Win: Gary Kucab (7-12) Loss: Harry Wilhelm (5-14)
Save: Reggie Hajduk (6)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jack Kucab pitching. Ed Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Collard strikes out. Bill Stratton singles to right field. Lorenzo Dipoto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Harry Wilhelm pitching. Ed Wise grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alan Grubb walks. Hiroshi Tanaka grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Heinie Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Rayford lines out to the third baseman. Bobby Brewer hits an infield single to the third baseman. Frank Compton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Jack Allen pops out to the shortstop. Arnold Titus pops out to the shortstop. Papa Burdock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Harry Wilhelm grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Gibson singles to left field. Jim Collard grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Gibson advances to second on the play. Bill Stratton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Bruce Dempster flies out to the center fielder. Yasu Saito grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Kucab grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Lorenzo Dipoto flies out to the left fielder. Heinie Smith grounds out to the catcher. Gary Rayford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Ed Wise strikes out. Alan Grubb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Hiroshi Tanaka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bobby Brewer grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Compton grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Wilhelm grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Jack Allen pops out to the catcher. Arnold Titus grounds out to the third baseman. Papa Burdock walks. Bruce Dempster doubles to center field. Papa Burdock uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yasu Saito grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ed Gibson flies out to the left fielder. Jim Collard strikes out. Bill Stratton lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Jack Kucab reached on a fielding error by Ed Gibson. Shorty Butler is pinch running for Jack Kucab on 1st base. Shorty Butler steals second. Ed Wise strikes out. Alan Grubb doubles to right field. Shorty Butler scores. Hiroshi Tanaka doubles to center field. Alan Grubb scores. Jack Allen walks. Arnold Titus walks. Papa Burdock flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Hiroshi Tanaka scores. Bruce Dempster strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Lew Craig pitching. Clyde Garcia enters the game as a defensive replacement for Alan Grubb at SS. Saburo Nakashima enters the game as a defensive replacement for Yasu Saito at C. Lorenzo Dipoto singles to right field. Lorenzo Dipoto is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Heinie Smith walks. Gary Rayford triples. Heinie Smith scores. Bobby Brewer grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Rayford scores. Frank French comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Alou is pinch hitting for Frank Compton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Alou grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Wally Gordon is pinch hitting for Saburo Nakashima. Wally Gordon pops out to the shortstop. Frank French singles to left field. Brian Steinbach is pinch running for Frank French on 1st base. Ed Wise flies out to the center fielder. Clyde Garcia grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Brian Steinbach is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Reggie Hajduk pitching. Rupert Tingley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wally Gordon at C. Mutz Hemphill is pinch hitting for Harry Wilhelm. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mutz Hemphill singles to right field. Ed Gibson singles to center field. Jim Collard pops out to the third baseman. Bill Stratton strikes out. Lorenzo Dipoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Urbano Perry pitching. Hiroshi Tanaka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Allen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Arnold Titus pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Heinie Smith pops out to the second baseman. Gary Rayford grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Brewer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 Chicago total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Shorty Butler is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chipper Mogridge improves in power_vs_righty Al Wedge did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Eckert did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Doug Mizerock did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Doc Hargrave improves in power_vs_righty Asniel Tanis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Doc Hargrave did not respond to coaching in range Bill Mercker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Doc Hargrave did not respond to coaching in 1B