Win: Dennis Whitby (5-6) Loss: Bob Priest (0-3)
Save: Reggie Delgado (16)
Inning: 1 Arizona Mays Blake pitching. Bill Johnson strikes out. Tom Kennedy flies out to the right fielder. Bill Gaines lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Hank McQuaig pitching. Lu Keerl singles past the second baseman. Ollie Ballou flies out to the right fielder. Lu Keerl steals second. Jerry Surkont walks. Ray Kirby grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Bill Hoff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ike Pavletich grounds out to the pitcher. Cesar Swacina walks. Frank Carlson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Frank Berry grounds out to the second baseman. Art Croushore walks. Art Croushore steals second. Alex Ritter grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Gill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Jerrod Whitcher flies out to the center fielder. Hank McQuaig strikes out. Bill Johnson walks. Tom Kennedy flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Mays Blake singles to right field. Lu Keerl strikes out. Ollie Ballou strikes out. Jerry Surkont pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Bill Gaines strikes out. Bill Hoff singles to left field. Ike Pavletich triples. Bill Hoff scores. Cesar Swacina strikes out. Frank Carlson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ray Kirby flies out to the center fielder. Frank Berry strikes out. Art Croushore singles to left field. Alex Ritter grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Art Croushore is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Jerrod Whitcher grounds out to the second baseman. Hank McQuaig hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bill Johnson walks. Tom Kennedy strikes out. Bill Gaines grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Pat Gill singles to left field. Mays Blake lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lu Keerl strikes out. Ollie Ballou lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Bill Hoff walks. Ike Pavletich grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Cesar Swacina walks. Cesar Swacina steals second. Pat Gill throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Frank Carlson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jerry Surkont flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ray Kirby grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Berry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Jerrod Whitcher singles to left field. Hank McQuaig lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Tom Kennedy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Art Croushore flies out to the right fielder. Alex Ritter grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Gill reached on a fielding error by Frank Carlson. Mark Walker is pinch hitting for Mays Blake. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mark Walker walks. Bob Priest 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 2nd. Lu Keerl singles to right field. Pat Gill scores. Mark Walker advances to third on the hit. Ollie Ballou flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Arizona Dennis Whitby pitching. Bill Gaines walks. Bill Hoff lines out to the third baseman. Ike Pavletich flies out to the center fielder. Cesar Swacina singles to center field. Bill Gaines advances to third on the hit. Frank Carlson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jerry Surkont walks. Ray Kirby flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Surkont steals second. Frank Berry strikes out. Art Croushore is hit by a pitch. Alex Ritter hits a home run. Jerry Surkont scores. Art Croushore scores. Luke Klawitter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Gill grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Reggie Delgado comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jerrod Whitcher flies out to the left fielder. Steve Yingling is pinch hitting for Luke Klawitter. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Yingling reached on a fielding error by Lu Keerl. Bill Johnson doubles to center field. Steve Yingling uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Gaines singles to right field. Bill Hoff grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Arizona total runners left on base: 11 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Batting:HR - Alex Ritter (8).GIDP - Ray Kirby.HBP - Art Croushore (2). Baserunning: SB - Lu Keerl (8), Jerry Surkont (2), Art Croushore (5). Fielding: E - Lu Keerl, Pat Gill.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George Smith did not respond to coaching in control Rube Guzman improves in contact_vs_righty Rafael Wyrostek did not respond to coaching in control Don Bronstad did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harry Mack improves in power_vs_righty Pete Patterson did not respond to coaching in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Eric Bowman did not respond to coaching in speed Mark Bowers did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Hampton did not respond to coaching in control Charlie May did not respond to coaching in control Pedro Starr did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Larry Davey improves in contact_vs_righty