Win: Pat Sands (12-7) Loss: Don Rice (9-6)
Save: Lefty Sorensen (12)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Don Rice pitching. Hector Sommers singles to right field. Hector Sommers steals second. Ira Pierce singles to right field. Hector Sommers scores. Fred Krichell flies out to the left fielder. Steve Cather singles to left field. Ira Pierce advances to third on the hit. Pug Henry triples. Ira Pierce scores. Steve Cather scores. Syd O Brien strikes out. Bud Schoendienst doubles to center field. Pug Henry scores. Dave Otto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Pat Sands pitching. Carl Cheadle pops out to the second baseman. Rogers Hornsby walks. Roberto Talbot pops out to the third baseman. Tim Wynn walks. Tom McKay singles to left field. Rogers Hornsby scores. Kit Hughson singles to left field. Tim Wynn scores. Ed Sabel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Pat Sands strikes out. Hector Sommers reached on a fielding error by Rogers Hornsby. Ira Pierce singles to center field. Hector Sommers advances to third on the hit. Fred Krichell strikes out. Steve Cather grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Jimmy Burris grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Don Rice flies out to the right fielder. Carl Cheadle singles to left field. Rogers Hornsby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Pug Henry singles to right field. Syd O Brien singles to center field. Bud Schoendienst grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Pug Henry advances to third on the play. Dave Otto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Roberto Talbot flies out to the center fielder. Tim Wynn flies out to the left fielder. Tom McKay strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Pat Sands singles to center field. Hector Sommers strikes out. Ira Pierce grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pat Sands is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Fred Krichell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Kit Hughson singles to right field. Kit Hughson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ed Sabel strikes out. Jimmy Burris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Steve Cather singles to left field. Pug Henry pops out to the shortstop. Syd O Brien flies out to the center fielder. Bud Schoendienst walks. Hod Harris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Otto strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Hod Harris strikes out. Carl Cheadle flies out to the left fielder. Rogers Hornsby singles to right field. Roberto Talbot flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Pat Sands strikes out. Hector Sommers walks. Ira Pierce walks. Fred Krichell walks. Steve Cather singles to center field. Hector Sommers scores. Ira Pierce scores. Fred Krichell advances to third on the hit. Norm Nagy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pug Henry flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Fred Krichell scores. Steve Cather is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Tim Wynn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom McKay walks. Kit Hughson doubles to left field. Tom McKay uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kit Hughson steals third. Steve Cather throws the ball into left field for an error. Runners advance a base. Kit Hughson scores. Ed Sabel singles to center field. Jimmy Burris grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Sabel advances to second on the play. Norm Nagy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Syd O Brien strikes out. Bud Schoendienst strikes out. Dave Otto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Milt Pappas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carl Cheadle strikes out. Rogers Hornsby singles to right field. Roberto Talbot pops out to the first baseman. Tim Wynn singles past the shortstop. Rogers Hornsby advances to third on the hit. Tom McKay singles to left field. Rogers Hornsby scores. Tim Wynn advances to third on the hit. Steve Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kit Hughson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Jimmy Robinson is pinch hitting for Steve Thomas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jimmy Robinson pops out to the catcher. Hector Sommers strikes out. Ira Pierce grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Alex Garfield pitching. Ed Sabel walks. Jimmy Burris grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Roberto Murch is pinch hitting for Norm Nagy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roberto Murch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Tim Bell pitching. Fred Krichell grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Cather flies out to the center fielder. Pug Henry pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Lefty Sorensen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Carl Cheadle singles to center field. Carl Cheadle steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Rogers Hornsby flies out to the left fielder. Roberto Talbot pops out to the shortstop. Tim Wynn walks. Tom McKay strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Atlanta total runners LOB: 7 New York total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Don Rice is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jerry McMahon did not respond to coaching in velocity Jep Tallent did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Craig Rudolph did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Phil Abstein improves in range Phil Abstein did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jan Igle improves in power_vs_lefty George Snyder improves in speed George Snyder did not respond to coaching in 3B