Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Vern Thompson pitching. Fred Aaron grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Heredia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Jay Smith pitching. Ezra Hutchinson grounds out to the shortstop. Tiny Easler bunts for a base hit. Ed Kubiszyn singles to left field. Ziggy Lane flies out to the right fielder. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Mel Dreifort singles to left field. Tiny Easler scores. Pedro Chappelle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Baecht strikes out. Pat Matuzak strikes out. Tom Hayes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Bevo Guardado hits a home run. Snuffy Palacios singles to right field. Vern Thompson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ezra Hutchinson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Snuffy Palacios advances to third on the play. Tiny Easler reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pete Nichols. Snuffy Palacios scores. Ed Kubiszyn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jimmy Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Johnston singles past the shortstop. Rick Johnston steals second. Jay Smith pops out to the catcher. Fred Aaron strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Ziggy Lane flies out to the center fielder. Mel Dreifort flies out to the right fielder. Pedro Chappelle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Pete Nichols hits an infield single to the second baseman. Pete Nichols steals second. Ed Heredia singles to center field. Pete Nichols uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Baecht strikes out. Pat Matuzak grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Bevo Guardado walks. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Vern Thompson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ezra Hutchinson walks. Tiny Easler doubles to left field. Bevo Guardado scores. Ezra Hutchinson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Kubiszyn singles past the second baseman. Tiny Easler is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Tom Hayes grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Kelly lines out to the third baseman. Rick Johnston lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Ziggy Lane walks. Ziggy Lane steals second. Mel Dreifort strikes out. Pedro Chappelle pops out to the second baseman. Bevo Guardado reached on a 2-base fielding error by Pat Matuzak. Ziggy Lane scores. Benny Goldstein 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. Snuffy Palacios walks. Vern Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Benny Goldstein flies out to the center fielder. Fred Aaron singles to left field. Fred Aaron is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Pete Nichols walks. Pete Nichols is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Ezra Hutchinson strikes out. Tiny Easler singles to right field. Tiny Easler steals second. Ed Kubiszyn grounds out to the second baseman. Tiny Easler advances to third on the play. Ziggy Lane lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ed Heredia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Baecht doubles to right field. Mark K Bosman 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 2nd. Pat Matuzak pops out to the shortstop. Tom Hayes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Mel Dreifort flies out to the center fielder. Pedro Chappelle walks. Bevo Guardado singles to right field. Snuffy Palacios singles to left field. Pedro Chappelle scores. Ryan Ryan is pinch hitting for Mark K Bosman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ryan Ryan doubles to right field. Bevo Guardado scores. Snuffy Palacios uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Wheeler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ezra Hutchinson singles to left field. Ryan Ryan scores. Tiny Easler strikes out. Ed Kubiszyn doubles to left field. Ezra Hutchinson is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Al Acosta pitching. Jimmy Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Johnston walks. Bob Wheeler lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Aaron flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Ewell Bartley is pinch hitting for Ziggy Lane. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ewell Bartley grounds out to the shortstop. Mel Dreifort doubles to right field. Pedro Chappelle flies out to the right fielder. Bevo Guardado strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Pete Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Heredia flies out to the center fielder. Joe Baecht strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 3 Atlanta total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Joe Baecht (16).GIDP - Pat Matuzak. Baserunning: SB - Pete Nichols (6), Rick Johnston (6).CS - Fred Aaron (10), Pete Nichols (3). Fielding: E - Pete Nichols, Pat Matuzak.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Luis Gerhardt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Luis Gerhardt improves in contact_vs_righty Matt Davis improves in range Kevin Taylor improves in power_vs_lefty Jay Jackson improves in contact_vs_righty Steve Sommers did not respond to coaching in speed
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sam Wuestling improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Demaree improves in contact_vs_righty Ernie Brockett did not respond to coaching in arm Tom Morehead did not respond to coaching in range Tom Morehead did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Moose Geiger improves in range Steve Brown did not respond to coaching in C