Win: Leonard McDaniel (6-16) Loss: Hap Coles (11-8)
Save: Lefty Grove (17)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Hap Coles pitching. Pedro Guerrero grounds out to the pitcher. Ernie Banks lines out to the first baseman. Joe Torre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Leonard McDaniel pitching. Bill Friberg grounds out to the second baseman. Jo-Jo Nye grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Neff walks. Hal Welch singles to left field. Jim Seerey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hal Welch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Lyman Bostock walks. Don Paxton flies out to the center fielder. Pete Dubois grounds out to the shortstop. Lyman Bostock advances to second on the play. Chuck Mertes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Butch Scheffer grounds out to the shortstop. Masami Takayama singles to right field. Ernie Grabowski grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Masami Takayama is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hap Coles grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Jack Temple singles to center field. Leonard McDaniel lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pedro Guerrero singles to center field. Ernie Banks flies out to the left fielder. Joe Torre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bill Friberg flies out to the left fielder. Jo-Jo Nye lines out to the second baseman. Mike Neff walks. Hal Welch singles to center field. Jim Seerey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Lyman Bostock flies out to the center fielder. Don Paxton grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Dubois strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Butch Scheffer pops out to the shortstop. Masami Takayama flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Grabowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Chuck Mertes strikes out. Jack Temple strikes out. Leonard McDaniel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Hap Coles grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Friberg doubles to right field. Jo-Jo Nye grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Friberg advances to third on the play. Mike Neff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Pedro Guerrero flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Banks reached on a fielding error by Ernie Grabowski. Joe Torre doubles to center field. Ernie Banks is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Lyman Bostock hits a home run. Joe Torre scores. Don Paxton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Hal Welch strikes out. Jim Seerey pops out to the third baseman. Butch Scheffer grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Travis Browning is pinch hitting for Pete Dubois. Travis Browning grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Mertes strikes out. Jack Temple grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Masami Takayama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Grabowski singles to left field. Hap Coles lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Friberg doubles to left field. Ernie Grabowski scores. Jo-Jo Nye strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Leonard McDaniel strikes out. Pedro Guerrero grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Banks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Mike Neff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Welch flies out to the center fielder. Jim Seerey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Joe Torre triples. Billy Hutto 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. Lyman Bostock grounds out to the pitcher. Don Paxton grounds out to the third baseman. Travis Browning singles to left field. Joe Torre scores. Chuck Mertes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Lefty Grove comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Butch Scheffer grounds out to the pitcher. Masami Takayama grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ernie Grabowski singles to right field. Chuck Munoz is pinch hitting for Billy Hutto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chuck Munoz singles to right field. Bill Friberg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Atlanta total runners LOB: 4 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Spinks improves in contact_vs_righty Buck Elko improves in arm Heinie Wert improves in arm Bruce Courtney improves in arm
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Herm Makowski improves in range Herm Makowski improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed LaVigne did not respond to coaching in speed Homer Hawley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dick Wirth did not respond to coaching in SS