Win: Hap Coles (17-3) Loss: Chris Shellenback (10-12)
Save: Ed Wacker (19)
Inning: 1 Montreal Hap Coles pitching. Cliff Monahan strikes out. John Taylor walks. Bill Lanning walks. Bill Hazle walks. Bull Blum lines out to the shortstop. Harry Perrin strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Chris Shellenback pitching. Dick Lodigiani singles to left field. Jo-Jo Nye strikes out. Hal Welch strikes out. Billy Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Bucky Castiglione grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Gorinski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Shellenback strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jim Seerey flies out to the center fielder. Bill Friberg grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Brink doubles to center field. Joe Dibut grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Montreal Cliff Monahan grounds out to the third baseman. John Taylor singles to center field. John Taylor steals second. Bill Lanning grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Hazle walks. Bull Blum singles to center field. John Taylor uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Hazle aggressively advances to third on the hit. Harry Perrin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Hap Coles strikes out. Dick Lodigiani grounds out to the third baseman. Jo-Jo Nye grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Montreal Bucky Castiglione walks. Bob Gorinski singles to center field. Chris Shellenback lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Bob Gorinski advances to second on the play. Bob Gorinski advances to second on the play. Cliff Monahan singles to center field. Bob Gorinski uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Taylor pops out to the third baseman. Bill Lanning strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Hal Welch singles to right field. Hal Welch steals second. Billy Mercer strikes out. Jim Seerey singles to left field. Hal Welch scores. Bill Friberg grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Seerey advances to second on the play. Lou Brink singles to left field. Jim Seerey scores. Joe Dibut singles in front of the center fielder. Lou Brink advances to third on the hit. Hap Coles flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Montreal Bill Hazle singles to center field. Bull Blum flies out to the left fielder. Harry Perrin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Hazle is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bucky Castiglione grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dick Lodigiani strikes out. Jo-Jo Nye doubles to right field. Hal Welch walks. Billy Mercer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Montreal Tommy Pike is pinch hitting for Bob Gorinski. Tommy Pike walks. Tommy Pike steals second. Chris Shellenback lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. The defense is playing the infield in. Cliff Monahan grounds out to the pitcher. John Taylor walks. Bill Lanning strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim Seerey strikes out. Bill Friberg flies out to the left fielder. Lou Brink grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Bill Hazle grounds out to the shortstop. Bull Blum flies out to the right fielder. Harry Perrin walks. Bucky Castiglione strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joe Dibut walks. Chuck Munoz is pinch hitting for Hap Coles. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Chuck Munoz flies out to the center fielder. Joe Dibut steals second. Dick Lodigiani singles in front of the center fielder. Joe Dibut scores. Matt Rescigno comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Lodigiani steals second. Jo-Jo Nye flies out to the left fielder. Hal Welch singles to center field. Dick Lodigiani is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal Ed Wacker pitching. Tommy Pike grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Macphee is pinch hitting for Matt Rescigno. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Heinie Macphee flies out to the center fielder. Cliff Monahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Scott Higgins pitching. Billy Mercer pops out to the catcher. Jim Seerey flies out to the left fielder. Bill Friberg singles to right field. Lou Brink singles to center field. Joe Dibut strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Montreal John Taylor strikes out. Bill Lanning singles past the second baseman. Bill Hazle flies out to the center fielder. Bull Blum flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Montreal total runners left on base: 12 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Barney Jackson did not respond to coaching in control Darrell George did not respond to coaching in arm Darrell George did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Mack did not respond to coaching in control
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rick Kelly improves in arm Enos Fain did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dick Wirth did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ernie Noce improves in speed Dick Wirth did not respond to coaching in SS