Win: Tommy Blomberg (4-5) Loss: Harvey Peasley (8-1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ed Wacker pitching. Jimmy Wade grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Miller flies out to the right fielder. Rube Lewallyn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Kelly Rickert pitching. Derek Soto hits a home run. Charlie Barber lines out to the first baseman. Matt Conatser flies out to the left fielder. Everett Oliva grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Chris Lavagetto grounds out to the shortstop. Rusty Ordonez doubles to left field. Steve Howard doubles to left field. Rusty Ordonez scores. Darrin Conti walks. George Kent flies out to the right fielder. Kelly Rickert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Larry Russell strikes out. Lewis Fontenot strikes out. Scott Burgess grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jimmy Wade lines out to the shortstop. Roy Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Rube Lewallyn singles to left field. Chris Lavagetto grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles John Hatfield strikes out. Ed Wacker singles to center field. Derek Soto singles to right field. Charlie Barber flies out to the center fielder. Matt Conatser reached on a fielding error by Darrin Conti. Everett Oliva grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Rusty Ordonez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Howard grounds out to the second baseman. Darrin Conti singles to right field. George Kent flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Larry Russell strikes out. Lewis Fontenot pops out to the first baseman. Scott Burgess singles to center field. John Hatfield grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Kelly Rickert flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Wade doubles to center field. Roy Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Wade advances to third on the play. Rube Lewallyn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Ed Wacker singles to left field. Derek Soto singles to left field. Charlie Barber strikes out. Matt Conatser strikes out. Everett Oliva strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Chris Lavagetto strikes out. Rusty Ordonez strikes out. Steve Howard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Larry Russell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lewis Fontenot singles to center field. Scott Burgess strikes out. John Hatfield flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Darrin Conti pops out to the second baseman. George Kent walks. Dick Sullivan is pinch hitting for Kelly Rickert. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dick Sullivan grounds into a force play to the pitcher. George Kent is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jimmy Wade grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Sullivan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Harvey Peasley pitching. Ed Wacker strikes out. Derek Soto flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Barber strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Roy Miller singles to right field. George Wadsworth is pinch running for Roy Miller on 1st base. Rube Lewallyn walks. Tommy Blomberg 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. Chris Lavagetto flies out to the left fielder. Rusty Ordonez pops out to the third baseman. Steve Howard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Tommy Sharrott enters the game as a defensive replacement for George Wadsworth at C. Matt Conatser strikes out. Everett Oliva hits a home run. Larry Russell strikes out. Lewis Fontenot reached on a fielding error by Steve Howard. Scott Burgess grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Darrin Conti grounds out to the third baseman. George Kent strikes out. Larry Weis is pinch hitting for Harvey Peasley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Larry Weis reached on a fielding error by John Hatfield. Jimmy Wade grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 8
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Bill Devore did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Manny Spahn did not respond to coaching in C
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Oscar Hesketh did not respond to coaching in control Soup Wagner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Alf Crothers improves in arm Bob Dumoulin did not respond to coaching in control Byron Hadley did not respond to coaching in arm Oscar Hesketh did not respond to coaching in control Broderick LaMaster improves in LF