Win: Andy Allen (2-2) Loss: Victor Ligtenberg (3-3)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bill Boucher pitching. Joe Wallace grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Barlow singles to left field. Sam Barlow gets picked off first. Ruben Mills grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Paul Cabrera pitching. Garry Kuhel strikes out. Brian Wade singles to left field. John Carl pops out to the second baseman. Walter Cramer singles past the shortstop. Jose Wood flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Pretzel Kruk singles to center field. Pretzel Kruk steals second. Joe Tyrone grounds out to the second baseman. Pretzel Kruk advances to third on the play. Bryan Ens hits an infield single to the first baseman. Pretzel Kruk scores. Cliff Simpson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bryan Ens is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Francisco Adamson singles to left field. Paul Cabrera strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Ed Moraga singles to right field. Bill Heathcock singles to center field. Ed Moraga advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Jason Weston flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ed Moraga scores. Bill Boucher lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Bill Heathcock forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Garry Kuhel singles to right field. Brian Wade singles past the third baseman. John Carl grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Joe Wallace singles in front of the center fielder. Sam Barlow hits a home run. Joe Wallace scores. Ruben Mills reached on a fielding error by Jason Weston. Ruben Mills steals second. Pretzel Kruk grounds out to the shortstop. Passed ball. Ruben Mills advances to third. Joe Tyrone grounds out to the third baseman. Ruben Mills scores. Bryan Ens walks. Cliff Simpson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Walter Cramer singles to center field. Jose Wood strikes out. Ed Moraga singles to center field. Walter Cramer advances to third on the hit. Bill Heathcock singles to right field. Walter Cramer scores. Ed Moraga aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bill Heathcock steals second. Jason Weston walks. Bill Boucher grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Ed Moraga is out at home. Garry Kuhel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Francisco Adamson singles to center field. Roger Gwosdz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Cabrera lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Joe Wallace strikes out. Sam Barlow grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Paul Cabrera is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ruben Mills flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Brian Wade strikes out. John Carl grounds out to the third baseman. Walter Cramer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Pretzel Kruk flies out to the right fielder. Joe Tyrone walks. Bryan Ens singles to left field. Joe Tyrone is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Cliff Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Jose Wood singles to center field. Ed Moraga singles past the second baseman. Bill Heathcock walks. Jason Weston grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jose Wood scores. Ed Moraga advances to third on the play. Albert Dorish is pinch hitting for Roger Gwosdz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Albert Dorish strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Togie Manders pitching. Francisco Adamson grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Cabrera grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Wallace strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Garry Kuhel grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Wade singles to left field. John Carl flies out to the center fielder. Walter Cramer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Sam Barlow strikes out. Ruben Mills walks. Ruben Mills steals second. Pretzel Kruk singles to center field. Ruben Mills scores. Joe Tyrone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pretzel Kruk advances to second on the play. Bryan Ens doubles to center field. Pretzel Kruk scores. Jimmy Monroe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cliff Simpson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Jose Wood singles to left field. Ed Moraga walks. Tadahiro Mitsuhashi 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. Bill Heathcock flies out to the left fielder. Jason Weston strikes out. Rob Rusch is pinch hitting for Jimmy Monroe. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Rob Rusch flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Andy Allen pitching. Francisco Adamson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tadahiro Mitsuhashi grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Wallace strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Garry Kuhel strikes out. Brian Wade hits a home run. John Carl walks. Walter Cramer strikes out. Jose Wood singles to center field. John Carl advances to third on the hit. Victor Ligtenberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ed Moraga hits a home run. John Carl scores. Jose Wood scores. Bill Heathcock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Sam Barlow strikes out. Ruben Mills doubles to right field. Pretzel Kruk pops out to the third baseman. Joe Tyrone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Atlanta total runners left on base: 12
Batting:HR - Brian Wade (18), Ed Moraga (15).SF - Jason Weston.GIDP - Jason Weston. Baserunning: SB - Bill Heathcock (4). Fielding: E - Jason Weston.PB - Walter Cramer.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fred Dewey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Winters did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Malek Graeber improves in speed Pablo Long improves in power_vs_righty Malek Graeber improves in speed Dick Kolp improves in arm Kevin Denning improves in 1B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Elmer Harbidge did not respond to coaching in speed Nap Datz did not respond to coaching in velocity Nap Datz improves in velocity Nap Datz did not respond to coaching in control Norm Gentry did not respond to coaching in control Harry Briggs did not respond to coaching in control Ruben Trammell did not respond to coaching in SS