Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Frank Lee pitching. Hank Stynes grounds out to the shortstop. Tige Hall grounds out to the second baseman. Stu Karger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Diego Johnny Kelley pitching. Shitoshi Nitta flies out to the center fielder. Doc Sprite singles to right field. Nick Meyers singles to left field. Doc Sprite advances to third on the hit. Hal Dowse doubles to center field. Doc Sprite scores. Dick Smith pops out to the shortstop. Steve Yankowski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ron Davidson hits a home run. George Castillo singles to center field. Al Parks singles to left field. George Jones grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. George Castillo advances to third on the play. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. George Castillo scores. Jamie Tejera walks. Johnny Kelley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Diego Oscar Robertson flies out to the center fielder. Ed Pennington singles to left field. Frank Lee pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Ed Pennington is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Hank Stynes strikes out. Tige Hall flies out to the left fielder. Stu Karger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Diego Shitoshi Nitta singles to right field. Doc Sprite strikes out. Nick Meyers grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ron Davidson strikes out. George Castillo strikes out. Al Parks is hit by a pitch. George Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Diego Hal Dowse flies out to the right fielder. Dick Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Yankowski singles to left field. Oscar Robertson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jamie Tejera flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Kelley grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Stynes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Diego Ed Pennington hits a home run. Frank Lee flies out to the center fielder. Shitoshi Nitta strikes out. Doc Sprite singles past the second baseman. Nick Meyers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tige Hall grounds out to the pitcher. Stu Karger strikes out. Ron Davidson walks. George Castillo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ron Davidson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Diego Hal Dowse walks. Hal Dowse steals second. Dick Smith walks. Steve Yankowski lines out to the third baseman. Oscar Robertson singles to center field. Hal Dowse scores. Ed Pennington lines out to the pitcher. Frank Lee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Al Parks walks. Ryoji Kamei 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. George Jones flies out to the center fielder. Jamie Tejera pops out to the third baseman. Bunny Lerchen is pinch hitting for Johnny Kelley. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bunny Lerchen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Diego Phil Romero pitching. Shitoshi Nitta grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Sprite strikes out. Nick Meyers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Hank Stynes hits a home run. Kei Matsumoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tige Hall flies out to the left fielder. Stu Karger grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Davidson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Diego Hal Dowse singles to center field. Dick Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Steve Yankowski walks. Oscar Robertson singles to left field. Steve Yankowski advances to third on the hit. Ed Pennington walks. Mark Hendrick is pinch hitting for Kei Matsumoto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Hendrick hits a home run. Steve Yankowski scores. Oscar Robertson scores. Ed Pennington scores. Dick Meyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shitoshi Nitta walks. Doc Sprite strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Pete Bigbee pitching. George Castillo grounds out to the second baseman. Al Parks singles to center field. George Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Parks advances to second on the play. Jamie Tejera pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 San Diego total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Hal Dowse (11).HR - Ed Pennington (2), Mark Hendrick (3).GIDP - Nick Meyers, Dick Smith. Baserunning: SB - Hal Dowse (21).CS - Ed Pennington (4).
Game Notes Stu Karger is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: F RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Al Kelly improves in control Hal Garriott improves in speed Nate Leach did not respond to coaching in velocity John Grant improves in speed
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Coombs improves in power_vs_lefty Darrell Roberts did not respond to coaching in velocity Cy Bronkie did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Agler did not respond to coaching in velocity