Inning: 1 Los Angeles Kurt Leverenz pitching. Hiker Warneke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Clark hits a home run. Del Wakefield flies out to the right fielder. Kris McNeil singles to right field. Efrain Atherton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kris McNeil is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Frank Buford pitching. Juan Kunz singles to center field. Wally Vitelli strikes out. Jeff Branca strikes out. Joe Mead walks. Dave Crockett grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Mead is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Ben Simon singles in front of the center fielder. John Heitmann grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mike Barrett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Adolfo Vitelli singles to left field. Joe Schellhase grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Adolfo Vitelli advances to second on the play. Bill Vega walks. Kurt Leverenz 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. Bill Vega advances to second on the play. Bill Vega advances to second on the play. Juan Kunz flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Frank Buford grounds out to the shortstop. Hiker Warneke pops out to the shortstop. Jim Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Wally Vitelli flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Branca grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Mead pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Del Wakefield grounds out to the third baseman. Kris McNeil walks. Efrain Atherton grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dave Crockett strikes out. Adolfo Vitelli grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Schellhase flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Ben Simon pops out to the second baseman. John Heitmann grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Barrett singles to right field. Frank Buford grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Barrett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bill Vega walks. Kurt Leverenz lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Juan Kunz grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Wally Vitelli singles to center field. Bill Vega scores. Jeff Branca flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Hiker Warneke pops out to the third baseman. Jim Clark singles to left field. Del Wakefield grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Joe Mead grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Crockett walks. Adolfo Vitelli flies out to the left fielder. Joe Schellhase doubles to left field. Dave Crockett is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Kris McNeil doubles past the center fielder. Efrain Atherton grounds out to the second baseman. Kris McNeil advances to third on the play. Ben Simon flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Kris McNeil scores. John Heitmann grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bill Vega singles to center field. Kurt Leverenz lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Juan Kunz grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Vitelli grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Mike Barrett walks. Dick Wolf is pinch hitting for Frank Buford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dick Wolf strikes out. Bill Harkey 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 1st. Hiker Warneke strikes out. Jim Clark grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Red Wylie pitching. Jeff Branca singles to left field. Joe Mead strikes out. Dave Crockett strikes out. Adolfo Vitelli flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Del Wakefield singles past the second baseman. Kris McNeil walks. Efrain Atherton strikes out. Ben Simon grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Joe Schellhase walks. Champ Sewell is pinch running for Joe Schellhase on 1st base. Bill Vega triples. Champ Sewell scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Johnny Long comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Cavarretta is pinch hitting for Bill Harkey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jack Cavarretta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). The defense is playing the infield in. Juan Kunz grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Vitelli grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Los Angeles Eric Crowley pitching. Jack Newhauser enters the game as a defensive replacement for Champ Sewell at C. John Heitmann singles to center field. John Heitmann steals second. Mike Barrett hits a home run. John Heitmann scores. Masayoshi Matsuhira comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Long strikes out. Hiker Warneke flies out to the left fielder. Jim Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Jeff Branca pops out to the shortstop. Joe Mead grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Crockett singles to left field. Adolfo Vitelli grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 4 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Kris McNeil (10).HR - Jim Clark (11), Mike Barrett (6).SF - Ben Simon.GIDP - Del Wakefield, Efrain Atherton, Ben Simon, John Heitmann. Baserunning: SB - John Heitmann (11).
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Larry Davis improves in contact_vs_lefty John Lawson did not respond to coaching in control Boileryard Goldsberry improves in control Francisco Slayback improves in contact_vs_lefty Manny Uhalt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bobo Jones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Manny Uhalt did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Nyls Lasley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tim Walsh improves in endurance Wayne McNamara did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Snyder improves in range Harry Cecena improves in arm Tim Walsh did not respond to coaching in velocity