Inning: 1 New York Ebba Garcia pitching. Erik Bliss walks. Erik Bliss steals second. Latham Singleton hits a home run. Erik Bliss scores. Danny Johnson doubles to right field. Roland Gustafsson grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Needham grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Peterson singles to center field. Danny Johnson is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Cliff Crossin pitching. Ron Susko singles to left field. Merv Ruffin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ron Susko advances to second on the play. Jumbo Walker walks. Darrell LaRose pops out to the pitcher. Gene Kelly flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Chuck Holmes bunts for a base hit. Bill Atwood flies out to the center fielder. Cliff Crossin lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Erik Bliss walks. Latham Singleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Guillermo Nichols walks. Shane Taveras walks. George Pruess singles to center field. Guillermo Nichols uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ebba Garcia fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ebba Garcia strikes out. Ron Susko doubles to center field. Shane Taveras scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Merv Ruffin doubles to right field. George Pruess scores. Ron Susko scores. Bill Nunn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jumbo Walker pops out to the shortstop. Darrell LaRose hits a home run. Merv Ruffin scores. Gene Kelly grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Danny Johnson walks. Roland Gustafsson flies out to the left fielder. Bill Needham singles past the third baseman. Danny Johnson advances to third on the hit. Sam Peterson grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Johnson scores. Bill Needham advances to second on the play. Chuck Holmes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Guillermo Nichols hits a home run. Shane Taveras flies out to the left fielder. George Pruess doubles to left field. Ebba Garcia singles to left field. George Pruess scores. Ron Susko walks. Merv Ruffin flies out to the left fielder. Jumbo Walker singles to left field. Ebba Garcia is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Bill Atwood strikes out. Bill Nunn strikes out. Erik Bliss grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Darrell LaRose doubles to left field. Gene Kelly strikes out. Guillermo Nichols grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Darrell LaRose advances to third on the play. Shane Taveras pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Latham Singleton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Johnson triples. Roland Gustafsson strikes out. Mike Eaton 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. Bill Needham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh George Pruess grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Eaton flies out to the left fielder. Ron Susko flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Sam Peterson walks. Chuck Holmes walks. Bill Atwood singles to center field. Sam Peterson scores. Mel Robertson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leo Ogrodowski is pinch hitting for Bill Nunn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Leo Ogrodowski singles to left field. Chuck Holmes scores. Bill Atwood advances to third on the hit. Leo Ogrodowski steals second. Erik Bliss flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Atwood scores. Latham Singleton flies out to the left fielder. Danny Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Craig Fletcher pitching. Merv Ruffin walks. Jumbo Walker strikes out. Darrell LaRose hits a home run. Merv Ruffin scores. Gene Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Guillermo Nichols singles to center field. Shane Taveras flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Roland Gustafsson grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Needham grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Peterson walks. Chuck Holmes walks. Bill Atwood grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chuck Holmes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh George Pruess grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Bare is pinch hitting for Mel Robertson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Bare strikes out. Ron Susko flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Spades Rath pitching. Bob Gardner is pinch hitting for Craig Fletcher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Gardner flies out to the right fielder. Hector Souchock is pinch hitting for Erik Bliss. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hector Souchock strikes out. Latham Singleton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jocko Johnson pitching. Merv Ruffin grounds out to the second baseman. Jumbo Walker grounds out to the shortstop. Darrell LaRose grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Danny Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Roland Gustafsson flies out to the center fielder. Bill Needham singles to right field. Sam Peterson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Danny Johnson (9).3B - Danny Johnson (2).HR - Latham Singleton (10).SF - Erik Bliss. Baserunning: SB - Erik Bliss (30), Leo Ogrodowski (8).
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George Brosius improves in endurance Clem Davis did not respond to coaching in control Marc Welby did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Pickrel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Rossi did not respond to coaching in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Horan did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Brenneman did not respond to coaching in velocity Shooty Hawkins improves in power_vs_righty John Sacka improves in contact_vs_lefty Herb Hardy did not respond to coaching in 3B