Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Chuck Whelan pitching. Billy Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Vince Van Poppel strikes out. Eddie Coleman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Ghee Butters pitching. D.T. Thomas grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Castiglia walks. Skel Forsch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Castiglia advances to second on the play. Bill Quillen singles to right field. Tony Castiglia scores. Chad Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jeff Jones pops out to the third baseman. Mike Kingman strikes out. Greg Cross lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Phil Phyl doubles to center field. Fred Smith flies out to the right fielder. Fran Schmidt flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Whelan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Benny Cruz grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Steve Gaedel grounds out to the pitcher. Ghee Butters reached on a fielding error by Tony Castiglia. Ghee Butters is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles D.T. Thomas singles to center field. Tony Castiglia flies out to the right fielder. Skel Forsch grounds into a force play to the second baseman. D.T. Thomas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Quillen singles past the third baseman. Chad Martinez singles to right field. Skel Forsch scores. Bill Quillen advances to third on the hit. Phil Phyl singles to left field. Bill Quillen scores. Chad Martinez advances to third on the hit. Fred Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Billy Mitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Vince Van Poppel doubles to right field. Eddie Coleman singles to center field. Vince Van Poppel scores. Jeff Jones strikes out. Mike Kingman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Fran Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Whelan grounds out to the second baseman. D.T. Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Greg Cross singles to left field. Benny Cruz strikes out. Steve Gaedel hits a home run. Greg Cross scores. Ghee Butters strikes out. Billy Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Tony Castiglia singles to left field. Skel Forsch doubles to right field. Tony Castiglia uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Quillen singles to right field. Skel Forsch scores. Chad Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Phil Phyl grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Vince Van Poppel strikes out. Eddie Coleman grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Fred Smith grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Fran Schmidt pops out to the second baseman. Chuck Whelan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Mike Kingman walks. Greg Cross singles to right field. Mike Kingman advances to third on the hit. Greg Cross steals second. Benny Cruz doubles to center field. Mike Kingman scores. Greg Cross scores. Joe Blackburne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Gaedel singles to center field. Benny Cruz scores. Ghee Butters lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Billy Mitchell pops out to the shortstop. Vince Van Poppel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles D.T. Thomas strikes out. Tony Castiglia walks. Skel Forsch grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Eddie Coleman walks. Jeff Jones grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eddie Coleman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jeff Jones steals second. Mike Kingman hits an infield single to the pitcher. Greg Cross walks. Benny Cruz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Bill Gerhardt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bill Quillen singles to left field. Chad Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Phil Phyl singles to left field. Fred Smith pops out to the second baseman. Fran Schmidt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Phil Phyl is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Steve Gaedel strikes out. Bunny Nettles is pinch hitting for Bill Gerhardt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bunny Nettles grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Bill Reed pitching. Jay Kieschnick is pinch hitting for Joe Blackburne. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jay Kieschnick walks. D.T. Thomas strikes out. Tony Castiglia grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Kieschnick advances to second on the play. Skel Forsch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 4 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jesse Henderson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Orlando Lathers improves in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Keyser improves in arm Bill Weaver did not respond to coaching in velocity Rudy Pettit improves in power_vs_righty Norm Cummings improves in control
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Keith Wysong improves in power_vs_lefty Al Mickelson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Wade Manuel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Al Mickelson improves in contact_vs_lefty Jack Robinson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Fred Wheelock did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty