Win: Effie Rayford (10-13) Loss: Bill Powell (14-10)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Effie Rayford pitching. Stu Dietrich strikes out. Rick Johnston singles to right field. Joe Hill flies out to the right fielder. Rick Johnston steals second. Johnny Wilmot flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Bill Powell pitching. Bruce Riley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Willis triples. Max Castillo strikes out. Bill Hallman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Skinny Bianco singles to left field. Vance Skiff flies out to the left fielder. Al Parks singles to left field. Skinny Bianco advances to third on the hit. George Hodges strikes out. Bill Powell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Gaylen McGhee singles to right field. Edgar Doljack singles to left field. Gaylen McGhee advances to third on the hit. Edgar Doljack steals second. Dixie Hook singles to left field. Gaylen McGhee scores. Edgar Doljack scores. Possum Plummer singles to left field. Effie Rayford lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bruce Riley strikes out. Bob Willis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Stu Dietrich walks. Rick Johnston strikes out. Joe Hill flies out to the left fielder. Stu Dietrich is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Max Castillo walks. Bill Hallman singles to center field. Gaylen McGhee singles to right field. Max Castillo scores. Bill Hallman advances to third on the hit. Edgar Doljack hits a home run. Bill Hallman scores. Gaylen McGhee scores. Cotton Welch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dixie Hook singles to center field. Possum Plummer strikes out. Dixie Hook is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Effie Rayford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Johnny Wilmot grounds out to the shortstop. Skinny Bianco singles to left field. Vance Skiff grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Bruce Riley walks. Bob Willis grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Riley advances to second on the play. Max Castillo grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hallman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Al Parks grounds out to the shortstop. George Hodges grounds out to the second baseman. Cotton Welch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Gaylen McGhee is hit by a pitch. Edgar Doljack singles to center field. Dixie Hook grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Gaylen McGhee advances to third on the play. Possum Plummer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Stu Dietrich flies out to the center fielder. Rick Johnston pops out to the first baseman. Joe Hill pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Effie Rayford walks. Bruce Riley singles to left field. Effie Rayford advances to third on the hit. Bob Willis walks. Max Castillo flies out to the left fielder. Bill Hallman flies out to the center fielder. Gaylen McGhee grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman. Effie Rayford is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Johnny Wilmot strikes out. Skinny Bianco reached on a fielding error by Possum Plummer. Skinny Bianco is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Vance Skiff singles to left field. Vance Skiff steals second. Al Parks strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Edgar Doljack singles to left field. Dixie Hook flies out to the center fielder. Jim Jackson 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. Possum Plummer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Edgar Doljack is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Effie Rayford singles to right field. Possum Plummer advances to third on the hit. Bruce Riley walks. Bob Willis strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh George Hodges walks. John Lake is pinch hitting for Jim Jackson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Hodges steals second. John Lake grounds out to the second baseman. George Hodges advances to third on the play. Stu Dietrich flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, George Hodges scores. Rick Johnston grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Brian Kahn pitching. Max Castillo strikes out. Heinie Garciaparra is pinch hitting for Bill Hallman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Heinie Garciaparra pops out to the shortstop. Gaylen McGhee grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Joe Hill singles to left field. Johnny Wilmot strikes out. Skinny Bianco flies out to the right fielder. Joe Hill steals second. Vance Skiff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 New York total runners left on base: 11
Batting:SF - Stu Dietrich.GIDP - Vance Skiff. Baserunning: SB - Rick Johnston (25), Joe Hill (31), Vance Skiff (25), George Hodges (5).CS - Stu Dietrich (12), Skinny Bianco (13).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Willis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Alex Ahearne did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Alex Ahearne did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sam Mattick improves in arm Clint Klages did not respond to coaching in speed Clint Klages did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ted Bell did not respond to coaching in speed Tim Robinson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Householder did not respond to coaching in control Jimmy Dunn did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Jones improves in arm Jim Corey did not respond to coaching in control