Win: Jocko Willink (13-9) Loss: Kurt Leverenz (11-7)
Save: Billy Hurtado (26)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Kurt Leverenz pitching. Echo Charles flies out to the center fielder. Tiger Lyons grounds out to the third baseman. Butcher Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jocko Willink pitching. Dick Page grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Crockett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wally Vitelli doubles to center field. Joe Mead pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Gil Rufer grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Phillips singles to center field. Alex Doll strikes out. Larry Starnagle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Schellhase strikes out. Jack Bass flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Branca strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Patrick Lyons singles to center field. Jocko Willink lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Echo Charles flies out to the right fielder. Tiger Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Juan Kunz doubles to left field. Kurt Leverenz lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dick Page grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Juan Kunz scores. Dave Crockett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Butcher Baker walks. Gil Rufer pops out to the second baseman. Jack Phillips strikes out. Alex Doll flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Wally Vitelli pops out to the first baseman. Joe Mead singles to right field. Joe Schellhase walks. Jack Bass grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Larry Starnagle singles to left field. Patrick Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Jocko Willink lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Echo Charles grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jocko Willink is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jeff Branca singles to center field. Jeff Branca steals second. Juan Kunz flies out to the left fielder. Kurt Leverenz grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Page strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Tiger Lyons strikes out. Butcher Baker doubles to center field. Gil Rufer singles to center field. Butcher Baker scores. Jack Phillips strikes out. Passed ball. Gil Rufer advances to second. Alex Doll flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dave Crockett strikes out. Wally Vitelli flies out to the left fielder. Joe Mead grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Larry Starnagle walks. Patrick Lyons doubles to center field. Larry Starnagle uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jocko Willink lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Echo Charles flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Patrick Lyons scores. Tiger Lyons singles to right field. Butcher Baker reached on a 2-base fielding error by Juan Kunz. Gil Rufer hits a home run. Tiger Lyons scores. Butcher Baker scores. Scott Tinsley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Zahniser is pinch hitting for Jack Phillips. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Greg Zahniser flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joe Schellhase grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Bass strikes out. Jeff Branca strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Gary Sirotka is pinch hitting for Alex Doll. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Sirotka grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Heydon is pinch hitting for Larry Starnagle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnny Heydon grounds out to the second baseman. Patrick Lyons singles to right field. Jocko Willink grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Patrick Lyons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Juan Kunz grounds out to the third baseman. Red Moncewicz is pinch hitting for Scott Tinsley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Red Moncewicz strikes out. Dick Page doubles to right field. Dave Crockett singles to right field. Billy Ewing comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wally Vitelli hits a home run. Dick Page scores. Dave Crockett scores. Billy Hurtado comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Mead walks. Joe Schellhase grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Mead is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Bill Harkey pitching. Echo Charles hits a home run. Tiger Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Butcher Baker lines out to the second baseman. Gil Rufer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jack Bass strikes out. Jeff Branca strikes out. Juan Kunz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners LOB: 6 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Dick Page (13), Wally Vitelli (21), Juan Kunz (17).HR - Wally Vitelli (16).GIDP - Jack Bass. Baserunning: SB - Jeff Branca (5). Fielding: E - Juan Kunz.PB - Joe Schellhase.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Lee improves in arm Eddie Cooper did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Toppin did not respond to coaching in arm Scotty Renna did not respond to coaching in endurance Eddie Cooper did not respond to coaching in endurance Chet Hannahs improves in control Mark Crawford did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Scott McDonald did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Cecena did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roy McLemore improves in speed Keith Doby did not respond to coaching in speed Roy McLemore did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Donnelly improves in contact_vs_lefty