Win: Bobo Ginsberg (10-3) Loss: George Leftwich (9-6)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dave Pfister pitching. Tonny Cruz strikes out. Tom Malkmus strikes out. Dick Lerchen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Denny Franklin pitching. Lariel Jurak strikes out. Hank Arnold grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Cortazzo lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jack Ray grounds out to the pitcher. Ethan Mahoney flies out to the left fielder. Cuckoo Hulett singles to center field. Billy Braun strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Tom Rodgers walks. Chris Graham strikes out. Tom Rodgers steals second. Mike Stoops grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Rodgers advances to third on the play. Frank Watson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rasty Johnson strikes out. Denny Franklin strikes out. Tonny Cruz walks. Tom Malkmus grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tonny Cruz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Charlie Christensen flies out to the center fielder. Dave Pfister grounds out to the shortstop. Lariel Jurak singles to center field. Lariel Jurak is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dick Lerchen singles to right field. Jack Ray pops out to the third baseman. Ethan Mahoney flies out to the left fielder. Cuckoo Hulett singles to center field. Billy Braun grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Hank Arnold grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Cortazzo strikes out. Tom Rodgers singles to right field. Chris Graham walks. Mike Stoops strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Rasty Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Denny Franklin flies out to the left fielder. Tonny Cruz singles to right field. Tom Malkmus grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tonny Cruz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Frank Watson grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Christensen walks. Dave Pfister fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dave Pfister grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Christensen advances to second on the play. Lariel Jurak flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dick Lerchen singles to left field. Jack Ray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Lerchen advances to second on the play. Ethan Mahoney strikes out. Cuckoo Hulett walks. Billy Braun pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Hank Arnold strikes out. Roy Cortazzo flies out to the left fielder. Tom Rodgers bunts for a base hit. Tom Rodgers is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Rasty Johnson hits a home run. Denny Franklin pops out to the first baseman. Tonny Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Tom Malkmus grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Chris Graham singles to right field. Chris Graham is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Stoops grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Watson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dick Lerchen strikes out. Jack Ray grounds out to the pitcher. Ethan Mahoney reached on a fielding error by Chris Graham. Cuckoo Hulett walks. Chief Gables 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. Billy Braun pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Charlie Christensen strikes out. Chuck Pendleton is pinch hitting for Chief Gables. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chuck Pendleton doubles to center field. Hal Abrams 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 1st. Dusty Banister is pinch hitting for Lariel Jurak. Dusty Banister strikes out. Hank Arnold singles to right field. Chuck Pendleton scores. Roy Cortazzo walks. Tom Rodgers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ted Pence pitching. Buck Hopkins enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dusty Banister at 2B. Rasty Johnson singles past the first baseman. Papa Kobel is pinch hitting for Hal Abrams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rusty McCleskey is pinch running for Rasty Johnson on 1st base. Papa Kobel grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tonny Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Lucky Cole pitching. Chris Graham flies out to the center fielder. Mike Stoops singles to center field. Frank Watson strikes out. Charlie Christensen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Tom Malkmus flies out to the right fielder. Dick Lerchen flies out to the center fielder. Jack Ray grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 New York Terry Politte is pinch hitting for Ted Pence. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Terry Politte singles to right field. Buck Hopkins grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Hank Arnold flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Bobo Ginsberg pitching. Ethan Mahoney strikes out. Cuckoo Hulett strikes out. Billy Braun doubles to right field. Garry Kopf is pinch running for Billy Braun on 2nd base. Rusty McCleskey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 New York Bob Walker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Garry Kopf at C. Roy Cortazzo grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Rodgers bunts for a base hit. Jack Rosenberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Chris Graham grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Pittsburgh Dave Hinton is pinch hitting for Jack Rosenberg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dave Hinton triples. Tonny Cruz pops out to the third baseman. Tom Malkmus strikes out. Dick Lerchen grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 New York George Leftwich pitching. Mike Stoops hits a home run. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 11 New York total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Chuck Pendleton (18).HR - Mike Stoops (13).GIDP - Buck Hopkins, Chris Graham. Baserunning: SB - Tom Rodgers (8).CS - Lariel Jurak (14), Tom Rodgers (6), Chris Graham (4). Fielding: E - Chris Graham.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dick Lynch did not respond to coaching in speed Ozzie Murphy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Walt Ohman did not respond to coaching in velocity Walt Ohman did not respond to coaching in endurance Topsy Weaver improves in contact_vs_lefty Ozzie Murphy improves in range
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Williams improves in range Virgil Magnante did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Jones did not respond to coaching in range Pat Washburn did not respond to coaching in velocity Hank Gubicza improves in arm Colin Pagnozzi improves in contact_vs_righty Chuck Robinson did not respond to coaching in C