Win: Stuffy Higgins (11-6) Loss: Bert Lee Ellison (4-2)
Inning: 1 Chicago Eliphalet Dyer pitching. Joe Halt strikes out. Jim Burns grounds out to the third baseman. Chris McDonnell singles past the third baseman. Rick Leverenz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chris McDonnell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Bert Lee Ellison pitching. Cliff Buxtable grounds out to the pitcher. Heinie Cravath pops out to the shortstop. Grover Lawdenmilk grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Harry Hatcher strikes out. Norm Herges flies out to the left fielder. Billy Mullin walks. Rennie Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Chuck Hinshaw walks. Joe Ray Plumlee grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chuck Hinshaw is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joey Morg walks. Mickey Cocizza strikes out. James Thomas Bell singles to right field. Eliphalet Dyer grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Joe Ray Plumlee is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Chicago Bert Lee Ellison strikes out. Joe Halt flies out to the left fielder. Jim Burns singles to center field. Chris McDonnell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Cliff Buxtable walks. Heinie Cravath singles in front of the left fielder. Grover Lawdenmilk doubles to left field. Cliff Buxtable scores. Heinie Cravath scores. Chuck Hinshaw grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Ray Plumlee grounds out to the shortstop. Joey Morg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Rick Leverenz strikes out. Harry Hatcher singles to center field. Norm Herges singles to center field. Harry Hatcher advances to third on the hit. Billy Mullin triples. Harry Hatcher scores. Norm Herges scores. Stuffy Higgins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rennie Taylor singles to center field. Billy Mullin scores. Bert Lee Ellison lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Rennie Taylor forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Halt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Mickey Cocizza walks. James Thomas Bell singles to center field. Stuffy Higgins lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. James Thomas Bell advances to second on the play. James Thomas Bell advances to second on the play. Cliff Buxtable hits a home run. James Thomas Bell scores. Stuffy Higgins scores. Bobo Nagelson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Heinie Cravath singles to center field. Heinie Cravath is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Grover Lawdenmilk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Jim Burns grounds out to the shortstop. Chris McDonnell strikes out. Rick Leverenz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Chuck Hinshaw walks. Joe Ray Plumlee flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Joey Morg flies out to the left fielder. Mickey Cocizza flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Harry Hatcher hits a home run. Evar Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Norm Herges flies out to the center fielder. Billy Mullin walks. Rennie Taylor strikes out. Bobo Nagelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta James Thomas Bell singles to center field. James Thomas Bell steals second. Evar Davis lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cliff Buxtable lines out to the second baseman. Heinie Cravath pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Joe Halt strikes out. Jim Burns pops out to the shortstop. Chris McDonnell singles to left field. Rick Leverenz singles to left field. Harry Hatcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Grover Lawdenmilk grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Chuck Hinshaw hits a home run. Joe Ray Plumlee hits a home run. Tim Hancock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joey Morg flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Cocizza flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Norm Herges flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Billy Mullin strikes out. Larry Uhle is pinch hitting for Rennie Taylor. Larry Uhle singles to right field. Will Smalley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kazuya Yoshikawa is pinch hitting for Tim Hancock. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Kazuya Yoshikawa pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Alex Arcia pitching. Frank Klawitter enters the game as a defensive replacement for Larry Uhle at C. James Thomas Bell strikes out. Bill Robinson is pinch hitting for Will Smalley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Robinson pops out to the shortstop. Cliff Buxtable doubles to left field. Heinie Cravath singles to right field. Cliff Buxtable scores. Grover Lawdenmilk reached on a 2-base throwing error by Harry Hatcher. Chuck Hinshaw flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Hal Surhoff pitching. Joe Halt pops out to the second baseman. Jim Burns grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Chris McDonnell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners left on base: 8 Atlanta total runners left on base: 8
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bert Lau did not respond to coaching in control Fergie Wright did not respond to coaching in speed Fergie Wright improves in arm Ronn Heathcott did not respond to coaching in control Lon Valdes improves in RF
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Dillinger did not respond to coaching in arm Gene Saier did not respond to coaching in range Benji Briggs improves in control Homer Rakow did not respond to coaching in velocity