Win: Pat Sands (5-2) Loss: Jeff Almquist (1-3)
Save: Lefty Sorensen (9)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Jeff Almquist pitching. Hector Sommers strikes out. Fred Krichell strikes out. Bud Schoendienst strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Pat Sands pitching. Corey Daufeldt walks. Jordan Kernan pops out to the shortstop. Frank Drebben flies out to the right fielder. Bob Myers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Steve Cather singles to center field. Syd O Brien strikes out. Pug Henry grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Cather is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Otto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Ben Wiley flies out to the center fielder. Bill Scanlon grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Tessmer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Homer Bush flies out to the right fielder. Pat Sands reached on a fielding error by Corey Daufeldt. Hector Sommers grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Charley Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Almquist strikes out. Corey Daufeldt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Fred Krichell singles to center field. Fred Krichell steals second. Bud Schoendienst doubles to center field. Fred Krichell scores. Steve Cather flies out to the center fielder. Syd O Brien grounds out to the third baseman. Pug Henry doubles to center field. Bud Schoendienst scores. Dave Otto grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Jordan Kernan strikes out. Frank Drebben pops out to the first baseman. Bob Myers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Homer Bush reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ben Wiley. Pat Sands lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hector Sommers walks. Fred Krichell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Ben Wiley singles to center field. Bill Scanlon strikes out. Bobby Tessmer singles to right field. Ben Wiley advances to third on the hit. Charley Martinez grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Tessmer advances to second on the play. Jeff Almquist flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Bud Schoendienst doubles to center field. Steve Cather strikes out. Syd O Brien singles past the third baseman. Bud Schoendienst scores. Syd O Brien steals second. Pug Henry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Syd O Brien advances to third on the play. Dave Otto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Corey Daufeldt walks. Corey Daufeldt steals second. Jordan Kernan is hit by a pitch. Frank Drebben strikes out. Bob Myers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Corey Daufeldt advances to third on the play. Jordan Kernan advances to second on the play. Ben Wiley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Homer Bush grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Sands pops out to the second baseman. Hector Sommers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Bill Scanlon grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Tessmer grounds out to the shortstop. Charley Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Fred Krichell strikes out. Bud Schoendienst walks. Steve Cather grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Schoendienst advances to second on the play. Syd O Brien grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Fred Miller is pinch hitting for Jeff Almquist. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Fred Miller reached on a 2-base fielding error by Pug Henry. Corey Daufeldt grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Miller advances to third on the play. Jordan Kernan grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Drebben singles in front of the left fielder. Fred Miller scores. Bob Myers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Fred Kimberlin pitching. Pug Henry walks. Dave Otto grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Homer Bush grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Lefty Sorensen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ben Wiley grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Scanlon flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Tessmer singles to right field. Charley Martinez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners LOB: 5 Chicago total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Bud Schoendienst 2 (6), Pug Henry (2).GIDP - Hector Sommers, Fred Krichell, Dave Otto. Baserunning: SB - Fred Krichell (6), Syd O Brien (5). Fielding: E - Pug Henry.
Game Notes Dave Otto is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Gonzales did not respond to coaching in endurance Barney Boitano did not respond to coaching in control Sam Kelley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Fuller Kiely did not respond to coaching in velocity Parke Bordick improves in RF
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Bull improves in range Emmet Twitty improves in power_vs_righty July Clark did not respond to coaching in control John Bechtel did not respond to coaching in velocity Memphis Holiday did not respond to coaching in C