Win: Snake Vasilik (9-3) Loss: Wayne McNamara (3-1)
Save: Jack Hannahs (18)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Paddy McNeely pitching. Dike Bruckmiller strikes out. Joe Charles strikes out. Joe Mead doubles to left field. John Speier flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Pat Shotton pitching. Scott DeVogt lines out to the third baseman. Burleigh Ruhle grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny North strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Monte Burkhart strikes out. Keith Doby strikes out. Art Fausett triples. Jose Snyder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Joe Kahl singles to right field. Nub Cascarella singles to center field. Joe Kahl advances to third on the hit. Tom Lee singles to right field. Joe Kahl scores. Kory Hawkes flies out to the center fielder. Ray Handrahan walks. Paddy McNeely grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Pat Shotton singles to right field. Dike Bruckmiller strikes out. Joe Charles flies out to the center fielder. Joe Mead walks. John Speier walks. Monte Burkhart singles to center field. Pat Shotton scores. Joe Mead scores. John Speier advances to third on the hit. Keith Doby flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Scott DeVogt singles to center field. Burleigh Ruhle singles to right field. Scott DeVogt advances to third on the hit. Johnny North singles to center field. Scott DeVogt scores. Burleigh Ruhle advances to third on the hit. Fred Hemming comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Kahl grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny North advances to second on the play. Nub Cascarella grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Lee pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Art Fausett strikes out. Jose Snyder singles to left field. Fred Hemming pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Dike Bruckmiller singles to center field. Jose Snyder advances to third on the hit. Joe Charles grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Kory Hawkes strikes out. Ray Handrahan singles to right field. Paddy McNeely lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Ray Handrahan forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Scott DeVogt lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Joe Mead flies out to the right fielder. John Speier grounds out to the third baseman. Monte Burkhart doubles past the first baseman. Keith Doby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Burleigh Ruhle grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny North flies out to the left fielder. Joe Kahl flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Snake Vasilik comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art Fausett strikes out. Jose Snyder grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Schellhase is pinch hitting for Fred Hemming. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Joe Schellhase flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Wayne McNamara pitching. Nub Cascarella flies out to the right fielder. Tom Lee flies out to the left fielder. Kory Hawkes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Dike Bruckmiller grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Charles singles to center field. Joe Mead strikes out. John Speier reached on a 2-base fielding error by Joe Kahl. Monte Burkhart grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Hardy Reidy is pinch hitting for Ray Handrahan. Hardy Reidy flies out to the right fielder. Scott Bonds is pinch hitting for Snake Vasilik. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Scott Bonds flies out to the right fielder. Scott DeVogt hits a home run. Danny Hill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Burleigh Ruhle walks. Johnny North flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jack Hannahs pitching. Cupid LaManna enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hardy Reidy at 3B. Keith Doby grounds out to the second baseman. Art Fausett grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Snyder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Joe Kahl walks. Nub Cascarella strikes out. Tom Lee walks. Kory Hawkes grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Dave Crockett is pinch hitting for Danny Hill. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dave Crockett flies out to the right fielder. Dike Bruckmiller grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Charles singles to center field. Joe Mead singles to center field. Joe Charles advances to third on the hit. John Speier flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 11 Atlanta total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Dave Crockett is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tim Allen did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Walker improves in speed Jeff Woodend did not respond to coaching in control Ralph Daringer did not respond to coaching in arm Johnny Bradley improves in speed Craig Trujillo improves in arm
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Marshall Kissinger improves in contact_vs_righty Turd Ferguson did not respond to coaching in control Del Mingori did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Turd Ferguson did not respond to coaching in control Freddie Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Cookie Chaplin did not respond to coaching in control Del Mingori did not respond to coaching in 2B