Inning: 1 Philadelphia Frank Lee pitching. Al Croushore walks. Al Croushore steals second. Mule Grich singles to center field. Al Croushore scores. John King singles past the shortstop. Mule Grich advances to third on the hit. John King is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hub Heard singles to right field. Mule Grich scores. John Boot singles to left field. Hub Heard advances to third on the hit. Bill Slagle grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Fred Rhines pitching. Les Williams flies out to the right fielder. Jim Gedeon grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Textor grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Bryan Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Jimmy Sothern hits an infield single to the pitcher. Fred Rhines lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Croushore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bill Vaughn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jason Bruton singles to right field. Leo Regan strikes out. Dave Hemsley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Mule Grich grounds out to the third baseman. John King strikes out. Hub Heard singles in front of the center fielder. John Boot flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Kirk Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Frank Lee flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Les Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Bill Slagle grounds out to the second baseman. Bryan Smith flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Sothern flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jim Gedeon flies out to the right fielder. Mike Textor is hit by a pitch. Bill Vaughn singles to right field. Mike Textor advances to third on the hit. Bill Vaughn steals second. Jason Bruton pops out to the second baseman. Leo Regan singles to center field. Mike Textor scores. Bill Vaughn scores. Dave Hemsley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Fred Rhines grounds out to the shortstop. Al Croushore strikes out. Mule Grich pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Kirk Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Frank Lee singles to center field. Les Williams strikes out. Jim Gedeon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Philadelphia John King flies out to the right fielder. Hub Heard flies out to the right fielder. John Boot grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mike Textor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Vaughn flies out to the center fielder. Jason Bruton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Ned Mendoza is pinch hitting for Bill Slagle. Ned Mendoza singles to center field. Ned Mendoza steals second. Bryan Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Sothern grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ned Mendoza advances to third on the play. Fred Rhines grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Fred Dolan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ned Mendoza at C. Leo Regan grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Hemsley grounds out to the third baseman. Kirk Daniels strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Al Croushore lines out to the first baseman. Mule Grich grounds out to the shortstop. John King grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Law Green is pinch hitting for Frank Lee. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Law Green flies out to the center fielder. Les Williams walks. Jim Gedeon grounds out to the shortstop. Les Williams advances to second on the play. Mike Textor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Mike Anderson pitching. Hub Heard strikes out. John Boot is hit by a pitch. John Boot steals second. Fred Dolan strikes out. Bryan Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bill Vaughn singles to center field. Jason Bruton grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Vaughn advances to second on the play. Leo Regan walks. Bill Vaughn steals third. Leo Regan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dave Hemsley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Philadelphia Jimmy Sothern triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Fred Rhines singles to center field. Jimmy Sothern scores. Al Croushore strikes out. Mule Grich grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Ron Metzler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kirk Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Bill Berry is pinch hitting for Mike Anderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Berry flies out to the right fielder. Les Williams walks. Jim Gedeon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hub Heard. Mike Textor singles to center field. Les Williams scores. Jim Gedeon scores. Philadelphia total runners left on base: 5 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Batting:3B - Jimmy Sothern (1).GIDP - Mule Grich, Bill Slagle.HBP - John Boot (1). Baserunning: SB - Al Croushore (6), John Boot (2), Ned Mendoza (2).CS - John King (3). Fielding: E - Hub Heard.
Game Notes Fred Rhines is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Cole did not respond to coaching in control George Colangelo did not respond to coaching in control Ken Williams improves in range Mickey Strickland did not respond to coaching in velocity Mickey Strickland did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Smyres did not respond to coaching in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Danny Antonelli did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Rochford did not respond to coaching in arm George David improves in speed Les Mickelson improves in arm Walt Marquis improves in contact_vs_righty Woody Pechiney did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jason Palmquist did not respond to coaching in LF