Win: Charlie Strong (16-7) Loss: Rick Myers (18-14)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Rick Myers pitching. Cliff Buxtable lines out to the third baseman. Heinie Cravath grounds out to the third baseman. Syd Smith singles to left field. Syd Smith steals second. Chuck Hinshaw grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Charlie Strong pitching. Tyson Eaves grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Rob Karew singles to center field. Fernando Bildilli singles past the shortstop. Rob Karew advances to third on the hit. Joe Halt walks. Randy Toporcer grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Atlanta Danny Nguyen hits a home run. Ed Souza singles to right field. Joey Morg hits a home run. Ed Souza scores. Danny Gardner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Klondike Trinkle strikes out. Charlie Strong flies out to the right fielder. Cliff Buxtable flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Stan Wilkinson grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Walsh grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Gardner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Heinie Cravath doubles to left field. Syd Smith hits a home run. Heinie Cravath scores. Bob Shawkey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Hinshaw grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Nguyen pops out to the third baseman. Ed Souza singles to center field. Joey Morg pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tyson Eaves grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Anderson walks. Rob Karew grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jim Anderson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Fernando Bildilli pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Klondike Trinkle doubles to right field. Charlie Strong lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Klondike Trinkle is thrown out at third. Cliff Buxtable singles to right field. Charlie Strong is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Heinie Cravath singles to right field. Cliff Buxtable advances to third on the hit. Syd Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Halt singles to center field. Randy Toporcer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Halt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Stan Wilkinson strikes out. Randy Toporcer steals second. Ken Walsh grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Chuck Hinshaw strikes out. Danny Nguyen strikes out. Ed Souza singles to left field. Joey Morg pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bob Shawkey singles to left field. Tyson Eaves grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Jim Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Klondike Trinkle strikes out. Charlie Strong grounds out to the third baseman. Cliff Buxtable grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Rob Karew walks. Fernando Bildilli strikes out. Joe Halt singles to left field. Randy Toporcer grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Heinie Cravath grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Syd Smith walks. Chuck Hinshaw walks. Danny Nguyen pops out to the second baseman. Bud Brottem comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Syd Smith steals third. Ed Souza walks. Joey Morg strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Stan Wilkinson grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Walsh singles to center field. Bud Brottem lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tyson Eaves singles to right field. Ken Walsh scores. Jim Anderson singles to left field. John Breining comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rob Karew flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Klondike Trinkle grounds out to the shortstop. Grover Lawdenmilk is pinch hitting for John Breining. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Grover Lawdenmilk singles to center field. Cliff Buxtable strikes out. Heinie Cravath strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Lawrence Davidson pitching. Fernando Bildilli walks. Joe Halt grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fernando Bildilli is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Randy Toporcer grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Halt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Stan Wilkinson singles to center field. Ken Walsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Syd Smith walks. Chuck Hinshaw walks. Danny Nguyen walks. Ed Souza flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Syd Smith scores. Joey Morg strikes out. Klondike Trinkle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Joe Bergeron comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tom Necciai is pinch hitting for Bud Brottem. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Necciai flies out to the right fielder. Mike Herrera is pinch hitting for Tyson Eaves. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Herrera grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Anderson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners LOB: 11 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Heinie Cravath (11), Klondike Trinkle (13).HR - Syd Smith (20), Danny Nguyen (5), Joey Morg (23).SF - Ed Souza. Baserunning: SB - Syd Smith 2 (40).
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: July Hanna improves in power_vs_righty Bob Lowe improves in velocity Charlie Pofahl improves in power_vs_lefty Bobby Crowley did not respond to coaching in control
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Williams did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Slaughter improves in speed Burt Grace did not respond to coaching in control Glenn Hairston improves in contact_vs_lefty