Win: Hobo Taint (13-10) Loss: Ken Belk (1-1)
Save: Harry McLaughlin (4)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Hobo Taint pitching. Dick Wolf flies out to the center fielder. Wally Vitelli strikes out. Jeff Branca grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Ken Belk pitching. Echo Charles walks. Alex Doll triples. Echo Charles scores. Butcher Baker walks. Tiger Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Doll scores. Butcher Baker advances to second on the play. Gil Rufer flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Jack Phillips flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Red Moncewicz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Charles flies out to the left fielder. Bill Vega walks. Joe Schellhase grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Larry Starnagle flies out to the left fielder. Luis Dillinger strikes out. Hobo Taint grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Joe Mead flies out to the left fielder. Ken Belk grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Wolf reached on a fielding error by Luis Dillinger. Wally Vitelli strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Echo Charles singles to left field. Alex Doll flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Butcher Baker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Echo Charles is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tiger Lyons grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Butcher Baker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jeff Branca doubles to left field. Red Moncewicz pops out to the third baseman. Joe Charles walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bill Vega flies out to the center fielder. Joe Schellhase strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Gil Rufer strikes out. Jack Phillips grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Starnagle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Joe Mead grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Belk singles to center field. Dick Wolf walks. Wally Vitelli flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Branca grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Dick Wolf is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Atlanta Luis Dillinger flies out to the left fielder. Hobo Taint flies out to the center fielder. Echo Charles grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Red Moncewicz pops out to the third baseman. Joe Charles strikes out. Bill Vega strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Alex Doll grounds out to the second baseman. Butcher Baker singles to right field. Tiger Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Gil Rufer grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Butcher Baker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joe Schellhase flies out to the center fielder. Juan Kunz is pinch hitting for Joe Mead. Juan Kunz strikes out. Ken Belk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Jack Schegg enters the game as a defensive replacement for Juan Kunz at 3B. Jack Phillips strikes out. Larry Starnagle singles to center field. Larry Starnagle is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Luis Dillinger pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dick Wolf walks. Wally Vitelli flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Branca strikes out. Red Moncewicz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Hobo Taint flies out to the left fielder. Echo Charles doubles to center field. Dick Pena 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. Alex Doll flies out to the center fielder. Butcher Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Joe Charles singles to center field. Bill Vega singles to right field. Harry McLaughlin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Schellhase singles to left field. Joe Charles scores. Jack Schegg lines out to the second baseman. Jack Cavarretta is pinch hitting for Dick Pena. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jack Cavarretta grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Atlanta total runners left on base: 4
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pat Shotton did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Griffin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Marlan Golden improves in control Joe Donnelly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Wayne McNamara did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Donnelly improves in power_vs_righty
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Ewing did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Pellagrini did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jeff Toppin improves in speed Jeff Toppin did not respond to coaching in arm Chet Hannahs improves in velocity Tim Nye did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Pellagrini did not respond to coaching in 2B