Win: Jim Stricklett (9-4) Loss: Bernardo Chlupsa (5-4)
Save: Ben Mains (24)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Al Quirk pitching. Rocky Hannahs strikes out. Mickey DeMiller strikes out. Al Randall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Jim Stricklett pitching. Ramon Powell walks. Hal Naleway grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Barry Hewitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bill Vaughn singles to right field. Jose Abbott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Vaughn advances to second on the play. Bill Vaughn steals third. Bruce Guinn flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Vaughn scores. Frank Dropo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Chick Daney pops out to the catcher. Bob Dudra grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon McGill grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Matt Davis singles to center field. Jim Stricklett lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rocky Hannahs singles past the second baseman. Rocky Hannahs steals second. Mickey DeMiller flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Matt Davis is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Randy Ray pops out to the catcher. Glenn Martin singles past the shortstop. Al Quirk pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Ramon Powell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Al Randall singles to center field. Bill Vaughn flies out to the center fielder. Jose Abbott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Randall advances to second on the play. Bruce Guinn singles to center field. Al Randall scores. Bruce Guinn steals second. Frank Dropo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Hal Naleway grounds out to the second baseman. Barry Hewitt pops out to the first baseman. Chick Daney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Matt Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Stricklett reached on a fielding error by Al Quirk. Rocky Hannahs singles to right field. Mickey DeMiller flies out to the right fielder. Al Randall singles past the shortstop. Jim Stricklett is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Bob Dudra strikes out. Ramon McGill singles to center field. Randy Ray strikes out. Glenn Martin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ramon McGill is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bill Vaughn flies out to the right fielder. Jose Abbott walks. Bruce Guinn pops out to the shortstop. Frank Dropo singles to center field. Matt Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Al Quirk walks. Al Quirk is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ramon Powell walks. Hal Naleway walks. Barry Hewitt grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Powell advances to third on the play. Hal Naleway advances to second on the play. Chick Daney strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Stricklett strikes out. Rocky Hannahs grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey DeMiller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Bob Dudra singles to right field. Ramon McGill doubles to center field. Randy Ray strikes out. Glenn Martin grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Dudra scores. Ramon McGill advances to third on the play. Grant Gullic is pinch hitting for Al Quirk. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Grant Gullic singles past the shortstop. Ramon McGill scores. Grant Gullic steals second. Ramon Powell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bernardo Chlupsa pitching. Al Randall strikes out. Bill Vaughn hits a home run. Jose Abbott flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Guinn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Hal Naleway grounds out to the shortstop. Barry Hewitt grounds out to the second baseman. Chick Daney walks. Bob Dudra lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Frank Dropo flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Matt Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Mattingly is pinch hitting for Jim Stricklett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Mattingly reached on a fielding error by Bernardo Chlupsa. Rocky Hannahs singles to right field. Mickey DeMiller grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Rocky Hannahs is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Ben Mains pitching. Ramon McGill flies out to the left fielder. Randy Ray singles to center field. Glenn Martin walks. Roy West is pinch hitting for Bernardo Chlupsa. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Roy West pops out to the shortstop. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ramon Powell grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 New York total runners LOB: 8
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Bragan improves in velocity Frank Bragan did not respond to coaching in velocity John Schmidt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Slagle improves in power_vs_lefty Firpo McLean improves in velocity Mike Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Leo Regan did not respond to coaching in 3B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Juan Leonard improves in power_vs_righty Bill Loiselle improves in power_vs_righty Bernie Hale improves in velocity Art Myers improves in arm Bill Loiselle improves in power_vs_lefty Rollie Busby did not respond to coaching in velocity