Inning: 1 New York Fred LaRocca pitching. Mel Thompson walks. Doug Mathias grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mel Thompson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Davalillo pops out to the second baseman. Sid Kasko doubles to right field. Doug Mathias uses his aggressiveness and scores. Larry Gross singles to left field. Sid Kasko scores. George Bolick grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Larry Gross is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh John Neal pitching. Jose Hicks flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Reynolds strikes out. Johnny Isringhausen pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Arthur Copeland grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Bigbee singles to left field. John Neal lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mel Thompson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Alex Speier grounds out to the pitcher. Bob McKee walks. Bob McKee steals second. Keiichi Matsushima singles past the shortstop. Bob McKee scores. Jim Neill strikes out. Bill Rajsich walks. Fred LaRocca grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Keiichi Matsushima is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Doug Mathias strikes out. Joe Davalillo grounds out to the shortstop. Sid Kasko pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jose Hicks grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Reynolds singles to right field. Johnny Isringhausen grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ralph Reynolds is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Alex Speier walks. Bob McKee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Larry Gross grounds out to the second baseman. George Bolick flies out to the left fielder. Arthur Copeland singles in front of the center fielder. Mike Bigbee doubles to center field. John Neal pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Keiichi Matsushima strikes out. Jim Neill flies out to the left fielder. Bill Rajsich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Mel Thompson doubles to right field. Doug Mathias grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Davalillo singles to center field. Mel Thompson scores. Sid Kasko singles past the second baseman. Joe Davalillo advances to third on the hit. Larry Gross strikes out. George Bolick singles to center field. Joe Davalillo scores. Sid Kasko advances to third on the hit. Arthur Copeland lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Fred LaRocca pops out to the catcher. Jose Hicks grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ralph Reynolds hits a home run. Johnny Isringhausen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Mike Bigbee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Neal walks. Mel Thompson strikes out. Doug Mathias singles to left field. John Neal advances to third on the hit. Freddy Delmas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Joe Davalillo triples. John Neal scores. Doug Mathias scores. Sid Kasko flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Alex Speier singles to left field. Bob McKee grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Alex Speier is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Keiichi Matsushima strikes out. Jim Neill reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Davalillo. Bill Rajsich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Larry Gross flies out to the right fielder. George Bolick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Arthur Copeland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ben Blocker is pinch hitting for Freddy Delmas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ben Blocker grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Hicks strikes out. Ralph Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Darryl Steinecke pitching. Mike Bigbee flies out to the left fielder. John Neal singles to right field. Mel Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Doug Mathias singles to center field. Joe Davalillo singles to center field. Rankin Adamson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sid Kasko singles to center field. John Neal scores. Doug Mathias is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Johnny Isringhausen singles to right field. Alex Speier pops out to the third baseman. Bob McKee triples. Johnny Isringhausen scores. Greg Rupe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Keiichi Matsushima grounds out to the third baseman. Willie McClellan is pinch hitting for Jim Neill. Willie McClellan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Ramon Molinet enters the game as a defensive replacement for Willie McClellan at C. Larry Gross doubles to left field. George Bolick flies out to the center fielder. Arthur Copeland grounds out to the third baseman. Arlie Wright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Bigbee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bill Rajsich grounds out to the shortstop. Christy Higuera is pinch hitting for Arlie Wright. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Christy Higuera grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Hicks flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 9 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Willie Gomez did not respond to coaching in speed Rafael Easton improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Garrido improves in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jimmy Aoki improves in arm Mike Fleming improves in velocity Todd Dade did not respond to coaching in range Anibal Pestano did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Todd Dade did not respond to coaching in C