Inning: 1 Atlanta Sandy Morris pitching. Berry Little grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Flohr strikes out. Jack Tibbs flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dan Gamble pitching. Sam House walks. Henry Okrie strikes out. Sam House steals second. Heinie Melton grounds out to the second baseman. Sam House advances to third on the play. Harry Castiglione hits a home run. Sam House scores. Juan Ortiz reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dan Gamble. Toki Ichikawa singles to right field. Juan Ortiz scores. Sadao Nakayama walks. Joe Bella pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Charlie Howard grounds out to the shortstop. Rey Lerch flies out to the center fielder. Jim Barber grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Sandy Morris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam House strikes out. Henry Okrie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Leo Bradley grounds out to the third baseman. Nellie Danzig walks. Dan Gamble lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Berry Little singles to center field. Bruce Flohr grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Heinie Melton flies out to the left fielder. Harry Castiglione strikes out. Juan Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Jack Tibbs strikes out. Charlie Howard doubles to center field. Rey Lerch strikes out. Jim Barber grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Toki Ichikawa hits a home run. Sadao Nakayama strikes out. Joe Bella singles to right field. Sandy Morris lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sam House singles past the second baseman. Joe Bella scores. Sam House steals second. Henry Okrie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Leo Bradley grounds out to the shortstop. Nellie Danzig strikes out. Dan Gamble flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Heinie Melton walks. Harry Castiglione flies out to the right fielder. Juan Ortiz doubles to center field. Toki Ichikawa singles to left field. Heinie Melton scores. Juan Ortiz is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Nick Boston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Toki Ichikawa is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Berry Little grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Flohr doubles to left field. Jack Tibbs strikes out. Charlie Howard grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Sadao Nakayama grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Bella flies out to the left fielder. Sandy Morris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Rey Lerch singles to center field. Stephen Cheatley is pinch hitting for Jim Barber. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Stephen Cheatley strikes out. Joe Jackson is pinch hitting for Leo Bradley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Jackson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Sam House singles to right field. Henry Okrie grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Heinie Melton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Ray Sanchez is pinch hitting for Nellie Danzig. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Sanchez flies out to the center fielder. Roger Harris is pinch hitting for Nick Boston. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roger Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Berry Little singles to center field. Bruce Flohr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Calvin Coolidge pitching. Harry Castiglione hits a home run. Juan Ortiz hits a home run. Marquis Marshall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Toki Ichikawa grounds out to the shortstop. Sadao Nakayama hits a home run. Joe Bella grounds out to the third baseman. Sandy Morris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Jack Tibbs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Howard grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Cooke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rey Lerch reached on a fielding error by Sam House. Stephen Cheatley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners left on base: 6 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - Juan Ortiz (12).HR - Harry Castiglione 2 (21), Juan Ortiz (13), Toki Ichikawa (7), Sadao Nakayama (10).GIDP - Henry Okrie. Baserunning: SB - Sam House 2 (16).CS - Toki Ichikawa (6). Fielding: E - Sam House.
Game Notes Toki Ichikawa is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Winn Dixie did not respond to coaching in arm Ivan Brown improves in contact_vs_lefty Benny Archer improves in arm Sandy McConnell improves in speed Mark Graceless did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Maxwell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Billy Maxwell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ryan Howard improves in power_vs_righty