Win: Angel Hartranft (7-14) Loss: Adam Benes (4-9)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Adam Benes pitching. Bill Rivera strikes out. Ernie Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Palmeiro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Angel Hartranft pitching. Freddie Lange strikes out. Junior Kirk strikes out. Rod Darnell walks. Bill Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Phil Pasley flies out to the center fielder. Red Buskey grounds out to the third baseman. Allen Altuya strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Red Barranca pops out to the second baseman. Joe Dressendorfer singles to center field. Jim Bellinger flies out to the left fielder. Sam Spurgeon singles to right field. Adam Benes grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Sam Spurgeon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh John Chaplin singles to left field. Clarence Rosenberg singles to right field. John Chaplin advances to third on the hit. Angel Hartranft singles to right field. John Chaplin scores. Clarence Rosenberg is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Bill Rivera walks. Ernie Williams walks. Lou Palmeiro strikes out. Phil Pasley strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 St. Louis Freddie Lange walks. Junior Kirk flies out to the right fielder. Rod Darnell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Freddie Lange is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Brown grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rod Darnell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Red Buskey walks. Allen Altuya reached on a fielding error by Junior Kirk. John Chaplin hits a home run. Red Buskey scores. Allen Altuya scores. Clarence Rosenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Angel Hartranft singles to left field. Bill Rivera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Angel Hartranft advances to second on the play. Ernie Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Red Barranca grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Dressendorfer singles to right field. Jim Bellinger pops out to the shortstop. Sam Spurgeon lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Lou Palmeiro hits a home run. Frank Holmes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Pasley hits a home run. Red Buskey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Allen Altuya grounds out to the second baseman. John Chaplin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Frank Holmes grounds out to the second baseman. Freddie Lange is hit by a pitch. Junior Kirk lines out to the second baseman. Rod Darnell walks. Bill Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Clarence Rosenberg pops out to the first baseman. Angel Hartranft grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Rivera grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Red Barranca flies out to the right fielder. Joe Dressendorfer pops out to the third baseman. Jim Bellinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ernie Williams grounds out to the pitcher. Lou Palmeiro doubles to left field. Phil Pasley pops out to the third baseman. Red Buskey walks. Allen Altuya flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Sam Spurgeon flies out to the center fielder. Frank Holmes strikes out. Freddie Lange strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh John Chaplin walks. Mike Weis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clarence Rosenberg triples. John Chaplin scores. Mike Linzy is pinch hitting for Angel Hartranft. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Linzy strikes out. Bill Rivera walks. Ernie Williams walks. Lou Palmeiro singles to center field. Clarence Rosenberg scores. Bill Rivera scores. Ernie Williams advances to third on the hit. Phil Pasley grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Williams scores. Lou Palmeiro advances to second on the play. Red Buskey hits a home run. Lou Palmeiro scores. Allen Altuya strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Earl Whitaker pitching. Junior Kirk flies out to the right fielder. Rod Darnell doubles to right field. Bill Brown walks. Red Barranca grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh John Chaplin grounds out to the third baseman. Clarence Rosenberg strikes out. Antone Prichard is pinch hitting for Earl Whitaker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Antone Prichard singles to right field. Bill Rivera pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis George Tenace pitching. Joe Dressendorfer flies out to the center fielder. Jim Bellinger flies out to the left fielder. Sam Spurgeon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Dick Heimueller improves in speed Neil Sullivan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Putman improves in arm Neil Sullivan did not respond to coaching in 1B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: C Improvements: Joe Graham did not respond to coaching in velocity Whitey Lowery did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dave Ennis improves in velocity Bob Batch did not respond to coaching in velocity