Inning: 1 New York Jim Dressler pitching. Juan Brottem strikes out. Chuck Robinson strikes out. Virgil Magnante grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Tony Harkness pitching. Tonny Cruz strikes out. Barney Harley grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Ray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Frank Jones doubles to center field. Earl Hunter flies out to the center fielder. Hank Gubicza grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Loepp walks. George Zachary flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Walt Gale grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Goslin singles to center field. Tom Malkmus singles to center field. Billy Goslin advances to third on the hit. Mickey Bold strikes out. Dick Lynch grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Tony Harkness strikes out. Juan Brottem reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dick Lynch. Chuck Robinson grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Brottem is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jim Dressler strikes out. Tonny Cruz hits a home run. Barney Harley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Ray singles to left field. Walt Gale singles to left field. Jack Ray aggressively advances to third on the hit. Billy Goslin hits a home run. Jack Ray scores. Walt Gale scores. Tom Malkmus singles to left field. Mickey Bold walks. Dick Lynch pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Virgil Magnante grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Jones hits an infield single to the third baseman. Earl Hunter grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Frank Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hank Gubicza strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jim Dressler strikes out. Tonny Cruz singles to center field. Pat Ayrault comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Tonny Cruz steals second. Steve Loepp throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Barney Harley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tonny Cruz scores. Jack Ray hits an infield single to the second baseman. Walt Gale singles to right field. Billy Goslin singles to left field. Tom Malkmus singles to center field. Jack Ray scores. Walt Gale scores. Billy Goslin advances to third on the hit. Chief Gables comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey Bold grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Steve Loepp grounds out to the shortstop. George Zachary flies out to the center fielder. Chief Gables pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dick Lynch grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Dressler grounds out to the third baseman. Tonny Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Juan Brottem grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chuck Robinson singles to left field. Chuck Robinson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Virgil Magnante singles to center field. Frank Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Barney Harley flies out to the left fielder. Jack Ray grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Gale lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Earl Hunter singles to center field. Hank Gubicza flies out to the right fielder. Earl Hunter is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Steve Loepp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Billy Goslin singles past the second baseman. Jim Merritt 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. Tom Malkmus walks. Mickey Bold hits a home run. Billy Goslin scores. Tom Malkmus scores. Dick Lynch flies out to the center fielder. Garry Kopf is pinch hitting for Jim Dressler. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Garry Kopf pops out to the first baseman. Tonny Cruz singles past the shortstop. Barney Harley hits a home run. Tonny Cruz scores. Jack Ray flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Jim Balboni pitching. George Zachary grounds out to the shortstop. Olmedo Hurtado is pinch hitting for Jim Merritt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Olmedo Hurtado strikes out. Dan Huff is pinch hitting for Juan Brottem. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dan Huff grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Cuckoo Pierce pitching. Walt Gale grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Goslin triples. Tom Malkmus pops out to the third baseman. Mickey Bold grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Chuck Robinson strikes out. Ellie Trinkle is pinch hitting for Virgil Magnante. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ellie Trinkle singles to left field. Frank Jones hits a home run. Ellie Trinkle scores. Earl Hunter strikes out. Hank Gubicza flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners left on base: 4 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Frank Jones (14).HR - Frank Jones (11). Baserunning: CS - Juan Brottem (7), Chuck Robinson (8), Earl Hunter (6). Fielding: E - Steve Loepp.
Game Notes Pat Ayrault is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hod Schemer improves in power_vs_righty Wally Collins did not respond to coaching in speed Danny Kerfeld improves in contact_vs_righty Eddie Caldwell improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Castillo did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Cross did not respond to coaching in control Joe Smith did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dean Kuzava did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Beltre did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Diego Perkins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dave Hinton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Corey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Vernon Young did not respond to coaching in control