Win: Al Hopkins (1-5) Loss: Milt Pappas (6-4)
Save: Jason Lester (33)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Jeff Almquist pitching. Hector Sommers doubles past the center fielder. Ira Pierce singles to right field. Hector Sommers scores. Fred Krichell singles to center field. Ira Pierce advances to third on the hit. Steve Cather singles to center field. Ira Pierce scores. Fred Krichell advances to third on the hit. Pug Henry strikes out. Syd O Brien grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Cather advances to second on the play. Bud Schoendienst grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Roy Sullivan pitching. Joe Smith strikes out. Jordan Kernan walks. Frank Drebben flies out to the center fielder. Bill Scanlon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Dave Otto doubles to center field. Roy Sullivan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hector Sommers grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Otto scores. Ira Pierce singles to center field. Fred Krichell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Ben Wiley singles to center field. Ben Wiley steals second. Steve Wynn singles to right field. Ben Wiley scores. Bobby Tessmer walks. Charley Martinez hits a home run. Steve Wynn scores. Bobby Tessmer scores. Jeff Almquist strikes out. Joe Smith reached on a fielding error by Hector Sommers. Jordan Kernan grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Smith advances to second on the play. Frank Drebben singles past the first baseman. Joe Smith scores. Bill Scanlon walks. Ben Wiley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Steve Cather walks. Steve Cather is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Pug Henry doubles to right field. Syd O Brien grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Schoendienst pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Steve Wynn pops out to the first baseman. Bobby Tessmer grounds out to the third baseman. Charley Martinez singles to left field. Charley Martinez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Dave Otto grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Sullivan lines out to the third baseman. Hector Sommers singles to left field. Ira Pierce singles to left field. Fred Krichell lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Jeff Almquist strikes out. Joe Smith strikes out. Jordan Kernan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Steve Cather grounds out to the third baseman. Pug Henry pops out to the third baseman. Syd O Brien flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Frank Drebben singles to center field. Bill Scanlon pops out to the second baseman. Frank Drebben steals second. Ben Wiley strikes out. Steve Wynn singles to right field. Frank Drebben scores. Bill Henry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Tessmer walks. Charley Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Bud Schoendienst doubles past the center fielder. Dave Otto grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Schoendienst advances to third on the play. Bill Henry flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bud Schoendienst scores. Hector Sommers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Fred Miller is pinch hitting for Jeff Almquist. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Fred Miller walks. Joe Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jordan Kernan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Fred Kimberlin pitching. Ira Pierce flies out to the right fielder. Fred Krichell singles to left field. Steve Cather walks. Pug Henry singles to center field. Fred Krichell scores. Steve Cather advances to third on the hit. Pug Henry is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Syd O Brien flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Frank Drebben strikes out. Bill Scanlon walks. Ben Wiley singles to center field. Steve Wynn flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Tessmer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Al Hopkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Schoendienst walks. Bud Schoendienst steals second. Dave Otto singles to left field. Bud Schoendienst scores. Bobby Torre is pinch hitting for Bill Henry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bobby Torre grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dave Otto is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hector Sommers grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bobby Torre is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ira Pierce walks. Fred Krichell pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Milt Pappas pitching. Charley Martinez flies out to the left fielder. John Henning is pinch hitting for Al Hopkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. John Henning hits a home run. Joe Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Jordan Kernan singles to left field. Frank Drebben flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Jason Lester pitching. Steve Cather pops out to the shortstop. Pug Henry flies out to the left fielder. Syd O Brien strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners left on base: 9 Chicago total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Hector Sommers (25), Pug Henry (11), Bud Schoendienst (19), Dave Otto (15).SF - Bill Henry. Baserunning: SB - Bud Schoendienst (17).CS - Steve Cather (3), Pug Henry (6). Fielding: E - Hector Sommers.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roy Stroud did not respond to coaching in range Benny Wanner did not respond to coaching in control Jep Tallent did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jerry McMahon improves in control
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Memphis Holiday did not respond to coaching in arm July Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity John Bechtel did not respond to coaching in control Chuck Bilyeu did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Don Lawrick did not respond to coaching in 3B