Win: Chris Hill (1-0) Loss: Hap Coles (0-2)
Save: Terry Hughes (2)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Taiga Saito pitching. Jim Seerey grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Neff walks. Hal Welch flies out to the left fielder. Jo-Jo Nye grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Neff is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Hap Coles pitching. Tom Amole strikes out. Tommy Butcher grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Tabor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dick Shoch singles to center field. Billy Mercer lines out to the second baseman. Bill Friberg grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Dick Shoch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Dibut strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Quincy Hanley walks. Quincy Hanley steals second. Greg Green hits a home run. Quincy Hanley scores. Fred Stallwell hits a home run. John McFarland flies out to the center fielder. Rock Sleater lines out to the second baseman. Taiga Saito strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Hap Coles pops out to the shortstop. Jim Seerey grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Neff hits a home run. Hal Welch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Tom Amole pops out to the third baseman. Tommy Butcher flies out to the center fielder. Joe Tabor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jo-Jo Nye strikes out. Dick Shoch doubles past the first baseman. Billy Mercer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Shoch advances to third on the play. Bill Friberg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Quincy Hanley walks. Quincy Hanley steals second. Greg Green strikes out. Fred Stallwell pops out to the third baseman. John McFarland hits an infield single to the second baseman. Rock Sleater grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Joe Dibut walks. Hap Coles fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Hap Coles grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jim Seerey pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Taiga Saito walks. Tom Amole flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Butcher pops out to the third baseman. Joe Tabor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mike Neff walks. Hal Welch singles to right field. Mike Neff advances to third on the hit. Jo-Jo Nye strikes out. Dick Shoch walks. Billy Mercer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Quincy Hanley. Mike Neff scores. Hal Welch scores. Bill Friberg strikes out. Joe Dibut strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Quincy Hanley singles past the third baseman. Greg Green walks. Fred Stallwell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Quincy Hanley advances to third on the play. John McFarland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Hap Coles strikes out. Jim Seerey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Neff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Rock Sleater flies out to the right fielder. Leon Lyden is pinch hitting for Taiga Saito. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Leon Lyden strikes out. Tom Amole strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Chris Hill pitching. Hal Welch hits a home run. Jo-Jo Nye strikes out. Dick Shoch strikes out. Billy Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Tommy Butcher flies out to the right fielder. Joe Tabor doubles to center field. Quincy Hanley hits a home run. Joe Tabor scores. Billy Hutto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Green singles to right field. Fred Stallwell strikes out. John McFarland doubles to left field. Greg Green uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rock Sleater hits a home run. John McFarland scores. Claude Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Bennett is pinch hitting for Chris Hill. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Bennett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tim Mangus pitching. Bill Friberg singles to left field. Joe Dibut doubles to left field. Bill Friberg uses his aggressiveness and scores. Terry Hughes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chuck Munoz is pinch hitting for Claude Jones. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chuck Munoz flies out to the left fielder. Jim Seerey strikes out. Mike Neff pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6 New York total runners left on base: 4
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Herm Makowski improves in speed Rick Kelly improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Wirth did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Johnny Beltre improves in range Rick Kelly did not respond to coaching in 2B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Crandall improves in power_vs_righty Roger Ireland did not respond to coaching in velocity Rudy Lamadrid did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Wheeler improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Crandall did not respond to coaching in 1B