Win: March McNabb (4-3) Loss: Elliott Niehoff (1-4)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh March McNabb pitching. Dave Pena walks. Bill Lanning grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dave Pena is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Lanning is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jim Koehler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Elliott Niehoff pitching. Red Maddox strikes out. Marty Tiefenthaler strikes out. Gabby Sexton walks. Bill Scruggs walks. Leslie Campanis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh John Mellor flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Quintana strikes out. Carden Twitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Andy Gunderson flies out to the right fielder. Sid Afenir grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Abbaticchio singles to center field. March McNabb grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack Abbaticchio is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rabbit Brewer singles to center field. Mike Roe flies out to the right fielder. Elliott Niehoff lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Pena flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Red Maddox singles to center field. Marty Tiefenthaler doubles to right field. Red Maddox uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gabby Sexton walks. Bill Scruggs singles to center field. Marty Tiefenthaler scores. Gabby Sexton advances to third on the hit. Leslie Campanis hits a home run. Gabby Sexton scores. Bill Scruggs scores. Andy Gunderson singles to right field. Sid Afenir singles past the third baseman. Andy Gunderson advances to third on the hit. Jack Abbaticchio flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Andy Gunderson scores. March McNabb lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Red Maddox grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bill Lanning grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Koehler flies out to the left fielder. John Mellor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Marty Tiefenthaler flies out to the center fielder. Gabby Sexton singles to right field. Bill Scruggs singles to left field. Gabby Sexton is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Leslie Campanis singles to center field. Bill Scruggs advances to third on the hit. Andy Gunderson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jeff Quintana grounds out to the third baseman. Carden Twitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Rabbit Brewer singles to left field. Mike Roe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Francis Saucier comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sid Afenir doubles to right field. Jack Abbaticchio grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! March McNabb grounds out to the second baseman. Sid Afenir advances to third on the play. Red Maddox walks. Marty Tiefenthaler walks. Gabby Sexton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Francis Saucier strikes out. Dave Pena flies out to the center fielder. Bill Lanning flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Bill Scruggs strikes out. Leslie Campanis flies out to the left fielder. Andy Gunderson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Koehler singles to right field. John Mellor flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Quintana flies out to the left fielder. Carden Twitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Sid Afenir grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Abbaticchio flies out to the left fielder. Ben Ferriss is pinch hitting for March McNabb. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ben Ferriss reached on a 2-base fielding error by Rabbit Brewer. Red Maddox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dewey Lukon pitching. Bill Jacoby is pinch hitting for Rabbit Brewer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Jacoby grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Roe strikes out. Biff Epps is pinch hitting for Francis Saucier. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Biff Epps singles to center field. Dave Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Zoilo Pool pitching. Marty Tiefenthaler flies out to the left fielder. Gabby Sexton strikes out. Bill Scruggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bill Lanning pops out to the catcher. Jim Koehler grounds out to the second baseman. John Mellor singles to right field. Jeff Quintana singles to center field. Carden Twitchell doubles to center field. John Mellor scores. Jeff Quintana uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Douglass is pinch hitting for Bill Jacoby. Al Douglass flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 10
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: D Improvements: Bubba Gutteridge did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Swindells did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Gerhardt did not respond to coaching in control Bubba Gutteridge improves in control Mike Swindells improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Gerhardt did not respond to coaching in control Dave McFadden did not respond to coaching in CF
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Stan Stevens did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Veres improves in speed Glenn Huppert improves in range Walt Davenport improves in control Jim Moore did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Baumgardner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty