Win: Bill Jackson (6-4) Loss: Don Murray (10-7)
Save: Neal Potts (3)
Inning: 1 Philadelphia Don Murray pitching. Wally Wynne flies out to the left fielder. Carlisle Spanswick hits a home run. Charlie Burns flies out to the center fielder. Em Wolf grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Eddie Rigney pitching. Ace Luskey walks. Dave Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ace Luskey advances to second on the play. Art Robles singles to right field. Ace Luskey scores. Art Robles steals second. Wally Daly grounds out to the shortstop. Al Burns doubles to center field. Art Robles scores. John Melillo singles to right field. Al Burns scores. Chad Slagle pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Ralph Flanigan strikes out. Doc Mele hits an infield single to the pitcher. Doc Mele steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. George York triples. Doc Mele scores. Walt Gehringer walks. Eddie Rigney hits an infield single to the shortstop. George York scores. Wally Wynne grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Eddie Rigney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carlisle Spanswick singles to right field. Walt Gehringer scores. Charlie Burns singles to left field. Wally Wynne scores. Em Wolf bunts for a base hit. Ralph Flanigan singles to center field. Carlisle Spanswick scores. Charlie Burns scores. Em Wolf is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ted Blong grounds out to the third baseman. Don Murray strikes out. Ace Luskey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Doc Mele grounds out to the pitcher. George York singles to center field. George York steals second. Walt Gehringer flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Rigney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dave Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Art Robles hits a home run. Wally Daly flies out to the left fielder. Al Burns singles to right field. Al Burns steals second. John Melillo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Wally Wynne walks. Carlisle Spanswick strikes out. Charlie Burns singles to left field. Wally Wynne aggressively advances to third on the hit. Em Wolf grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Wynne scores. Charlie Burns advances to second on the play. Ralph Flanigan singles to right field. Charlie Burns scores. Doc Mele flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Chad Slagle grounds out to the pitcher. Ted Blong singles in front of the left fielder. Don Murray lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ace Luskey singles to right field. Ted Blong scores. Bill Jackson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ace Luskey steals second. Dave Rodriguez singles to center field. Ace Luskey scores. Dave Rodriguez steals second. Art Robles hits a home run. Dave Rodriguez scores. Marcus Swoboda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wally Daly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia George York singles to left field. Walt Gehringer pops out to the second baseman. Marcus Swoboda fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Marcus Swoboda strikes out. Wally Wynne strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Al Burns grounds out to the third baseman. John Melillo strikes out. Chad Slagle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Andy Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlisle Spanswick grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Burns strikes out. Em Wolf strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ted Blong flies out to the left fielder. Andy Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. Ace Luskey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Ralph Flanigan grounds out to the catcher. Doc Mele flies out to the center fielder. George York flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Dave Rodriguez singles to left field. Dave Rodriguez gets picked off first. Art Robles flies out to the right fielder. Wally Daly grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Jim Veach is pinch hitting for Walt Gehringer. Jim Veach grounds out to the shortstop. Buzzy Tozer is pinch hitting for Marcus Swoboda. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Buzzy Tozer singles to center field. Wally Wynne strikes out. Carlisle Spanswick grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Buzzy Tozer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Neal Potts pitching. Harlan Ordonez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Veach at C. Al Burns grounds out to the second baseman. John Melillo pops out to the second baseman. Chad Slagle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Charlie Burns flies out to the left fielder. Em Wolf walks. Jim Wilson 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. Em Wolf is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ralph Flanigan doubles past the center fielder. Doc Mele lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ted Blong grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Joe Carew is pinch hitting for Jim Wilson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Carew flies out to the right fielder. Ace Luskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 6 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 2
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Craig Reis did not respond to coaching in speed Lefty Hemphill improves in contact_vs_lefty Craig Reis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Scott Dent improves in range Lefty Hemphill improves in power_vs_lefty Todd Alexander did not respond to coaching in arm
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pid Middleton improves in control Roy Cardoni did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Miguel Rosen improves in contact_vs_righty Luis Clowers did not respond to coaching in range Bobby Logan improves in speed Bert Poorman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Luis Clowers did not respond to coaching in CF