Inning: 1 St. Louis Jake Gandil pitching. Pete Mossi grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Oliver hits an infield single to the shortstop. Pete Jorgensen doubles to left field. Dave Oliver uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Camp doubles to right field. Pete Jorgensen scores. Vern Grubb pops out to the second baseman. Ernie Devens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Carlos Harding pitching. Jack Valle singles to right field. Toshiharu Naganuma strikes out. George Speer flies out to the center fielder. Yuhei Kawanishi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Gene Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Rory Donahue walks. Rory Donahue steals second. Carlos Harding strikes out. Pete Mossi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh George Spies grounds out to the pitcher. Herb Page grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Brady flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Dave Oliver walks. Dave Oliver steals second. Pete Jorgensen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Dave Oliver advances to third on the play. Bob Camp doubles to center field. Dave Oliver scores. Vern Grubb strikes out. Ernie Devens singles past the second baseman. Bob Camp scores. Gene Rodriguez singles to right field. Rory Donahue grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Kazunari Nitta grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Gandil strikes out. Jack Valle grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Carlos Harding strikes out. Pete Mossi grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Oliver walks. Pete Jorgensen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Toshiharu Naganuma grounds out to the pitcher. George Speer grounds out to the pitcher. Yuhei Kawanishi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Bob Camp grounds out to the third baseman. Vern Grubb singles to right field. Ernie Devens grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Vern Grubb is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gene Rodriguez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ernie Devens is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh George Spies walks. Herb Page strikes out. Jay Brady grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Rory Donahue singles to center field. Carlos Harding fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Carlos Harding strikes out. Pete Mossi grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rory Donahue is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Oliver singles to center field. Pete Mossi advances to third on the hit. Jack Groom comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Jorgensen walks. Bob Camp grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Kazunari Nitta walks. Jack Groom fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jack Groom singles to left field. Jack Valle pops out to the first baseman. Toshiharu Naganuma grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jack Groom is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Speer doubles to right field. Kazunari Nitta scores. Toshiharu Naganuma scores. Yuhei Kawanishi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Vern Grubb flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Devens strikes out. Gene Rodriguez walks. Rory Donahue strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joe Brenly enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pete Mossi at CF. George Spies grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Herb Page pops out to the catcher. Jay Brady walks. Kazunari Nitta grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jay Brady is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Carlos Harding singles past the second baseman. Victor Cadore is pinch running for Carlos Harding on 1st base. Joe Brenly singles to left field. Victor Cadore advances to third on the hit. Joe Brenly steals second. Dave Oliver flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Victor Cadore scores. Tom Lane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Jorgensen strikes out. Bob Camp flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Mike Snyder pitching. Bill Abernathy is pinch hitting for Tom Lane. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Abernathy strikes out. Jack Valle singles to center field. Toshiharu Naganuma walks. George Speer doubles to center field. Jack Valle scores. Yuhei Kawanishi grounds out to the shortstop. Toshiharu Naganuma scores. George Speer advances to third on the play. George Spies singles to right field. George Speer scores. Frank Auker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Spies steals second. Herb Page flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Kazuhisa Ono pitching. Vern Grubb doubles to right field. Ernie Devens grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Rodriguez strikes out. Rory Donahue strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Larry Bottomley is pinch hitting for Jay Brady. Larry Bottomley walks. Kazunari Nitta walks. Bert Luecken is pinch hitting for Kazuhisa Ono. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bert Luecken pops out to the first baseman. Jack Valle grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Bottomley advances to third on the play. Kazunari Nitta advances to second on the play. Toshiharu Naganuma singles to center field. Larry Bottomley scores. St. Louis total runners left on base: 12 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Pete Jorgensen (37), Bob Camp 2 (27), Vern Grubb (32).SF - Dave Oliver. Baserunning: SB - Joe Brenly (17), Dave Oliver (21), Rory Donahue (3).
Game Notes Frank Auker is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bobby Wheat improves in velocity Arthur Sutton improves in control Rich Ford improves in power_vs_lefty Daniel Brock improves in contact_vs_lefty Art Cox did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Buddy Drake did not respond to coaching in velocity Turk Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Pickles Ellison did not respond to coaching in speed Loren Schoeneck improves in contact_vs_lefty