Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Paul Sherling pitching. Joel Parker grounds out to the third baseman. Cliff Hodge singles to right field. Mario Connatser singles to left field. Fred Edmonds grounds out to the second baseman. Cliff Hodge advances to third on the play. Mario Connatser advances to second on the play. Jack Cimino flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Vean LaFrancois pitching. Tom Harris strikes out. Clyde Diggs walks. Joe Taylor strikes out. Onan Silva hits a home run. Clyde Diggs scores. Ed Mundy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh John Reed singles to left field. Pretzel Jones strikes out. Rich Squires strikes out. Vean LaFrancois singles to center field. Joel Parker doubles to right field. John Reed scores. Vean LaFrancois uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cliff Hodge doubles to center field. Joel Parker scores. Mario Connatser doubles to left field. Cliff Hodge scores. Fred Edmonds strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Tom Stanton singles to center field. Tom Stanton steals second. Kevin Hodges singles to left field. Tom Stanton scores. Jeff Fisher singles to left field. Kevin Hodges advances to third on the hit. Paul Sherling singles to right field. Kevin Hodges scores. Jeff Fisher advances to third on the hit. Tom Harris pops out to the shortstop. Clyde Diggs singles to center field. Jeff Fisher scores. Joe Taylor strikes out. Onan Silva flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jack Cimino strikes out. John Reed grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pretzel Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Ed Mundy grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Stanton strikes out. Kevin Hodges pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Rich Squires singles to right field. Vean LaFrancois lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joel Parker doubles to left field. Rich Squires scores. Blake McGraw comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cliff Hodge grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joel Parker advances to third on the play. Mario Connatser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jeff Fisher strikes out. Blake McGraw flies out to the left fielder. Tom Harris doubles to right field. Clyde Diggs singles to right field. Tom Harris scores. Ken Kutcher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Taylor walks. Onan Silva grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Clyde Diggs is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Fred Edmonds flies out to the center fielder. Jack Cimino walks. John Reed strikes out. Pretzel Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jack Cimino is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Ed Mundy singles to center field. Ed Mundy steals second. Tom Stanton grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin Hodges reached on a fielding error by Ken Kutcher. Jeff Fisher singles to center field. Ed Mundy scores. Blake McGraw lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Zeb Cannon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Harris doubles past the first baseman. Kevin Hodges scores. Jeff Fisher scores. Clyde Diggs grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Rich Squires strikes out. Zeb Cannon grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Joel Parker walks. Joel Parker is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Joe Taylor pops out to the second baseman. Onan Silva grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Mundy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Eddie Piatt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Mundy at 1B. Cliff Hodge strikes out. Mario Connatser strikes out. Fred Edmonds grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Tom Stanton strikes out. Glen Serum is pinch hitting for Kevin Hodges. Glen Serum singles to right field. Jeff Fisher grounds out to the third baseman. Glen Serum advances to second on the play. Johnnie Brown is pinch hitting for Blake McGraw. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Johnnie Brown pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Robersy Guerrero pitching. Ben Andrews enters the game as a defensive replacement for Glen Serum at LF. Jack Cimino strikes out. John Reed flies out to the left fielder. Pretzel Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Tom Harris strikes out. Clyde Diggs flies out to the center fielder. Joe Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Rich Squires grounds out to the third baseman. Hector Brock is pinch hitting for Zeb Cannon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hector Brock flies out to the right fielder. Joel Parker reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jeff Fisher. Cliff Hodge walks. Mario Connatser hits an infield single to the pitcher. Fred Edmonds hits a home run. Joel Parker scores. Cliff Hodge scores. Mario Connatser scores. Jack Cimino doubles to right field. John Reed singles to center field. Jack Cimino scores. Pretzel Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis March Pike pitching. Onan Silva hits an infield single to the second baseman. Eddie Piatt flies out to the right fielder. Tom Stanton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Onan Silva is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ben Andrews singles to left field. Tom Stanton advances to third on the hit. Jeff Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Joel Parker 2 (27), Cliff Hodge (28), Mario Connatser (36), Jack Cimino (18).HR - Fred Edmonds (22). Baserunning: CS - Joel Parker (10). Fielding: E - Ken Kutcher.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Cort did not respond to coaching in velocity Doc DeCinces did not respond to coaching in velocity Eric Wood improves in range Doc DeCinces did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Reninger improves in SS
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Johnson improves in speed Fred Swartzel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Fred Swartzel improves in power_vs_righty Jim Johnson improves in power_vs_righty