Win: Bill Canseco (2-0) Loss: Frank Murakami (2-5)
Save: Ken Belk (9)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Frank Murakami pitching. Wally Vitelli grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Kunz walks. Jeff Branca strikes out. Joe Charles hits a home run. Juan Kunz scores. Happy Williamson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Al Farrell pitching. Walt Bettencourt grounds out to the third baseman. Claude Lankford strikes out. Leon Nieves hits a home run. Mark McFarlane grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Mead hits a home run. Glenn Melton grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Donnelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Farrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Steve Willingham hits a home run. Chico Cvengros grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Scott strikes out. Gary Flick is hit by a pitch. Frank Murakami singles to right field. Walt Bettencourt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Wally Vitelli flies out to the left fielder. Juan Kunz lines out to the shortstop. Jeff Branca triples. Joe Charles doubles to center field. Jeff Branca scores. Happy Williamson singles in front of the right fielder. Joe Charles scores. Mike Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Mead grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Happy Williamson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Claude Lankford singles to left field. Leon Nieves hits an infield single to the third baseman. Mark McFarlane flies out to the right fielder. Steve Willingham grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Glenn Melton doubles to left field. Joe Donnelly walks. Al Farrell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wally Vitelli flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Glenn Melton scores. Juan Kunz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Chico Cvengros hits a home run. Bill Canseco comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Scott walks. Pete Scott is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Gary Flick flies out to the right fielder. Mike Brown singles to left field. Mike Brown steals second. Walt Bettencourt pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jeff Branca hits a home run. Lariel Niekro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Charles flies out to the center fielder. Happy Williamson flies out to the center fielder. Joe Mead walks. Glenn Melton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Claude Lankford grounds out to the shortstop. Leon Nieves flies out to the center fielder. Mark McFarlane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Joe Donnelly singles to right field. Jack Bass is pinch hitting for Bill Canseco. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jack Bass flies out to the right fielder. Wally Vitelli grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Donnelly advances to second on the play. Doc Potter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Juan Kunz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Dante Crim pitching. Steve Willingham flies out to the center fielder. Chico Cvengros doubles past the center fielder. Pete Scott strikes out. Gary Flick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jeff Branca flies out to the center fielder. Joe Charles flies out to the center fielder. Happy Williamson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Ted Pye enters the game as a defensive replacement for Glenn Melton at C. Doc Potter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walt Bettencourt grounds out to the shortstop. Claude Lankford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Joe Mead strikes out. Ted Pye singles to right field. Joe Donnelly strikes out. Guy Owens is pinch hitting for Dante Crim. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Guy Owens grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Whitey Winchester pitching. Leon Nieves walks. Mark McFarlane singles to center field. Leon Nieves advances to third on the hit. Steve Willingham grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Leon Nieves scores. Chico Cvengros strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Wally Vitelli walks. Juan Kunz pops out to the third baseman. Jeff Branca flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Joe Charles grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Wally Vitelli is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Ken Belk comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Scott grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Flick strikes out. Tom Alvis is pinch hitting for Doc Potter. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Alvis pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 New York total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Chico Cvengros (9).HR - Leon Nieves (12), Steve Willingham (12), Chico Cvengros (7).GIDP - Steve Willingham 2.HBP - Gary Flick (1). Baserunning: SB - Mike Brown (1).CS - Pete Scott (7).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Griffin did not respond to coaching in range Ralph Daringer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Roy McLemore improves in contact_vs_righty Kevin Gilbert did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Virgil did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Schmidt did not respond to coaching in velocity
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Ruebel did not respond to coaching in velocity R.J. Gwynn did not respond to coaching in control Todd White improves in power_vs_lefty Todd White improves in contact_vs_lefty Bobo Jones improves in power_vs_lefty Bubba LeJohn improves in speed Bobo Jones did not respond to coaching in C