Win: Giorvis Fonseca (1-2) Loss: Gary Burbach (3-1)
Inning: 1 Philadelphia Bob Bystrom pitching. Pete Cook grounds out to the shortstop. Richie Adkins strikes out. Ed Wilson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Al Pratt pitching. Ace Luskey flies out to the left fielder. Ed Milligan flies out to the right fielder. John Melillo hits a home run. John Beasley singles to right field. Luis Clowers grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Beasley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Lefty Hemphill singles to right field. Ralph Libran flies out to the center fielder. Joe Palmer strikes out. Von Boyer singles to left field. Goose Young singles to center field. Lefty Hemphill scores. Al Pratt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Goose Young is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Miguel Rosen grounds out to the third baseman. Buster Donahue grounds out to the pitcher. Art Hoey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Pete Cook grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Richie Adkins flies out to the left fielder. Ed Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bob Bystrom singles to center field. Ace Luskey strikes out. Ed Milligan singles to center field. Bob Bystrom advances to third on the hit. John Melillo walks. John Beasley singles to right field. Bob Bystrom scores. Ed Milligan scores. Luis Clowers flies out to the center fielder. Miguel Rosen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Lefty Hemphill strikes out. Ralph Libran flies out to the left fielder. Joe Palmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Buster Donahue strikes out. Art Hoey grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Bystrom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Von Boyer walks. Goose Young doubles to left field. Von Boyer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Pratt lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pete Cook flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Goose Young is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ace Luskey grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Milligan grounds out to the third baseman. John Melillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Richie Adkins lines out to the third baseman. Ed Wilson walks. Lefty Hemphill flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Libran walks. Joe Palmer grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ralph Libran is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh John Beasley pops out to the first baseman. Luis Clowers pops out to the first baseman. Miguel Rosen singles to right field. Miguel Rosen gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Von Boyer singles to center field. Goose Young singles to left field. Von Boyer advances to third on the hit. Scott Dent is pinch hitting for Al Pratt. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Scott Dent pops out to the shortstop. Andy Murphy 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. Pete Cook singles to center field. Von Boyer scores. Richie Adkins strikes out. Ed Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Karl Castro pitching. Bert Poorman is pinch hitting for Buster Donahue. Bert Poorman grounds out to the pitcher. Art Hoey walks. Luis Coughtry is pinch hitting for Andy Murphy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luis Coughtry singles to left field. Ace Luskey grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Luis Coughtry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ed Milligan pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Jorge Palacios pitching. Lefty Hemphill hits a home run. Ralph Libran grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Palmer grounds out to the second baseman. Von Boyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh John Melillo grounds out to the shortstop. John Beasley strikes out. Luis Clowers singles to right field. Miguel Rosen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Goose Young singles to right field. Rex McFadden is pinch hitting for Karl Castro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Rex McFadden strikes out. Pete Cook flies out to the center fielder. Richie Adkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Gary Burbach pitching. Bert Poorman walks. Bert Poorman steals second. Art Hoey hits an infield single to the shortstop. The defense is playing the corners in. Joe Carew is pinch hitting for Jorge Palacios. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Carew grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Poorman scores. Art Hoey advances to second on the play. Ace Luskey strikes out. Ed Milligan walks. John Melillo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ed Milligan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Philadelphia Giorvis Fonseca pitching. Ed Wilson pops out to the first baseman. Lefty Hemphill grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Libran strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh John Beasley singles to right field. Luis Clowers strikes out. Miguel Rosen singles to center field. John Beasley advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Bert Poorman walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Dave Howell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art Hoey flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, John Beasley scores. Philadelphia total runners left on base: 7 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Gary Burbach is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gus Parrott did not respond to coaching in velocity Kurt Dineen did not respond to coaching in speed Bud Almanzar did not respond to coaching in control Ross Arias did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Soto improves in contact_vs_lefty Vic Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty Gary Stefero did not respond to coaching in C
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Hendrickson did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Sexauer did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Hubbard did not respond to coaching in control Butch Johnson did not respond to coaching in arm Tom Hubbard did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Sexauer improves in control John Dettore did not respond to coaching in RF