Inning: 1 New York Ghee Butters pitching. Joe Baichley lines out to the second baseman. Harvey Gabler strikes out. Jim Mejia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bill Roberts pitching. Billy Mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Vince Van Poppel grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Knight singles to center field. Felipe Davila walks. Taku Nakatani flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Lee Wheeler singles to left field. Bill Valdez strikes out. Ray Agee walks. Gene Sierra grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Phil Hutton singles to center field. Greg Cross grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Phil Hutton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Steve Gaedel singles to left field. Greg Cross advances to third on the hit. Ghee Butters singles to right field. Greg Cross scores. Billy Mitchell flies out to the left fielder. Vince Van Poppel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Ike Cristall strikes out. Bill Roberts strikes out. Joe Baichley singles to left field. Harvey Gabler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Steve Knight grounds out to the third baseman. Felipe Davila singles to center field. Felipe Davila steals second. Taku Nakatani singles to left field. Felipe Davila scores. Phil Hutton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Taku Nakatani is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Greg Cross flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Jim Mejia pops out to the third baseman. Lee Wheeler grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Valdez singles to right field. Ray Agee singles to left field. Gene Sierra walks. Ike Cristall strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Steve Gaedel hits a home run. Ghee Butters grounds out to the catcher. Billy Mitchell singles to left field. Vince Van Poppel doubles to center field. Billy Mitchell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Steve Collins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Knight singles to left field. Vince Van Poppel is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Felipe Davila singles to center field. Steve Knight advances to third on the hit. Taku Nakatani strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Steve Collins grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Baichley pops out to the first baseman. Harvey Gabler pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Phil Hutton strikes out. Greg Cross pops out to the third baseman. Steve Gaedel hits a home run. Ghee Butters grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Jim Mejia grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Wheeler strikes out. Bill Valdez singles to right field. Bill Valdez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Billy Mitchell hits an infield single to the shortstop. Vince Van Poppel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy Mitchell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Steve Knight grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Vince Van Poppel is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Steve Knight is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Ray Agee flies out to the center fielder. Gene Sierra flies out to the center fielder. Ike Cristall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Felipe Davila flies out to the right fielder. Taku Nakatani walks. Taku Nakatani steals second. Taku Nakatani is out trying to steal third. Phil Hutton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Steve Whaley is pinch hitting for Steve Collins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Whaley grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Baichley strikes out. Harvey Gabler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Leonelkis Rodriguez pitching. Greg Cross walks. Steve Gaedel singles to center field. Greg Cross advances to third on the hit. Ghee Butters grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Gaedel advances to second on the play. Billy Mitchell singles to left field. Greg Cross scores. Vince Van Poppel strikes out. Steve Knight strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Jim Mejia strikes out. Lee Wheeler walks. Bill Valdez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Lee Wheeler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Valdez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners left on base: 5 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Steve Whaley is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Patsy Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Jones improves in arm Wesley Black did not respond to coaching in speed Tex Meadows improves in arm Tom Jones improves in power_vs_lefty Patsy Smith did not respond to coaching in control
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bobby Keyser did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Shaw did not respond to coaching in endurance Bobby Keyser improves in speed Jesse Henderson improves in contact_vs_righty Bobby Keyser improves in power_vs_lefty Jesse Henderson improves in contact_vs_righty