Win: John Clark (1-0) Loss: Johnny Kelley (0-1)
Save: Redleg Weaver (1)
Inning: 1 Montreal Howard Zak pitching. Van Courtright strikes out. Dick Speaker strikes out. Jake Montague singles to center field. Ozzie Ayers singles to left field. Jake Montague advances to third on the hit. Gene Doljack pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Atlanta Gene Thormahlen pitching. Shitoshi Nitta doubles to right field. Greg LeClaire walks. Toshiaki Otomo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Shitoshi Nitta advances to third on the play. Walt Markle pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Doc Holtgrave strikes out. Joe Aponte grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Mueller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Lee Kitson pops out to the catcher. Minnie Wallace grounds out to the third baseman. Irish Riddle grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Montreal Gene Thormahlen pops out to the third baseman. Van Courtright doubles to right field. Dick Speaker strikes out. Jake Montague pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Buzz Sample grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Howard Zak grounds out to the third baseman. Shitoshi Nitta singles to left field. Greg LeClaire grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Shitoshi Nitta is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Montreal Ozzie Ayers grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Doljack pops out to the third baseman. Doc Holtgrave strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Toshiaki Otomo hits a home run. Walt Markle pops out to the shortstop. Lee Kitson strikes out. Minnie Wallace flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Montreal Joe Aponte singles to center field. Joe Mueller grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Aponte is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gene Thormahlen lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Joe Mueller forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Van Courtright flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Irish Riddle walks. Buzz Sample strikes out. Howard Zak pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Shitoshi Nitta strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Montreal Dick Speaker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jake Montague singles to left field. Jake Montague steals second. Ozzie Ayers flies out to the right fielder. Gene Doljack strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Greg LeClaire grounds out to the shortstop. Toshiaki Otomo strikes out. Walt Markle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Doc Holtgrave flies out to the right fielder. Joe Aponte grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Mueller singles to left field. Bud Relaford is pinch hitting for Gene Thormahlen. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bud Relaford grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Mueller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Johnny Kelley pitching. Lee Kitson singles to left field. Minnie Wallace strikes out. Irish Riddle walks. Buzz Sample flies out to the right fielder. Dick Coombs is pinch hitting for Howard Zak. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dick Coombs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Montreal Atsushi Kawabata pitching. Van Courtright grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Speaker grounds out to the pitcher. Jake Montague hits a home run. Walter Riley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ozzie Ayers doubles to right field. Gene Doljack hits a home run. Ozzie Ayers scores. John Clark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doc Holtgrave walks. Joe Aponte flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Shitoshi Nitta singles to center field. Greg LeClaire singles to center field. Shitoshi Nitta aggressively advances to third on the hit. Toshiaki Otomo hits a home run. Shitoshi Nitta scores. Greg LeClaire scores. Walt Markle walks. Walt Markle steals second. Lee Kitson flies out to the right fielder. Minnie Wallace flies out to the left fielder. Irish Riddle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal Redleg Weaver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Mueller flies out to the left fielder. Pete Cox is pinch hitting for Johnny Kelley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pete Cox singles to right field. Van Courtright grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Pete Cox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dick Speaker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Van Courtright is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Montreal total runners left on base: 8 Atlanta total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Dick Coombs is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jay Niemann improves in range Jay Valentine did not respond to coaching in endurance Jay Niemann did not respond to coaching in range George Sulik did not respond to coaching in control Jay Niemann did not respond to coaching in 2B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Rubeling improves in contact_vs_righty Danny Carbo improves in power_vs_lefty Gene Weiland improves in power_vs_righty Kemp McGee did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Tolar did not respond to coaching in SS