Win: Herb Meulens (6-0) Loss: Sid Mason (0-1)
Save: Dick Scott (14)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Herb Meulens pitching. Wilfred Weidman grounds out to the second baseman. Vince Van Poppel flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Coleman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Sid Mason pitching. Fred Smith pops out to the catcher. Fran Schmidt walks. Herman Pemberton flies out to the left fielder. Fran Schmidt steals second. Bill Quillen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jeff Jones singles to right field. Billy Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Steve Gaedel grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Chad Martinez singles to center field. Jay Kieschnick walks. Skel Forsch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chad Martinez advances to third on the play. Jay Kieschnick advances to second on the play. D.T. Thomas walks. Herb Meulens walks. Chad Martinez scores. Fred Smith grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Benny Cruz flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Taku Nakatani doubles to center field. Sid Mason strikes out. Wilfred Weidman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Fran Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. Herman Pemberton walks. Bill Quillen flies out to the center fielder. Chad Martinez walks. Jay Kieschnick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Vince Van Poppel doubles to center field. Eddie Coleman grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Vince Van Poppel steals third. Billy Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Skel Forsch walks. D.T. Thomas singles to right field. Skel Forsch advances to third on the hit. Herb Meulens grounds out to the shortstop. D.T. Thomas advances to second on the play. Fred Smith strikes out. Fran Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Steve Gaedel triples. Benny Cruz flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Steve Gaedel scores. Taku Nakatani flies out to the right fielder. Sid Mason reached on a 2-base fielding error by Skel Forsch. Wilfred Weidman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Herman Pemberton grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Quillen pops out to the second baseman. Chad Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Vince Van Poppel strikes out. Eddie Coleman walks. Jeff Jones strikes out. Eddie Coleman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Jay Kieschnick grounds out to the shortstop. Skel Forsch walks. D.T. Thomas triples. Skel Forsch scores. Bill Weaver 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. Herb Meulens flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, D.T. Thomas scores. Fred Smith singles to center field. Fran Schmidt doubles to left field. Fred Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Herman Pemberton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Billy Mitchell hits a home run. Steve Gaedel flies out to the left fielder. Benny Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Taku Nakatani strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Bill Quillen walks. Chad Martinez strikes out. Jay Kieschnick doubles to left field. Bill Quillen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Glenn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jay Kieschnick is out trying to steal third. Skel Forsch grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Barney Moore enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jay Kieschnick at SS. Phil Hutton is pinch hitting for Al Glenn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Phil Hutton flies out to the left fielder. Wilfred Weidman doubles to right field. Joe Blackburne 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. Vince Van Poppel singles to center field. Wilfred Weidman scores. Eddie Coleman strikes out. Jeff Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Dan Wickersham pitching. D.T. Thomas singles to left field. Brian Pellagrini is pinch hitting for Joe Blackburne. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brian Pellagrini doubles to right field. D.T. Thomas uses his aggressiveness and scores. Fred Smith strikes out. Fran Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Pellagrini advances to third on the play. Herman Pemberton pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Dick Scott pitching. Billy Mitchell strikes out. Steve Gaedel singles to left field. Benny Cruz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Fran Schmidt (5), Jay Kieschnick (5), Brian Pellagrini (1).3B - D.T. Thomas (3).SF - Herb Meulens.GIDP - Fred Smith. Baserunning: SB - Fran Schmidt (2).CS - Jay Kieschnick (2). Fielding: E - Skel Forsch.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cobe Lindemann did not respond to coaching in velocity Rudy Pettit did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Boardwalk Foreman improves in power_vs_lefty Boardwalk Foreman did not respond to coaching in arm Larry Converse did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Otis Hernandez did not respond to coaching in velocity Wade Manuel improves in arm Jack Robinson did not respond to coaching in range Oscar Hurst did not respond to coaching in arm Deivi Bradley improves in speed Tyrone Slothrop did not respond to coaching in control Jack Robinson did not respond to coaching in 3B