grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Hearron walks. Bryan Hinkle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ken Quinn doubles to right field. Tony Hearron uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 10 New York total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Frank LaMacchia is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Merril Hoge did not respond to coaching in arm David DeCastro improves in power_vs_righty Calvin Sweeney did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Schemanske did not respond to coaching in arm David DeCastro did not respond to coaching in LF
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Kookie Kramer improves in arm Ken Long did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Vern Gulley did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Helms improves in arm Kookie Kramer did not respond to coaching in 1B