Win: Joe Houck (9-9) Loss: Hal Abrams (3-1)
Save: Jason Reynolds (27)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Pat Christenson pitching. Bob Collins grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Trlicek doubles to right field. Billy Desautels strikes out. I.V. Dripp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Joe Houck pitching. Jim Nunez hits a home run. Dick Federoff flies out to the left fielder. Jack Ray grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Cosco Koestner walks. Tokito Inoue doubles to right field. Floyd Burrows flies out to the left fielder. Juan Andrus pops out to the third baseman. Joe Houck grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tom Malkmus singles past the second baseman. Pat Pashnick grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Dick Lerchen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Bob Collins flies out to the center fielder. Joe Trlicek reached on a fielding error by Jim Nunez. Billy Desautels flies out to the center fielder. I.V. Dripp pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Danny Hare singles to center field. Pat Christenson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Nunez grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Federoff pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Cosco Koestner strikes out. Tokito Inoue singles to left field. Floyd Burrows grounds out to the third baseman. Tokito Inoue advances to second on the play. Juan Andrus pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jack Ray doubles to left field. Bob Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Ray advances to third on the play. Tom Malkmus grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Ray scores. Pat Pashnick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Joe Houck strikes out. Bob Collins singles to right field. Joe Trlicek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Bob Collins advances to second on the play. Billy Desautels is hit by a pitch. I.V. Dripp hits a home run. Bob Collins scores. Billy Desautels scores. Cosco Koestner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dick Lerchen strikes out. Danny Hare strikes out. Pat Christenson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Tokito Inoue walks. Floyd Burrows flies out to the right fielder. Juan Andrus pops out to the third baseman. Joe Houck grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tokito Inoue is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim Nunez flies out to the center fielder. Dick Federoff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Ray lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Bob Collins strikes out. Joe Trlicek grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Desautels walks. I.V. Dripp flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bob Walker flies out to the right fielder. Tom Malkmus hits a home run. Papa Kobel is pinch hitting for Pat Pashnick. Papa Kobel flies out to the right fielder. Dick Lerchen singles to left field. Danny Hare pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Hal McCurdy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Papa Kobel at 2B. Hal Abrams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Cosco Koestner singles to right field. Tokito Inoue grounds out to the pitcher. Cosco Koestner advances to second on the play. Floyd Burrows grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Andrus triples. Cosco Koestner scores. Takashi Kawato is pinch hitting for Joe Houck. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Takashi Kawato hits a home run. Juan Andrus scores. Jim Vinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Collins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jerry Wagner pitching. Rusty McCleskey is pinch hitting for Jim Vinton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rusty McCleskey doubles to center field. Jim Nunez grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Federoff strikes out. Jack Ray grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Eddie Hardgrove pitching. Joe Trlicek doubles to center field. Billy Desautels strikes out. I.V. Dripp singles to left field. Joe Trlicek scores. Cosco Koestner grounds into a force play to the third baseman. I.V. Dripp is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tokito Inoue flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh John Sedgwick enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Collins at 2B. Tanyon Moore enters the game as a defensive replacement for Juan Andrus at CF. Bob Walker strikes out. Tom Malkmus singles to left field. Hal McCurdy walks. Jason Reynolds comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dick Lerchen singles to right field. Tom Malkmus scores. Hal McCurdy advances to third on the hit. Danny Hare grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 8 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 4
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Wally Whisenhunt did not respond to coaching in velocity Cannonball Archer improves in control George Zuber did not respond to coaching in velocity Cannonball Archer did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Trevino did not respond to coaching in arm Spencer Whitney did not respond to coaching in control Walt Donnels did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Burleson did not respond to coaching in control Garry Kopf improves in power_vs_lefty Johnny Wills did not respond to coaching in velocity Mickey Bold did not respond to coaching in arm Lucky Cole did not respond to coaching in control Walt Gale did not respond to coaching in range