Win: Geronimo Matchick (19-10) Loss: Dave Walker (8-15)
Save: Dan Ritter (28)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Dave Walker pitching. Dave Oliver grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Jorgensen flies out to the center fielder. Bob Camp flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Geronimo Matchick pitching. Jack Valle grounds out to the second baseman. Kazunari Nitta singles to left field. George Spies grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Ernie Devens walks. Ernie Devens steals second. Vern Grubb walks. Gene Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ernie Devens advances to third on the play. Vern Grubb advances to second on the play. Rory Donahue grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Devens scores. Vern Grubb advances to third on the play. Jackie Ericks singles to center field. Vern Grubb scores. Geronimo Matchick singles to left field. Jackie Ericks advances to third on the hit. Dave Oliver grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Yuhei Kawanishi singles to left field. Herb Page flies out to the right fielder. George Speer doubles to right field. Johnny Bannon flies out to the center fielder. Chad Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Pete Jorgensen pops out to the catcher. Bob Camp singles to right field. Ernie Devens grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dave Walker strikes out. Jack Valle pops out to the first baseman. Kazunari Nitta flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Vern Grubb flies out to the center fielder. Gene Rodriguez walks. Rory Donahue strikes out. Jackie Ericks lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh George Spies walks. Yuhei Kawanishi walks. Herb Page singles to center field. George Spies scores. Yuhei Kawanishi advances to third on the hit. George Speer grounds out to the third baseman. Herb Page advances to second on the play. Johnny Bannon grounds out to the shortstop. Yuhei Kawanishi scores. Herb Page advances to third on the play. Chad Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Geronimo Matchick singles to right field. Dave Oliver grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Geronimo Matchick is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pete Jorgensen hits a home run. Dave Oliver scores. Bob Camp walks. Bob Camp is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ernie Devens walks. Vern Grubb doubles to left field. Gene Rodriguez is hit by a pitch. John Stoneman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rory Donahue walks. Ernie Devens scores. Jackie Ericks strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh John Stoneman grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Valle triples. Kazunari Nitta doubles to center field. Jack Valle scores. George Spies walks. Yuhei Kawanishi reached on a fielding error by Bob Camp. Herb Page grounds out to the third baseman. Kazunari Nitta scores. George Spies advances to third on the play. Yuhei Kawanishi advances to second on the play. George Speer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Geronimo Matchick flies out to the left fielder. Dave Oliver walks. Pete Jorgensen flies out to the right fielder. Bob Camp singles to center field. Ernie Devens reached on a 2-base fielding error by Johnny Bannon. Dave Oliver scores. Vern Grubb strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Johnny Bannon grounds out to the shortstop. Chad Smith strikes out. John Stoneman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Gene Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Rory Donahue grounds out to the shortstop. Jackie Ericks pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joe Brenly enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jackie Ericks at CF. Jack Valle grounds out to the shortstop. Kazunari Nitta singles to left field. Passed ball. Kazunari Nitta advances to second. George Spies strikes out. Yuhei Kawanishi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Geronimo Matchick strikes out. Dave Oliver singles to center field. Pete Jorgensen singles to right field. Dave Oliver is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Bob Camp singles to left field. Pete Jorgensen advances to third on the hit. Ernie Devens flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Herb Page strikes out. Dan Ritter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. George Speer triples. Larry Bottomley is pinch hitting for Johnny Bannon. Larry Bottomley walks. Larry Bottomley steals second. Chad Smith grounds out to the third baseman. George Speer scores. Larry Bottomley advances to third on the play. Bert Luecken is pinch hitting for John Stoneman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bert Luecken strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Tom Lane pitching. Toshiharu Naganuma enters the game as a defensive replacement for Larry Bottomley at RF. Vern Grubb walks. Gene Rodriguez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Vern Grubb is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rory Donahue flies out to the center fielder. Joe Brenly pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jack Valle strikes out. Kazunari Nitta singles to left field. Passed ball. Kazunari Nitta advances to second. George Spies flies out to the left fielder. Yuhei Kawanishi pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 11 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Kazunari Nitta (20), George Speer (40).3B - Jack Valle (6), George Speer (16).GIDP - George Spies. Baserunning: SB - Larry Bottomley (2). Fielding: E - Johnny Bannon.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rich Ford did not respond to coaching in arm Daniel Brock improves in power_vs_righty Biggs Maranda did not respond to coaching in control Fred Breining improves in velocity Glen Jones improves in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dean Lee did not respond to coaching in velocity Gus Pendleton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pickles Ellison did not respond to coaching in range Jose Turner improves in control