Win: Leo Minton (14-9) Loss: Harry Kluszewski (8-7)
Save: Jim Hartman (10)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Leo Minton pitching. Chet Farr grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bid Markle strikes out. Ivan Plodinec strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Mickey Jantzen pitching. Al Welch walks. Tom Abbaticchio reached on a fielding error by Ivan Plodinec. Jackie Redding grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al Welch is out at third base. Lefty Mensor flies out to the right fielder. Hank Painter walks. David Carrasquel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jerome Barnes singles to left field. Joe Alomar walks. Ryan Gonzalez pops out to the shortstop. Mickey Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Jerome Barnes advances to third on the play. Joe Alomar advances to second on the play. Edgar Needham singles to left field. Jerome Barnes scores. Joe Alomar scores. Mickey Jantzen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Mark Rockett flies out to the center fielder. Joe Spoljaric grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Minton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Chet Farr singles to left field. Bid Markle pops out to the second baseman. Ivan Plodinec strikes out. Chet Farr gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Al Welch pops out to the pitcher. Tom Abbaticchio lines out to the third baseman. Jackie Redding strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jerome Barnes flies out to the center fielder. Joe Alomar doubles to right field. Ryan Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Alomar advances to third on the play. Mickey Clark singles to center field. Joe Alomar scores. Edgar Needham singles to center field. Mickey Jantzen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Lefty Mensor flies out to the left fielder. Hank Painter strikes out. David Carrasquel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Chet Farr reached on a fielding error by Tom Abbaticchio. Bid Markle flies out to the left fielder. Ivan Plodinec singles to right field. Jerome Barnes grounds out to the second baseman. Chet Farr advances to third on the play. Ivan Plodinec advances to second on the play. Joe Alomar strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Mark Rockett singles to right field. Mark Rockett steals second. Joe Spoljaric flies out to the left fielder. Leo Minton flies out to the right fielder. Al Welch singles to center field. Mark Rockett scores. Al Welch steals second. Tom Abbaticchio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ryan Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Clark flies out to the right fielder. Edgar Needham singles to right field. Mickey Jantzen grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Edgar Needham is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Jackie Redding grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Mensor singles to right field. Hank Painter strikes out. David Carrasquel lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Chet Farr flies out to the center fielder. Bid Markle reached on a fielding error by Al Welch. Ivan Plodinec strikes out. Jerome Barnes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Mark Rockett singles to right field. Harry Kluszewski 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. Joe Spoljaric triples. Mark Rockett scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Leo Minton singles to right field. Joe Spoljaric scores. Neil Falkenberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Welch flies out to the center fielder. Tom Abbaticchio walks. Jackie Redding hits a home run. Leo Minton scores. Tom Abbaticchio scores. John Richardson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lefty Mensor walks. Hank Painter grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Lefty Mensor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. David Carrasquel pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Joe Alomar grounds out to the shortstop. Ryan Gonzalez reached on a fielding error by Tom Abbaticchio. Mickey Clark strikes out. Edgar Needham grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ryan Gonzalez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Mark Rockett strikes out. Joe Spoljaric singles to right field. Clyde Barnes is pinch hitting for Leo Minton. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Clyde Barnes grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Spoljaric advances to second on the play. Al Welch grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Hartman pitching. Babe Koch is pinch hitting for John Richardson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Babe Koch walks. Chet Farr grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Babe Koch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bid Markle strikes out. Ivan Plodinec strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 7
Batting:3B - Joe Spoljaric (2).HR - Jackie Redding (10). Baserunning: SB - Al Welch (25), Mark Rockett (15). Fielding: E - Al Welch, Tom Abbaticchio 2.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alex Fisk improves in power_vs_righty Ray Drees did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Saier improves in range Tom Fowler did not respond to coaching in endurance
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Grover Park did not respond to coaching in control Bryan Keeler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Claude Bliss did not respond to coaching in endurance Rich Healy improves in range