Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Duane Russell pitching. Jim Schattinger strikes out. Art Sharp singles to right field. Mookie Ritchie grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Art Sharp is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mookie Ritchie steals second. Bert Rubeling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Florida Brian Hahn pitching. Kim LaPointe flies out to the right fielder. Tom Meyer singles to right field. Isadore Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Totch Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bill Valdes bunts for a base hit. Austin Proctor flies out to the left fielder. Jackie Smith flies out to the center fielder. Drew Baylor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Florida Bleu Pendergrass walks. Pat Vadeboncoeur doubles to left field. Bleu Pendergrass uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Horne grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Vadeboncoeur advances to third on the play. Pete Murray reached on a fielding error by Mookie Ritchie. Pat Vadeboncoeur scores. Duane Russell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kim LaPointe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Brian Hahn grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Schattinger flies out to the center fielder. Art Sharp walks. Mookie Ritchie pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Florida Tom Meyer grounds out to the second baseman. Isadore Gonzalez walks. Totch Brown pops out to the second baseman. Bleu Pendergrass singles to center field. Pat Vadeboncoeur flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bert Rubeling grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Valdes bunts for a base hit. Bill Valdes is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Austin Proctor singles to right field. Jackie Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Florida Bob Horne pops out to the catcher. Pete Murray grounds out to the third baseman. Duane Russell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Drew Baylor grounds out to the pitcher. Brian Hahn singles to left field. Jim Schattinger singles to center field. Art Sharp grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Brian Hahn is out at third base. Mookie Ritchie singles past the shortstop. Jim Schattinger scores. Art Sharp advances to third on the hit. Mookie Ritchie steals second. Bert Rubeling grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Florida Kim LaPointe flies out to the right fielder. Tom Meyer hits a home run. Isadore Gonzalez strikes out. Totch Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bill Valdes flies out to the center fielder. Austin Proctor singles to center field. Jackie Smith grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Austin Proctor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Drew Baylor hits a home run. Jackie Smith scores. Brian Hahn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Florida Bleu Pendergrass grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pat Vadeboncoeur doubles to left field. Pat Vadeboncoeur steals third. Bob Horne flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Pat Vadeboncoeur scores. Pete Murray flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Schattinger flies out to the center fielder. Art Sharp triples. Bill Scruggs 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. Mookie Ritchie strikes out. Bert Rubeling flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Florida Bill Arnovich is pinch hitting for Bill Scruggs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Arnovich strikes out. Kim LaPointe flies out to the left fielder. Tom Meyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Paul Barney pitching. Bill Valdes singles to left field. Bill Valdes steals second. Austin Proctor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Valdes advances to third on the play. Jackie Smith strikes out. Drew Baylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Florida Tommy Walden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Isadore Gonzalez flies out to the left fielder. Totch Brown singles to center field. Totch Brown gets picked off first. Bleu Pendergrass grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Frank Pfister comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Leo Conway is pinch hitting for Tommy Walden. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Leo Conway hits a home run. Sport Blattner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Schattinger grounds out to the third baseman. Art Sharp walks. Art Sharp steals second. Mookie Ritchie singles past the third baseman. Art Sharp scores. Hal Gebhard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bert Rubeling doubles to right field. Mookie Ritchie is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Bert Rubeling is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Florida Chuck Blatnik pitching. Hector Plantenberg enters the game as a defensive replacement for Art Sharp at 1B. Dan Ryan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mookie Ritchie at 2B. Lee Wert enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bert Rubeling at RF. Pat Vadeboncoeur grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Horne strikes out. Ray Knight is pinch hitting for Pete Murray. Ray Knight hits a home run. Victor Duran comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Freddie Inks is pinch hitting for Hal Gebhard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Freddie Inks hits a home run. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Florida total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Bill Arnovich is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Robert Gross improves in velocity Chuck Gessler improves in range Bill Mason improves in contact_vs_lefty Larry Jelic improves in power_vs_lefty Chuck Gessler did not respond to coaching in 2B
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Junior Barnes improves in range Danny Maggert did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Leonard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Spencer Eibel improves in power_vs_righty