Win: Red Nitkowski (4-5) Loss: Roger Black (15-7)
Save: Bryan Kozar (20)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jim Price pitching. Alex Camp flies out to the right fielder. Keith Iarussi doubles to right field. Randy Reiniger walks. Gene Betcher singles to center field. Keith Iarussi scores. Randy Reiniger advances to third on the hit. Herman Doherty pops out to the shortstop. Al Pulsipher walks. Teddy Wade flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 St. Louis Roger Black pitching. Jeff Trombley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Harry Cox strikes out. Jesper Blomqvist strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Micah Akins grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Roger Black strikes out. Alex Camp pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Don Robertson flies out to the right fielder. John McGlamery grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Jones walks. Nixey Campbell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Keith Iarussi singles past the second baseman. Randy Reiniger flies out to the center fielder. Gene Betcher singles past the second baseman. Herman Doherty grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Gene Betcher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Al Pulsipher pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Dave Altizer grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Price flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Trombley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Teddy Wade grounds out to the pitcher. Micah Akins walks. Roger Black lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Camp walks. Keith Iarussi walks. Randy Reiniger strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 St. Louis Harry Cox flies out to the left fielder. Jesper Blomqvist pops out to the shortstop. Don Robertson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Gene Betcher pops out to the second baseman. Herman Doherty grounds out to the second baseman. Al Pulsipher walks. Teddy Wade grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Al Pulsipher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis John McGlamery strikes out. Mike Jones strikes out. Nixey Campbell singles to left field. Dave Altizer singles to left field. Nixey Campbell advances to third on the hit. Jim Price strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Micah Akins flies out to the right fielder. Roger Black strikes out. Alex Camp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jeff Trombley lines out to the first baseman. Harry Cox strikes out. Jesper Blomqvist hits a home run. Don Robertson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Keith Iarussi singles to center field. Randy Reiniger grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Keith Iarussi advances to second on the play. Red Nitkowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Gene Betcher singles past the shortstop. Keith Iarussi scores. Herman Doherty grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gene Betcher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Al Pulsipher reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Jones. Teddy Wade grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis John McGlamery grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Jones reached on a 2-base fielding error by Alex Camp. Nixey Campbell doubles to center field. Mike Jones scores. Dave Altizer flies out to the left fielder. Oscar McKnight is pinch hitting for Red Nitkowski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Oscar McKnight hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jeff Trombley singles to right field. Nixey Campbell scores. Oscar McKnight advances to third on the hit. Harry Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Gil Wilson pitching. Micah Akins strikes out. Clark Keupper is pinch hitting for Roger Black. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Clark Keupper flies out to the center fielder. Alex Camp flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Milt Johnson pitching. Jesper Blomqvist singles to center field. Jesper Blomqvist is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Don Robertson flies out to the right fielder. John McGlamery walks. Mike Jones singles to right field. John McGlamery advances to third on the hit. Nixey Campbell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bryan Kozar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Keith Iarussi strikes out. Randy Reiniger grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Betcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 11 St. Louis total runners left on base: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Looney improves in speed Randy Wickersham did not respond to coaching in range Gus Cianfrocco did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Stan Nevel improves in power_vs_lefty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rip Ripken did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Georgy did not respond to coaching in control Wayne Congalton did not respond to coaching in control Ed Georgy did not respond to coaching in control