Win: Hal Abrams (5-1) Loss: Henry McCandless (17-5)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Jerry Wagner pitching. Randy Goeckel flies out to the center fielder. Tanka Jahari flies out to the center fielder. Donnie Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Henry McCandless pitching. Dusty Banister grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Hare strikes out. Jim Nunez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Hi Perez flies out to the left fielder. Dave Rodriguez singles to right field. Johnny Fluhrer walks. Francis Soyer flies out to the left fielder. Dave Huff strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ethan Mahoney flies out to the center fielder. Dick Lerchen singles to left field. Rusty McCleskey pops out to the shortstop. Brant Waddell singles to center field. Dick Lerchen advances to third on the hit. Bill Mails strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Henry McCandless grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Goeckel grounds out to the second baseman. Tanka Jahari walks. Donnie Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jerry Wagner grounds out to the shortstop. Dusty Banister strikes out. Danny Hare strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Hi Perez strikes out. Dave Rodriguez singles to left field. Dave Rodriguez steals second. Johnny Fluhrer grounds out to the third baseman. Francis Soyer walks. Dave Huff flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jim Nunez walks. Ethan Mahoney flies out to the right fielder. Dick Lerchen singles to left field. Jim Nunez advances to third on the hit. Rusty McCleskey strikes out. Brant Waddell singles to center field. Jim Nunez scores. Bill Mails pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Atlanta Henry McCandless strikes out. Randy Goeckel walks. Tanka Jahari strikes out. Donnie Johnson singles to left field. Randy Goeckel advances to third on the hit. Hi Perez walks. Dave Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jerry Wagner grounds out to the shortstop. Dusty Banister grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Hare grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Johnny Fluhrer singles to left field. Francis Soyer singles to left field. Johnny Fluhrer advances to third on the hit. Len Miller 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. Dave Huff flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Johnny Fluhrer scores. Henry McCandless lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim Nunez walks. Ethan Mahoney singles to center field. Dick Lerchen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Nunez advances to third on the play. Rusty McCleskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Randy Goeckel singles to center field. Tanka Jahari strikes out. Donnie Johnson flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Hi Perez singles to left field. Randy Goeckel advances to third on the hit. Dave Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Johnny Carter is pinch hitting for Brant Waddell. Johnny Carter strikes out. Bill Mails pops out to the third baseman. Dick Federoff is pinch hitting for Len Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dick Federoff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Hal Abrams pitching. Johnny Fluhrer grounds out to the third baseman. Francis Soyer flies out to the center fielder. Dave Huff flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dusty Banister hits a home run. Keisuke Furukawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Danny Hare flies out to the center fielder. Jim Nunez hits a home run. Mel Groundhogwski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ethan Mahoney grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Lerchen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Hal McCurdy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rusty McCleskey at SS. Frank Wendell is pinch hitting for Mel Groundhogwski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Wendell flies out to the left fielder. Randy Goeckel singles to left field. Tanka Jahari strikes out. Donnie Johnson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Randy Goeckel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners left on base: 11 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chuck Farnsworth did not respond to coaching in control Bernie Farrell did not respond to coaching in control Chief Faneyte did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dave Geishert did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dick Oliver did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rod Osborn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Nicholas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Malkmus did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Garry Kopf improves in arm Tom Malkmus improves in speed Denny Franklin did not respond to coaching in endurance Garry Kopf did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty