Win: Fred Merritt (1-0) Loss: Elliott Niehoff (0-1)
Save: Johnny McCall (1)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Elliott Niehoff pitching. Randy Harrington strikes out. Ike Cristall pops out to the shortstop. Alex Ross singles to left field. Ken Wyrostek grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alex Ross is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Fred Merritt pitching. Gene LaPalme strikes out. Biff Epps flies out to the center fielder. Carden Twitchell lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Spec Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Queen strikes out. Paul Bowie singles to right field. Paul Bowie steals second. George Perkins grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jeff Quintana grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Lanning singles to right field. Brian Vuckovich walks. Rabbit Brewer grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Lanning advances to third on the play. Brian Vuckovich advances to second on the play. Bill Mokan walks. Elliott Niehoff strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Fred Merritt walks. Randy Harrington strikes out. Ike Cristall doubles to left field. Fred Merritt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alex Ross grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ike Cristall advances to third on the play. Ken Wyrostek walks. Spec Bell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Gene LaPalme grounds out to the second baseman. Biff Epps singles to left field. Carden Twitchell flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Quintana walks. Bill Lanning flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Gary Queen singles to center field. Paul Bowie doubles to center field. George Perkins strikes out. Fred Merritt singles to right field. Gary Queen scores. Paul Bowie scores. Randy Harrington singles to center field. Ike Cristall strikes out. Alex Ross strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Brian Vuckovich flies out to the center fielder. Rabbit Brewer lines out to the shortstop. Bill Mokan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Ken Wyrostek pops out to the second baseman. Spec Bell singles past the first baseman. Gary Queen flies out to the center fielder. Paul Bowie grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Spec Bell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Elliott Niehoff flies out to the right fielder. Gene LaPalme doubles to left field. Biff Epps singles to left field. Gene LaPalme scores. Carden Twitchell lines out to the shortstop. Biff Epps is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles George Perkins flies out to the right fielder. Fred Merritt strikes out. Randy Harrington singles to center field. Ike Cristall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jeff Quintana strikes out. Bill Lanning flies out to the center fielder. Brian Vuckovich singles to center field. Rabbit Brewer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Alex Ross strikes out. Dave Wood is pinch hitting for Ken Wyrostek. Dave Wood strikes out. Ike Morgan is pinch hitting for Spec Bell. Ike Morgan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Connie Sundberg enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ike Morgan at C. Bill Mokan singles to center field. Al Douglass is pinch hitting for Elliott Niehoff. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Al Douglass grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Mokan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Douglass steals second. Gene LaPalme walks. Joe Keerl 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. Biff Epps grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Lou Sprague pitching. Gary Queen singles to center field. Paul Bowie pops out to the shortstop. George Perkins strikes out. Ed McNertney is pinch hitting for Joe Keerl. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Ed McNertney hits an infield single to the pitcher. Randy Harrington hits a home run. Gary Queen scores. Ed McNertney scores. Zoilo Pool comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ike Cristall singles to right field. Alex Ross singles to center field. Ike Cristall is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Darrell Taylor pitching. Steve Knight is pinch hitting for Carden Twitchell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Knight grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Quintana walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bill Lanning singles to center field. Jeff Quintana scores. Bill Lanning steals second. Brian Vuckovich grounds out to the third baseman. Rabbit Brewer doubles to right field. Bill Lanning scores. Don DeMontreville comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Mokan lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Dave Wood hits an infield single to the shortstop. Connie Sundberg strikes out. Gary Queen grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Dave Wood is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Paul Bowie pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Johnny McCall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rip Williams is pinch hitting for Zoilo Pool. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rip Williams hits a home run. Gene LaPalme grounds out to the second baseman. Biff Epps flies out to the center fielder. Steve Knight strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 10 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Terry Parnham improves in power_vs_righty Terry Parnham improves in contact_vs_righty Brian House did not respond to coaching in velocity Neal Arlett did not respond to coaching in control Doc Wetherby did not respond to coaching in endurance Ken Hilly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Bill Gerhardt improves in velocity Butch Smalley improves in range Mike Swindells did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Swindells did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Butch Smalley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Gerhardt did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave McFadden did not respond to coaching in CF