Win: Steve Sowders (10-6) Loss: Al Wickersham (3-16)
Save: Andy Stenhouse (1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Al Wickersham pitching. Frank Dillinger singles to right field. Kevin Radebaugh singles to center field. Frank Dillinger advances to third on the hit. Frank Berry strikes out. Ollie Ballou flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Dillinger scores. Alex Ritter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Dick Wilson pitching. Chuck Morris strikes out. Bill Lewis walks. Dick Nyman singles to right field. Bill Lewis advances to third on the hit. Ivan Randall singles to center field. Bill Lewis scores. Dick Nyman advances to third on the hit. Frank Carlson grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Nyman scores. Ivan Randall advances to second on the play. Mike Halicki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Red Howard strikes out. Kurt Gleason strikes out. Hank Witmeyer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Rimp Spencer flies out to the right fielder. Bill Reed grounds out to the second baseman. Al Wickersham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dick Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Frank Dillinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Radebaugh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Chuck Morris singles to left field. Bill Lewis strikes out. Dick Nyman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Frank Berry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ollie Ballou grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Ritter walks. Red Howard singles to right field. Kurt Gleason grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Arizona Ivan Randall grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Carlson flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Mike Halicki walks. Rimp Spencer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Halicki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Hank Witmeyer pops out to the second baseman. Dick Wilson strikes out. Frank Dillinger lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Bill Reed grounds out to the shortstop. Al Wickersham strikes out. Chuck Morris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Kevin Radebaugh flies out to the left fielder. Frank Berry singles to right field. Ollie Ballou flies out to the center fielder. Alex Ritter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Bill Lewis walks. Dick Nyman flies out to the right fielder. Ivan Randall pops out to the third baseman. Frank Carlson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Lewis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Red Howard strikes out. Kurt Gleason grounds out to the catcher. Hank Witmeyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Mike Halicki grounds out to the shortstop. Rimp Spencer singles to left field. Steve Sowders comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bill Reed grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rimp Spencer advances to second on the play. Al Wickersham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Lu Keerl is pinch hitting for Steve Sowders. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Lu Keerl walks. Frank Dillinger strikes out. Kevin Radebaugh walks. Frank Berry strikes out. Ollie Ballou hits a home run. Lu Keerl scores. Kevin Radebaugh scores. Damon Jorgensen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Ritter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Andy Stenhouse pitching. Chuck Morris reached on a fielding error by Red Howard. Bill Lewis walks. Dick Nyman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Chuck Morris advances to third on the play. Ivan Randall pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Red Howard grounds out to the shortstop. Kurt Gleason flies out to the center fielder. Hank Witmeyer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Frank Carlson strikes out. Mike Halicki walks. Rimp Spencer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 4 Arizona total runners LOB: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: William Mills did not respond to coaching in speed William Mills did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Appling did not respond to coaching in speed Jerry Surkont did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Walt Anthony improves in arm Piggy Acker improves in range
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Leif Elveford did not respond to coaching in speed Leif Elveford did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Jonnard did not respond to coaching in control Kevin Tuve did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Kilkenny did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Kilkenny did not respond to coaching in control