Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Firpo Farrell pitching. Henry Okrie grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Sam House singles to center field. Sam House steals second. Toki Ichikawa strikes out. Heinie Melton hits an infield single to the pitcher. Heinie Melton steals second. Joe Bella grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 San Francisco Lou Fernandez pitching. Bob Dodd flies out to the left fielder. Ray Sheerin grounds out to the second baseman. Gabe Blessitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Newt Harper strikes out. Jim Wynne pops out to the catcher. Pete Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Francisco Billy Caligiuri hits a home run. Jeffrey Blanco grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Perry hits a home run. Shoresy singles to right field. Nardi Coggins walks. Firpo Farrell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Dodd walks. Ray Sheerin doubles to center field. Shoresy scores. Nardi Coggins scores. Bob Dodd uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gabe Blessitt triples. Ray Sheerin scores. Billy Caligiuri doubles to right field. Gabe Blessitt scores. Jeffrey Blanco flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Lou Fernandez flies out to the right fielder. Henry Okrie pops out to the second baseman. Sam House grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Francisco Jim Perry singles to right field. Shoresy flies out to the center fielder. Jim Perry is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Nardi Coggins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Toki Ichikawa hits an infield single to the pitcher. Toki Ichikawa steals second. Heinie Melton singles to left field. Joe Bella strikes out. Newt Harper walks. Jim Wynne grounds out to the shortstop. Toki Ichikawa scores. Heinie Melton advances to third on the play. Newt Harper advances to second on the play. Pete Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 San Francisco Firpo Farrell strikes out. Bob Dodd strikes out. Ray Sheerin walks. Ray Sheerin steals second. Gabe Blessitt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Lou Fernandez strikes out. Henry Okrie singles to left field. Sam House flies out to the left fielder. Toki Ichikawa grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Henry Okrie is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Francisco Billy Caligiuri grounds out to the third baseman. Jeffrey Blanco strikes out. Jim Perry pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Heinie Melton strikes out. Joe Bella grounds out to the shortstop. Newt Harper hits a home run. Jim Wynne singles to right field. Jim Wynne is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Francisco Shoresy walks. Nardi Coggins hits a home run. Shoresy scores. Firpo Farrell flies out to the center fielder. Bob Dodd walks. Ray Sheerin flies out to the left fielder. Gabe Blessitt walks. Sandy Morris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Billy Caligiuri walks. Jeffrey Blanco singles to right field. Bob Dodd scores. Gabe Blessitt scores. Billy Caligiuri advances to third on the hit. Jim Perry walks. Shoresy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Pete Lyons singles to center field. Dan Alvarez is pinch hitting for Sandy Morris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dan Alvarez strikes out. Henry Okrie grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Lyons advances to second on the play. Sam House doubles to right field. Pete Lyons scores. Toki Ichikawa pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Francisco Mel Smalley pitching. Nardi Coggins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Firpo Farrell flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Young is pinch hitting for Bob Dodd. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eddie Young reached on a 2-base fielding error by Heinie Melton. Bobby Jackson is pinch hitting for Ray Sheerin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Heinie Melton flies out to the right fielder. Joe Bella strikes out. Newt Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Francisco Gabe Blessitt grounds out to the catcher. Billy Caligiuri flies out to the right fielder. Jeffrey Blanco grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Wynne strikes out. Pete Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ryan Howard is pinch hitting for Mel Smalley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ryan Howard hits a home run. Henry Okrie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6 San Francisco total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Sam House (21).HR - Newt Harper (4), Ryan Howard (2). Baserunning: SB - Sam House (16), Toki Ichikawa (6), Heinie Melton (8).CS - Jim Wynne (2). Fielding: E - Heinie Melton.
Batting:2B - Ray Sheerin (14), Billy Caligiuri (11).3B - Gabe Blessitt (3).HR - Billy Caligiuri (19), Jim Perry (10), Nardi Coggins (9). Baserunning: SB - Ray Sheerin (12).CS - Jim Perry (2).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Hampton did not respond to coaching in control Dana Lyle improves in speed Gabe Melendez improves in range Ben Davis did not respond to coaching in control
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Urbane Davis improves in power_vs_righty Cecil Leja did not respond to coaching in velocity Urbane Davis improves in power_vs_lefty Felix Sullivan improves in speed Urbane Davis did not respond to coaching in 2B