Win: Ricky Vaughn (1-0) Loss: Denny McLain Jr. (0-1)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Denny McLain Jr. pitching. Jose Ewoldt doubles past the first baseman. Johnny Vasbinder walks. Sam Moss flies out to the right fielder. Mel Woods flies out to the center fielder. Maury Weiland doubles to left field. Jose Ewoldt scores. Johnny Vasbinder uses his aggressiveness and scores. Maury Weiland steals third. Rick Wyatt throws the ball into left field for an error. Runners advance a base. Maury Weiland scores. Dave Young grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Montreal Ricky Vaughn pitching. Hub Wilson walks. Dal Maxvill grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tom Knudsen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Walt Dayley singles to right field. Bill Ritter strikes out. Walt Dayley steals second. Ricky Vaughn strikes out. Jose Ewoldt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Willie McCovey strikes out. Bill Haselman singles to right field. Jimmie Foxx Jr. strikes out. Wilcy Slocum strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Johnny Vasbinder walks. Sam Moss singles to center field. Johnny Vasbinder advances to third on the hit. Mel Woods pops out to the pitcher. Maury Weiland strikes out. Sam Moss steals second. Dave Young singles to center field. Johnny Vasbinder scores. Sam Moss scores. Walt Dayley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Montreal Rick Wyatt walks. Denny McLain Jr. fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Denny McLain Jr. grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Rick Wyatt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hub Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Denny McLain Jr. advances to second on the play. Dal Maxvill pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Bill Ritter hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ricky Vaughn lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Ewoldt walks. Johnny Vasbinder hits a home run. Bill Ritter scores. Jose Ewoldt scores. Sam Moss flies out to the center fielder. Mel Woods grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Montreal Tom Knudsen hits a home run. Willie McCovey pops out to the pitcher. Bill Haselman flies out to the left fielder. Jimmie Foxx Jr. grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Maury Weiland grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Young strikes out. Walt Dayley flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Montreal Wilcy Slocum singles past the second baseman. Rick Wyatt walks. Denny McLain Jr. lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hub Wilson doubles to right field. Wilcy Slocum scores. Rick Wyatt scores. Dal Maxvill grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Knudsen walks. Willie McCovey grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Bill Ritter walks. Kurt Kmak is pinch hitting for Ricky Vaughn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kurt Kmak flies out to the left fielder. Jose Ewoldt flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Vasbinder walks. Sam Moss flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Montreal Lewis Alexander pitching. Bill Haselman grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmie Foxx Jr. strikes out. Wilcy Slocum grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Mel Woods strikes out. George Nossek is pinch hitting for Maury Weiland. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Nossek doubles past the center fielder. Dave Young pops out to the third baseman. Walt Dayley doubles to left field. George Nossek scores. Dave Schofield 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). Bill Ritter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Montreal Rick Wyatt walks. Sammy Sosa is pinch hitting for Dave Schofield. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sammy Sosa grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Hub Wilson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Tom Timmerman pitching. Phil Morrissey is pinch hitting for Lewis Alexander. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Phil Morrissey singles to left field. Jose Ewoldt flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Vasbinder strikes out. George Perkins is pinch hitting for Sam Moss. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Perkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal George Womack pitching. Dal Maxvill singles in front of the right fielder. Tom Knudsen flies out to the left fielder. Willie McCovey singles to right field. Dal Maxvill advances to third on the hit. Bill Haselman lines out to the shortstop. Jimmie Foxx Jr. lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Mel Woods doubles to center field. George Nossek grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Young grounds out to the second baseman. Mel Woods advances to third on the play. Walt Dayley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal Robinson Adkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Wilcy Slocum flies out to the center fielder. Rick Wyatt strikes out. Elmer Flick is pinch hitting for Tom Timmerman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Elmer Flick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners LOB: 7 Montreal total runners LOB: 6
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pete Fox did not respond to coaching in speed George Mura improves in speed Pete Fox improves in contact_vs_lefty Pete Fox did not respond to coaching in speed
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Shag Simms improves in arm Matt Koch improves in power_vs_righty Bernie Donohue improves in power_vs_lefty Jerry Tauscher improves in speed