Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Fred Merritt pitching. Steve Knight strikes out. Vince Van Poppel singles to center field. Vince Van Poppel steals second. Nate Rhoden strikes out. Greg Cross grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Colorado Ghee Butters pitching. Dick Pilarcik grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Harrington grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Frank Polivka walks. Frank Polivka steals second. Billy Reyes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Taku Nakatani strikes out. Phil Hutton flies out to the center fielder. Benny Cruz walks. Steve Gaedel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado William Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Dad Daddy flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Joe Cicarello walks. John Brito grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Cicarello is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ghee Butters flies out to the right fielder. Steve Knight singles to center field. Vince Van Poppel pops out to the second baseman. Nate Rhoden grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Knight is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Fred Merritt grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Pilarcik singles to center field. Randy Harrington triples. Dick Pilarcik scores. Frank Polivka strikes out. Billy Reyes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Greg Cross singles to left field. Taku Nakatani grounds out to the pitcher. Greg Cross advances to second on the play. Phil Hutton flies out to the right fielder. Benny Cruz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado William Miller strikes out. Dad Daddy hits a home run. Joe Cicarello walks. John Brito flies out to the left fielder. Fred Merritt pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Steve Gaedel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ghee Butters flies out to the center fielder. Steve Knight flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Dick Pilarcik strikes out. Randy Harrington grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Polivka pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Vince Van Poppel strikes out. Nate Rhoden flies out to the center fielder. Greg Cross flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Billy Reyes grounds out to the shortstop. William Miller strikes out. Dad Daddy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Taku Nakatani singles to center field. Phil Hutton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Taku Nakatani is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Benny Cruz grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Joe Cicarello strikes out. John Brito strikes out. Kaoru Ohtsuka is pinch hitting for Fred Merritt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kaoru Ohtsuka pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Cy Yeredia pitching. Steve Gaedel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ghee Butters grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Knight pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Dick Pilarcik strikes out. Randy Harrington doubles to right field. Al Glenn 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 2nd. Frank Polivka walks. Billy Reyes singles to right field. Randy Harrington scores. Frank Polivka advances to third on the hit. William Miller singles to right field. Frank Polivka scores. Billy Reyes advances to third on the hit. Dad Daddy reached on a fielding error by Vince Van Poppel. Billy Reyes scores. Joe Cicarello strikes out. John Brito grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dad Daddy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Vince Van Poppel strikes out. Nate Rhoden grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Cross pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4 Colorado total runners left on base: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Norm Cummings did not respond to coaching in control Norm Cummings did not respond to coaching in control Cobe Lindemann improves in velocity Rudy Pettit improves in power_vs_righty Norm Cummings did not respond to coaching in control Frank Shaw did not respond to coaching in control
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jokichi Moriguchi did not respond to coaching in range Bobby Neeman did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Marion did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Stoops did not respond to coaching in control Ed Lozado improves in range