Win: Bill Canseco (5-2) Loss: Dave Hermansen (7-5)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dave Hermansen pitching. Dick Page grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Crockett grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Kunz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Bill Canseco pitching. Efrain Atherton singles to right field. Kris McNeil strikes out. Jim Clark hits a home run. Efrain Atherton scores. John Heitmann singles to left field. John Heitmann steals second. Hiker Warneke lines out to the shortstop. Del Wakefield pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Mead strikes out. Joe Charles grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Schellhase singles to center field. Adolfo Vitelli singles to center field. Happy Williamson walks. Bill Canseco strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Tony Allietta singles to left field. Dick Wojey singles to center field. Dave Hermansen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Efrain Atherton pops out to the third baseman. Kris McNeil strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dick Page singles to center field. Dave Crockett singles to right field. Juan Kunz doubles to center field. Dick Page scores. Joe Mead strikes out. Joe Charles flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dave Crockett scores. Joe Schellhase grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Jim Clark flies out to the center fielder. John Heitmann flies out to the right fielder. Hiker Warneke doubles to left field. Del Wakefield flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Adolfo Vitelli grounds out to the pitcher. Happy Williamson singles to right field. Bill Canseco fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Canseco grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Tony Allietta strikes out. Dick Wojey singles in front of the left fielder. Dave Hermansen lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Dick Wojey forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Efrain Atherton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dick Page grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Crockett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Juan Kunz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Kris McNeil grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Heitmann walks. Hiker Warneke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Joe Mead lines out to the first baseman. Joe Charles singles to center field. Joe Schellhase grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Charles advances to second on the play. Adolfo Vitelli flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Del Wakefield flies out to the center fielder. Tony Allietta grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Wojey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Happy Williamson doubles to left field. Bill Canseco 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. Dick Page walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Ed Milligan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Dave Crockett walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Juan Kunz singles to right field. Happy Williamson scores. Dick Page scores. Joe Mead strikes out. Joe Charles doubles to center field. Dave Crockett scores. Ivey Mejias comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Schellhase hits a home run. Juan Kunz scores. Joe Charles scores. Adolfo Vitelli strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Ivey Mejias strikes out. Efrain Atherton walks. Kris McNeil grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Efrain Atherton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Clark singles to left field. Kris McNeil advances to third on the hit. John Heitmann strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Happy Williamson singles to right field. Wally Vitelli is pinch hitting for Bill Canseco. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Wally Vitelli doubles to left field. Happy Williamson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dick Page singles to right field. Wally Vitelli scores. Dave Crockett walks. Juan Kunz singles to right field. Dick Page scores. Joe Mead pops out to the second baseman. Joe Charles strikes out. Joe Schellhase grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Whitey Winchester pitching. Hiker Warneke strikes out. Del Wakefield strikes out. Tony Allietta singles to center field. Dick Wojey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jack Bass is pinch hitting for Adolfo Vitelli. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Bass singles to left field. Happy Williamson singles to right field. Whitey Winchester 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. Happy Williamson advances to second on the play. Happy Williamson advances to second on the play. Dick Page walks. Dave Crockett flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Happy Williamson scores. Juan Kunz doubles to left field. Whitey Winchester scores. Dick Page uses his aggressiveness and scores. Johnny Griffin is pinch hitting for Joe Mead. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnny Griffin walks. Joe Charles strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Ben Simon is pinch hitting for Ivey Mejias. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ben Simon singles to left field. Efrain Atherton singles to left field. Ben Simon advances to third on the hit. Kris McNeil flies out to the center fielder. Jim Clark walks. John Heitmann singles to center field. Ben Simon scores. Efrain Atherton scores. Jim Clark advances to third on the hit. Hiker Warneke pops out to the shortstop. Del Wakefield grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Juan Kunz 2 (20), Joe Charles (13), Happy Williamson (5), Wally Vitelli (14).HR - Joe Schellhase (21).SF - Dave Crockett, Joe Charles.GIDP - Bill Canseco.
Game Notes Del Wakefield is injured and is expected to be out 20 days. Dave Hermansen is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kevin Gilbert improves in control Roy McLemore did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Schmidt improves in velocity Ray Marshall did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Virgil improves in power_vs_righty Cristian Stephenson improves in range
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron Nagy improves in contact_vs_lefty Dutch Boudreau improves in power_vs_righty Bobo Jones improves in contact_vs_lefty John Luskey improves in arm Tom Navarro did not respond to coaching in control Chick Lindsey did not respond to coaching in speed