Win: Randy Garibaldi (1-0) Loss: Freddy Delmas (0-1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Randy Garibaldi pitching. Tsuneo Hatakeyama doubles to right field. Dick Pilarcik strikes out. Ben Blocker singles past the second baseman. Tsuneo Hatakeyama scores. Bob McKee grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Freddy Delmas pitching. Mel Thompson hits a home run. Joe Davalillo hits a home run. Sid Kasko flies out to the center fielder. Max Powers strikes out. Haywood McGee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Johnny Isringhausen pops out to the second baseman. Willie McClellan flies out to the center fielder. Paul Just strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York George Bolick flies out to the left fielder. Jackie Smith strikes out. Doug Mathias singles to left field. Randy Garibaldi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Harry Kelly walks. Freddy Delmas lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tsuneo Hatakeyama grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Kelly advances to third on the play. Dick Pilarcik strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Mel Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Davalillo doubles to left field. Sid Kasko flies out to the left fielder. Max Powers singles to right field. Joe Davalillo scores. Larry Gutierrez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Haywood McGee singles to left field. George Bolick singles to right field. Max Powers is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ben Blocker strikes out. Bob McKee singles to center field. Bob McKee steals second. Johnny Isringhausen grounds out to the second baseman. Bob McKee advances to third on the play. Willie McClellan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Rankin Adamson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jackie Smith walks. Doug Mathias hits a home run. Jackie Smith scores. John Corcoran comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Garibaldi flies out to the center fielder. Mel Thompson strikes out. Joe Davalillo hits a home run. Sid Kasko singles to left field. Max Powers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Paul Just doubles to center field. Harry Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Just advances to third on the play. John Corcoran grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tsuneo Hatakeyama singles to center field. Paul Just scores. Tsuneo Hatakeyama is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Mickey Ratliff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Haywood McGee walks. George Bolick pops out to the shortstop. Jackie Smith hits a home run. Haywood McGee scores. Doug Mathias strikes out. Randy Garibaldi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dick Pilarcik strikes out. Ben Blocker strikes out. Bob McKee grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Mel Thompson strikes out. Joe Davalillo flies out to the center fielder. Sid Kasko singles to center field. Max Powers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Johnny Isringhausen is hit by a pitch. Willie McClellan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Johnny Isringhausen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Paul Just strikes out. Harry Kelly hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jiro Nakagomi is pinch hitting for Mickey Ratliff. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jiro Nakagomi grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Harry Kelly is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Darryl Steinecke pitching. Haywood McGee grounds out to the third baseman. George Bolick strikes out. Jackie Smith pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tsuneo Hatakeyama singles past the first baseman. Dick Pilarcik strikes out. Bill Rajsich is pinch hitting for Ben Blocker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Rajsich flies out to the center fielder. Tsuneo Hatakeyama steals second. Bob McKee doubles to right field. Tsuneo Hatakeyama scores. Johnny Isringhausen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Doug Mathias walks. Randy Garibaldi fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Randy Garibaldi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mel Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Willie McClellan singles to left field. Bud May 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 1st. Paul Just grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Harry Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 New York total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Tsuneo Hatakeyama (5), Bob McKee (2), Paul Just (2).GIDP - Bob McKee, Paul Just.HBP - Johnny Isringhausen (1). Baserunning: SB - Tsuneo Hatakeyama (4), Bob McKee (4).CS - Tsuneo Hatakeyama (1).
Game Notes Dick Pilarcik is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Marty Morrison improves in power_vs_lefty Kirby Nen improves in arm Joel Dade did not respond to coaching in arm Livan Otano did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Alex Speier did not respond to coaching in LF
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sparky Singleton did not respond to coaching in control Norm Josephson did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. George Cacek did not respond to coaching in arm