Win: Hap Coles (14-9) Loss: Leonard McDaniel (7-20)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Leonard McDaniel pitching. Bill Friberg walks. Jo-Jo Nye singles to right field. Bill Friberg advances to third on the hit. Hal Welch singles to right field. Bill Friberg scores. Jo-Jo Nye advances to third on the hit. Hal Welch steals second. Mike Neff strikes out. Jim Seerey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Shoch walks. Butch Scheffer strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Atlanta Hap Coles pitching. Pedro Guerrero walks. Ernie Banks strikes out. Pedro Guerrero steals second. Joe Torre grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Pedro Guerrero advances to third on the play. Lyman Bostock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Masami Takayama singles to left field. Hap Coles fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Hap Coles grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Friberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Don Paxton strikes out. Pete Dubois strikes out. Chuck Mertes triples. Brian Koob grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jo-Jo Nye singles to right field. Jo-Jo Nye steals second. Hal Welch singles past the third baseman. Jo-Jo Nye scores. Mike Neff grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Seerey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Leonard McDaniel singles to left field. Pedro Guerrero strikes out. Ernie Banks grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dick Shoch singles to right field. Butch Scheffer flies out to the center fielder. Dick Shoch steals second. Masami Takayama flies out to the center fielder. Hap Coles walks. Bill Friberg grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Joe Torre flies out to the left fielder. Lyman Bostock grounds out to the second baseman. Don Paxton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jo-Jo Nye pops out to the first baseman. Hal Welch grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Neff doubles to left field. Jim Seerey grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Pete Dubois grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Mertes grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Koob reached on a fielding error by Jo-Jo Nye. Leonard McDaniel singles to right field. Pedro Guerrero singles to left field. Ernie Banks flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dick Shoch grounds out to the pitcher. Butch Scheffer doubles to center field. Masami Takayama grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Scheffer advances to third on the play. Hap Coles grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Joe Torre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lyman Bostock flies out to the right fielder. Don Paxton pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bill Friberg strikes out. Jo-Jo Nye walks. Hal Welch singles to right field. Mike Neff flies out to the left fielder. Jim Seerey hits a home run. Jo-Jo Nye scores. Hal Welch scores. Dick Shoch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Pete Dubois grounds out to the third baseman. Chuck Mertes grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Koob strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Butch Scheffer hits a home run. Masami Takayama walks. Hap Coles lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Masami Takayama forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Friberg strikes out. Jo-Jo Nye grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hap Coles is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Leonard McDaniel walks. Pedro Guerrero lines out to the third baseman. Lee Hinrichs is pinch hitting for Ernie Banks. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lee Hinrichs pops out to the shortstop. Joe Torre flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Hal Welch grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Neff singles to left field. Jim Seerey hits a home run. Mike Neff scores. Lefty Grove comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Dick Shoch grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Scheffer flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Lyman Bostock flies out to the right fielder. Don Paxton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Pete Dubois strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Atlanta total runners LOB: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Derek McQuaig improves in power_vs_righty Dick Wirth did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Enos Fain did not respond to coaching in arm Johnny Beltre improves in power_vs_lefty Rick Kelly did not respond to coaching in 2B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Santiago Pyecha did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Casper Cox improves in speed Jack Karsay improves in speed Paul Spinks improves in range