Win: Adrian Messenger (1-0) Loss: Ed Caldwell (0-1)
Inning: 1 Colorado Bib Overalls pitching. Scotty Martel singles to right field. Chris Yount walks. Hank Richardson pops out to the shortstop. Yenier Melian flies out to the right fielder. Yukihito Yoshimoto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ed Caldwell pitching. Willie McCovey singles to center field. Manny DeLion pops out to the second baseman. Bernie Melone hits a home run. Willie McCovey scores. Amby Dexterous walks. Passed ball. Amby Dexterous advances to second. Lars Jeger singles to right field. Lars Jeger is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Al A. Bama strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Pete Pole singles to center field. Butch Posedel strikes out. Pete Pole steals second. Vern Hernon singles past the third baseman. Pete Pole scores. Ed Caldwell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Scotty Martel singles to right field. Vern Hernon scores. Chris Yount hits a home run. Scotty Martel scores. Hank Richardson singles to center field. Yenier Melian singles to center field. Yukihito Yoshimoto pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Steve Hercules Reeves grounds out to the second baseman. Arthur Curry flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Bib Overalls pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Pete Pole hits a home run. Butch Posedel singles to right field. Vern Hernon pops out to the catcher. Ed Caldwell lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Willie McCovey grounds out to the second baseman. Manny DeLion grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie Melone singles to center field. Bernie Melone steals second. Passed ball. Bernie Melone advances to third. Amby Dexterous strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Scotty Martel flies out to the left fielder. Chris Yount singles to right field. Adrian Messenger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hank Richardson flies out to the right fielder. Yenier Melian flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Lars Jeger singles to right field. Al A. Bama walks. Steve Hercules Reeves singles to center field. Lars Jeger scores. Al A. Bama advances to third on the hit. Arthur Curry hits a home run. Al A. Bama scores. Steve Hercules Reeves scores. Adrian Messenger strikes out. Willie McCovey strikes out. Manny DeLion grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Yukihito Yoshimoto flies out to the right fielder. Pete Pole walks. Butch Posedel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pete Pole is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Vern Hernon walks. Ed Caldwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bernie Melone strikes out. Amby Dexterous flies out to the center fielder. Lars Jeger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Scotty Martel walks. Chris Yount flies out to the center fielder. Hank Richardson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Scotty Martel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yenier Melian singles to center field. Guillermo Montanez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Yukihito Yoshimoto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Al A. Bama reached on a 2-base fielding error by Vern Hernon. Steve Hercules Reeves grounds out to the second baseman. Al A. Bama advances to third on the play. Arthur Curry singles to center field. Al A. Bama scores. Guillermo Montanez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Guillermo Montanez triples. Arthur Curry scores. Willie McCovey flies out to the left fielder. Danny Soto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Manny DeLion singles to center field. Guillermo Montanez scores. Bernie Melone grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Manny DeLion is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Pete Pole grounds out to the third baseman. Butch Posedel is hit by a pitch. Vern Hernon grounds out to the third baseman. Butch Posedel advances to second on the play. Mike Reilley is pinch hitting for Danny Soto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Reilley doubles past the right fielder. Butch Posedel scores. Scotty Martel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Horacio Boston pitching. Amby Dexterous flies out to the center fielder. Lars Jeger singles to center field. Al A. Bama pops out to the third baseman. Steve Hercules Reeves singles to left field. Lars Jeger advances to third on the hit. Arthur Curry singles to center field. Lars Jeger scores. Steve Hercules Reeves advances to third on the hit. Frank Huskey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Namiko Oguri is pinch hitting for Guillermo Montanez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Namiko Oguri doubles to center field. Steve Hercules Reeves scores. Arthur Curry uses his aggressiveness and scores. Willie McCovey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado O. Hugh Kidd pitching. Chris Yount grounds out to the second baseman. Cliff Kilkenny is pinch hitting for Hank Richardson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cliff Kilkenny grounds out to the shortstop. Yenier Melian reached on a fielding error by Amby Dexterous. Yukihito Yoshimoto pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Myrddin Wyllt is pinch hitting for Manny DeLion. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Myrddin Wyllt grounds out to the third baseman. Bernie Melone walks. Jim Reyes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Rowan is pinch hitting for Amby Dexterous. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Rowan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bernie Melone is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lars Jeger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Colorado Pete Pole grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Butch Posedel strikes out. Vern Hernon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Colorado total runners left on base: 11 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Mike Reilley (1).HR - Chris Yount (2), Pete Pole (1).GIDP - Ed Caldwell.HBP - Butch Posedel (1). Baserunning: SB - Pete Pole (1). Fielding: E - Vern Hernon.PB - Hank Richardson 2.
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Phil Bonham did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Pennington did not respond to coaching in control Harold Munson improves in arm Ace Fahey did not respond to coaching in endurance Skel Conigliaro improves in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Buttercup Kramden improves in arm Bill Virdon did not respond to coaching in control David Bowie did not respond to coaching in endurance Huyabah Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Facundo Bacardi did not respond to coaching in 3B