Win: Jimmy Monroe (1-2) Loss: Victor Ligtenberg (1-1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Tom Porzio pitching. Joe Wallace flies out to the left fielder. Mark Morrison strikes out. Pretzel Kruk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Doc Cooney pitching. Ed Moraga pops out to the second baseman. Brian Wade flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Dick Stewart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Tyrone flies out to the left fielder. Ruben Mills flies out to the left fielder. Francisco Adamson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Rob Rusch strikes out. Walter Cramer strikes out. Garry Kuhel walks. Sid Suzuki reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pretzel Kruk. Paul Stewart grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Cliff Simpson strikes out. Jerry Helfrich walks. Doc Cooney fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Doc Cooney grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jerry Helfrich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Wallace grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Tom Porzio reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pretzel Kruk. Ed Moraga hits an infield single to the second baseman. The defense is playing the corners in. Brian Wade flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! The defense is playing the corners in. Dick Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Ed Moraga steals second. Rob Rusch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mark Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Pretzel Kruk hits a home run. Joe Tyrone grounds out to the shortstop. Ruben Mills grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Walter Cramer singles to center field. Garry Kuhel walks. Sid Suzuki flies out to the center fielder. Paul Stewart doubles past the left fielder. Walter Cramer scores. Garry Kuhel uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Porzio lines out to the first baseman. Ed Moraga grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Francisco Adamson flies out to the center fielder. Cliff Simpson walks. Jerry Helfrich grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Brian Wade singles past the first baseman. Dick Stewart reached on a 2-base throwing error by Cliff Simpson. Rob Rusch strikes out. Walter Cramer flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Brian Wade scores. Garry Kuhel hits a home run. Dick Stewart scores. Sid Suzuki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Doc Cooney strikes out. Joe Wallace singles to left field. Joe Wallace steals second. Mark Morrison triples. Joe Wallace scores. Pretzel Kruk hits a home run. Mark Morrison scores. Togie Manders comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Tyrone singles to left field. Ruben Mills grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Tyrone advances to second on the play. Francisco Adamson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Paul Stewart grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Togie Manders grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Moraga walks. Brian Wade singles to left field. Dick Stewart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Cliff Simpson strikes out. Jerry Helfrich strikes out. Cole Childress is pinch hitting for Doc Cooney. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Cole Childress doubles to center field. Joe Wallace lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Victor Ligtenberg pitching. Rob Rusch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walter Cramer singles to center field. Garry Kuhel reached on a fielding error by Cliff Simpson. Sid Suzuki singles to right field. Walter Cramer scores. Paul Stewart singles past the second baseman. Garry Kuhel scores. Togie Manders lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Sid Suzuki is thrown out at third. Paul Stewart advances to second on the play. Paul Stewart advances to second on the play. Ed Moraga flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jocko Luebber is pinch hitting for Mark Morrison. Jocko Luebber strikes out. Pretzel Kruk singles to right field. Joe Tyrone singles to left field. Pretzel Kruk advances to third on the hit. Ruben Mills pops out to the first baseman. Francisco Adamson hits a home run. Pretzel Kruk scores. Joe Tyrone scores. Jimmy Monroe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cliff Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Sam Barlow enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jocko Luebber at SS. Brian Wade strikes out. Dick Stewart walks. Rob Rusch flies out to the right fielder. Walter Cramer singles past the shortstop. Dick Stewart advances to third on the hit. Garry Kuhel lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jerry Helfrich hits an infield single to the pitcher. Victor Ligtenberg lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Wallace singles to center field. The defense is playing the infield in. Sam Barlow walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Pretzel Kruk strikes out. Joe Tyrone grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Atlanta John Carl is pinch hitting for Sid Suzuki. John Carl walks. John Carl steals second. Paul Stewart flies out to the center fielder. Albert Dorish is pinch hitting for Jimmy Monroe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Albert Dorish singles to left field. John Carl scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6 Atlanta total runners left on base: 11
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bryan Ens did not respond to coaching in speed Dick Geiger improves in range Vic Mesner improves in arm Gordon Irelan did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Orie improves in velocity Charlie Scrivener did not respond to coaching in endurance Kevin Denning did not respond to coaching in 1B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roger Gwosdz did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Frey did not respond to coaching in control Elmer Harbidge did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Hamrick did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ramon Higginson improves in speed Elmer Harbidge did not respond to coaching in speed Albert McHenry improves in 1B