Inning: 1 Colorado Damian Seale pitching. George King singles to left field. Fred Heard grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! George King advances to second on the play. Harvey Wapnick walks. Stan Knepper walks. Rob Merchant flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, George King scores. Daryl Dixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Al Listach pitching. Merv Ruffin strikes out. Jumbo Walker singles to left field. Darrell LaRose singles to left field. Jumbo Walker advances to third on the hit. Gene Kelly strikes out. Guillermo Nichols flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Colorado Jimmy Hemingway strikes out. Lefty Mielke flies out to the right fielder. Al Listach walks. George King flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Shane Taveras singles to right field. George Pruess walks. Jim Bare flies out to the center fielder. Damian Seale lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Merv Ruffin pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Colorado Fred Heard singles to center field. Harvey Wapnick grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fred Heard is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Stan Knepper grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jumbo Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Darrell LaRose flies out to the left fielder. Gene Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Rob Merchant strikes out. Daryl Dixon singles to left field. Jimmy Hemingway walks. Lefty Mielke strikes out. Al Listach grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Guillermo Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Shane Taveras grounds out to the second baseman. George Pruess singles to right field. Jim Bare flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado George King singles to right field. George King steals second. Fred Heard strikes out. Harvey Wapnick flies out to the left fielder. Stan Knepper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Damian Seale grounds out to the second baseman. Merv Ruffin bunts for a base hit. Jumbo Walker strikes out. Merv Ruffin steals second. Darrell LaRose grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Rob Merchant pops out to the third baseman. Daryl Dixon grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Hemingway singles to left field. Lefty Mielke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Gene Kelly singles past the shortstop. Guillermo Nichols doubles to center field. Gene Kelly uses his aggressiveness and scores. Shane Taveras singles to right field. Shane Taveras steals second. George Pruess strikes out. Jim Bare pops out to the second baseman. Damian Seale flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Colorado Al Listach strikes out. George King grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Heard walks. Fred Heard steals second. Harvey Wapnick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Merv Ruffin walks. Merv Ruffin steals second. Candy Dittmer 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. Jumbo Walker strikes out. Darrell LaRose strikes out. Gene Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Stan Knepper flies out to the left fielder. Rob Merchant walks. Woody Hampton 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 1st. Daryl Dixon singles to center field. Rob Merchant advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Hemingway grounds out to the second baseman. Rob Merchant scores. Daryl Dixon advances to second on the play. Lefty Mielke singles to right field. Adam Clark is pinch hitting for Candy Dittmer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Adam Clark flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tony Oertel pitching. Derrin Flannery enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lefty Mielke at SS. Guillermo Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Shane Taveras strikes out. George Pruess singles to center field. George Pruess steals second. Jim Bare grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Colorado George King triples. Fred Heard walks. Jack Egan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harvey Wapnick singles to left field. George King scores. Fred Heard advances to third on the hit. Stan Knepper doubles to right field. Fred Heard scores. Harvey Wapnick uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mel Robertson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rob Merchant singles past the second baseman. Stan Knepper is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Rob Merchant is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Daryl Dixon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bill Sloat is pinch hitting for Mel Robertson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Sloat grounds out to the shortstop. Merv Ruffin walks. Jumbo Walker flies out to the left fielder. Darrell LaRose strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Colorado total runners LOB: 10 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Stan Knepper (10).3B - George King (7).SF - Rob Merchant.GIDP - Stan Knepper. Baserunning: SB - George King (29), Fred Heard (10).CS - Rob Merchant (7).
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Shags Raggio improves in endurance Dad Stone improves in range Steve Hawes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Bill Clements did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Greg Murray improves in contact_vs_lefty Roger Ostrowski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Herb Hardy improves in power_vs_lefty George Dumont did not respond to coaching in velocity Herb Hardy did not respond to coaching in 3B