Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Chuck Whelan pitching. Wilfred Weidman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vince Van Poppel strikes out. Eddie Coleman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Ghee Butters pitching. D.T. Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Skel Forsch strikes out. Bill Quillen singles to right field. Bill Quillen steals second. Chad Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jeff Jones hits a home run. Taku Nakatani grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Phil Hutton flies out to the center fielder. Steve Knight grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Phil Phyl flies out to the center fielder. Fred Smith singles to center field. Fran Schmidt singles to center field. Fred Smith advances to third on the hit. Jay Kieschnick flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Whelan hits an infield single to the second baseman. Fred Smith scores. Passed ball. Fran Schmidt advances to third. Chuck Whelan advances to second. D.T. Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Steve Gaedel flies out to the left fielder. Ghee Butters singles to left field. Wilfred Weidman singles to right field. Vince Van Poppel flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Coleman singles to right field. Jeff Jones singles to right field. Ghee Butters scores. Wilfred Weidman scores. Taku Nakatani grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Skel Forsch walks. Bill Quillen flies out to the right fielder. Chad Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Phil Phyl grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Skel Forsch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Phil Hutton strikes out. Steve Knight hits an infield single to the second baseman. Steve Gaedel walks. Ghee Butters lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wilfred Weidman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Fred Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Fran Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Jay Kieschnick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Vince Van Poppel pops out to the first baseman. Eddie Coleman singles to right field. Jeff Jones singles to center field. Eddie Coleman advances to third on the hit. Jeff Jones is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Taku Nakatani flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Chuck Whelan strikes out. D.T. Thomas singles to center field. Skel Forsch pops out to the shortstop. Bill Quillen lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Phil Hutton strikes out. Steve Knight lines out to the second baseman. Steve Gaedel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Chad Martinez strikes out. Phil Phyl strikes out. Fred Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ghee Butters pops out to the shortstop. Wilfred Weidman singles to center field. Vince Van Poppel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Wilfred Weidman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eddie Coleman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Fran Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Kieschnick grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Chuck Whelan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jeff Jones grounds out to the catcher. Taku Nakatani pops out to the third baseman. Phil Hutton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles D.T. Thomas walks. Skel Forsch walks. Dan Wickersham 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. Bill Quillen strikes out. Chad Martinez strikes out. Phil Phyl strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Clancy Hackman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Knight grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Gaedel hits a home run. Billy Mitchell is pinch hitting for Dan Wickersham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Billy Mitchell strikes out. Wilfred Weidman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Bill Reed pitching. Bunny Nettles enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wilfred Weidman at LF. Mike Kingman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Phil Hutton at CF. Fred Smith flies out to the right fielder. Fran Schmidt singles to left field. Jay Kieschnick flies out to the right fielder. Tex Mahoney is pinch hitting for Clancy Hackman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tex Mahoney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Bunny Nettles is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al McCreery improves in arm Norm Cummings did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Ebright improves in contact_vs_righty Norm Cummings did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Shaw did not respond to coaching in control Boardwalk Foreman improves in arm
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Keith Wysong improves in power_vs_righty Spencer Houtz improves in contact_vs_righty Oscar Hurst did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Spencer Houtz improves in range George Holbert did not respond to coaching in velocity Tyrone Slothrop did not respond to coaching in control Jack Robinson improves in 3B