Win: Randy Akers (1-0) Loss: Bill Miller (0-1)
Save: Clarence Romano (2)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bernardo Bauta pitching. Jim Seerey flies out to the center fielder. Dick Lodigiani singles to right field. Jo-Jo Nye strikes out. Dick Lodigiani steals second. Bill Friberg lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Cal Cox pitching. Bobby Clarey grounds out to the shortstop. Gregg Gray flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Palmer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Hal Welch flies out to the center fielder. Billy Mercer flies out to the right fielder. Joe Dibut doubles to right field. Sam Lentini strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Bill Crow singles to left field. Dave Mohorcic flies out to the right fielder. Hank Byrne grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Crow advances to second on the play. Joe Baker lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Cal Cox strikes out. Jim Seerey flies out to the center fielder. Dick Lodigiani grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Al Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Bernardo Bauta hits an infield single to the third baseman. Bobby Clarey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jo-Jo Nye walks. Bill Friberg walks. Hal Welch flies out to the right fielder. Passed ball. Jo-Jo Nye advances to third. Bill Friberg advances to second. Billy Mercer strikes out. Joe Dibut lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Gregg Gray grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Palmer grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Crow hits a home run. Dave Mohorcic walks. Hank Byrne grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Mohorcic is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sam Lentini grounds out to the shortstop. Cal Cox strikes out. Jim Seerey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Joe Baker flies out to the left fielder. Al Bell singles to left field. Bernardo Bauta lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bobby Clarey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dick Lodigiani hits a home run. Jo-Jo Nye hits a home run. Bill Friberg grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Welch hits a home run. Tomio Ebisu comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Mercer grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Dibut singles to left field. Sam Lentini hits an infield single to the pitcher. Cal Cox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Gregg Gray strikes out. Charlie Palmer reached on a fielding error by Jo-Jo Nye. Bill Crow strikes out. Dave Mohorcic walks. Hank Byrne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Seerey flies out to the center fielder. Dick Lodigiani grounds out to the third baseman. Jo-Jo Nye grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Joe Baker walks. Al Bell hits a home run. Joe Baker scores. Garvin Choate is pinch hitting for Tomio Ebisu. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Garvin Choate singles to center field. Randy Akers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bobby Clarey strikes out. Gregg Gray hits an infield single to the pitcher. Charlie Palmer flies out to the left fielder. Bill Crow grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gregg Gray is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bill Miller pitching. Bill Friberg hits a home run. Jerry Dodge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Welch strikes out. Billy Mercer flies out to the left fielder. Joe Dibut singles to right field. Sam Lentini walks. Chuck Munoz is pinch hitting for Randy Akers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chuck Munoz doubles to center field. Joe Dibut scores. Sam Lentini uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rick Gibralter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Seerey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Clarence Romano pitching. Dave Mohorcic strikes out. Hank Byrne flies out to the right fielder. Pete Rivera is pinch hitting for Joe Baker. Pete Rivera strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Dick Lodigiani walks. Dick Lodigiani is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jo-Jo Nye triples. Bill Friberg singles to center field. Jo-Jo Nye scores. Denny Borshevski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Welch flies out to the right fielder. Billy Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Al Bell strikes out. Bob Gorinski is pinch hitting for Denny Borshevski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Gorinski singles to center field. Bobby Clarey flies out to the center fielder. Gregg Gray singles to center field. Charlie Palmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Joe Dibut (1), Chuck Munoz (1).3B - Jo-Jo Nye (1).HR - Dick Lodigiani (1), Jo-Jo Nye (1), Bill Friberg (1), Hal Welch (3). Baserunning: SB - Dick Lodigiani (1).CS - Dick Lodigiani (1). Fielding: E - Jo-Jo Nye.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Len Johnson improves in speed Dick Shoch improves in contact_vs_righty John Owen did not respond to coaching in control Willis Williams improves in arm Enos Fain did not respond to coaching in LF
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Isidro Marshall did not respond to coaching in control Ed Riles improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Smith did not respond to coaching in control Jose Limba improves in velocity Bill Schaffer did not respond to coaching in 2B