Win: Bill Gerhardt (1-0) Loss: Bucky Benzinger (2-5)
Save: Babe York (24)
Inning: 1 Chicago Jim Gardner pitching. Alex Bauer strikes out. Al Riddle grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Thompson is hit by a pitch. Ray Morton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dan James pitching. Dave McFadden hits a home run. Warren Flaherty singles to center field. Jim Glover walks. Jerry Peterson hits a home run. Warren Flaherty scores. Jim Glover scores. Bill Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Morrie Walkup grounds out to the shortstop. Marv Slaught strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Emil May singles to center field. Stan Rusteck singles to center field. Emil May advances to third on the hit. John Wilson walks. Johnny Luhrsen strikes out. Dan James grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Emil May is out at home. Alex Bauer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Roy Blocker grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Gardner grounds out to the third baseman. Dave McFadden grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Al Riddle flies out to the left fielder. Dave Thompson singles to center field. Ray Morton singles to left field. Emil May singles to left field. Stan Rusteck strikes out. John Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Warren Flaherty walks. Warren Flaherty is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jim Glover singles to center field. Jerry Peterson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Johnny Luhrsen pops out to the catcher. Dan James strikes out. Alex Bauer bunts for a base hit. Al Riddle reached on a 2-base fielding error by Roy Blocker. Dave Thompson walks. Ray Morton singles to left field. Alex Bauer scores. Al Riddle scores. Emil May singles to center field. Dave Thompson scores. Ray Morton advances to third on the hit. Stan Rusteck strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bill Hernandez singles to left field. Morrie Walkup grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bill Hernandez advances to second on the play. Marv Slaught grounds out to the pitcher. Roy Blocker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago John Wilson strikes out. Johnny Luhrsen singles in front of the right fielder. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Dizzy James 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. Dan James walks. Alex Bauer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dan James is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Riddle reached on a 2-base throwing error by Marv Slaught. Johnny Luhrsen scores. Dave Thompson singles to right field. Alex Bauer scores. Al Riddle scores. Ray Morton walks. Emil May doubles to left field. Dave Thompson scores. Ray Morton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Stan Rusteck singles to center field. Emil May scores. John Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dizzy James singles to center field. Dizzy James steals second. Dave McFadden pops out to the shortstop. Warren Flaherty grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Glover strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Johnny Luhrsen singles to right field. Dan James fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dan James flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Luhrsen steals second. Alex Bauer flies out to the right fielder. Al Riddle walks. Dave Thompson walks. Ray Morton singles to right field. Johnny Luhrsen scores. Al Riddle scores. Bill Gerhardt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Emil May grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jerry Peterson grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Hernandez doubles to center field. Morrie Walkup grounds out to the shortstop. Marv Slaught grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Stan Rusteck singles to center field. John Wilson walks. Johnny Luhrsen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Stan Rusteck advances to third on the play. John Wilson advances to second on the play. Dan James lines out to the first baseman. Alex Bauer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Roy Blocker singles to center field. Bill Gerhardt fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Gerhardt strikes out. Dave McFadden doubles to center field. Roy Blocker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Steve Bedford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Warren Flaherty hits a home run. Dave McFadden scores. Jim Glover flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Peterson lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Al Riddle walks. Al Riddle gets picked off first. Dave Thompson strikes out. Ray Morton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bill Hernandez singles to left field. Morrie Walkup strikes out. Marv Slaught singles to center field. Bill Hernandez advances to third on the hit. Roy Blocker singles to right field. Bill Hernandez scores. Jeff Quintana is pinch hitting for Bill Gerhardt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jeff Quintana hits a home run. Marv Slaught scores. Roy Blocker scores. Bucky Benzinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave McFadden strikes out. Warren Flaherty singles to left field. Jim Glover hits an infield single to the first baseman. Jerry Peterson doubles to left field. Warren Flaherty scores. Jim Glover uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Hernandez doubles to center field. Jerry Peterson scores. Morrie Walkup grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Babe York pitching. Jose Palmer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marv Slaught at SS. Benny Cruz enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roy Blocker at CF. Emil May grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Rusteck walks. John Wilson grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners left on base: 14 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Dave McFadden (9), Jerry Peterson (12), Bill Hernandez 2 (17).HR - Dave McFadden (5), Warren Flaherty (6), Jerry Peterson (4), Jeff Quintana (1).GIDP - Jerry Peterson. Baserunning: SB - Dizzy James (1).CS - Warren Flaherty (14). Fielding: E - Marv Slaught, Roy Blocker.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Leon Legg did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Trekell improves in arm Ivan Riggan did not respond to coaching in control Ed Dobson improves in contact_vs_lefty Leon Legg did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnnie Halter improves in arm Danvers Modano did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Weaver did not respond to coaching in control Mike Gonzalez improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Weaver did not respond to coaching in endurance Crese Calderone did not respond to coaching in control Phil Hutton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bunny Nettles improves in speed Bunny Nettles improves in LF