Win: Bill Allen (4-3) Loss: Ward Froats (4-3)
Save: Buz Veryzer (13)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Omar Williams pitching. Wish Karp strikes out. Greg DeBarr strikes out. Vic Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Bob Stone pitching. Billy Knotts flies out to the right fielder. Norm Gick singles to right field. Jimmie Ruffin singles to left field. Norm Gick advances to third on the hit. Hughie Canseco singles to right field. Norm Gick scores. Jimmie Ruffin advances to third on the hit. Paul Colon strikes out. Aramis Bowen walks. Bill Benjamin strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jake Dempsey grounds out to the second baseman. Floyd Vandenberg flies out to the right fielder. Paul Hoffman grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Leon Miller walks. Omar Williams lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Leon Miller forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Billy Knotts grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Omar Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Billy Knotts is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Harley Erickson grounds out to the shortstop. Woody Maldonado singles to center field. Bob Stone lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Woody Maldonado forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Wish Karp singles to center field. Bob Stone advances to third on the hit. Greg DeBarr singles to left field. Bob Stone scores. Wish Karp advances to third on the hit. Vic Thompson walks. Jake Dempsey strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 St. Louis Norm Gick singles to center field. Norm Gick is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jimmie Ruffin singles to left field. Hughie Canseco grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Floyd Vandenberg strikes out. Paul Hoffman strikes out. Harley Erickson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Paul Colon flies out to the right fielder. Aramis Bowen grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Benjamin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Woody Maldonado strikes out. Bob Stone flies out to the center fielder. Wish Karp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Leon Miller pops out to the catcher. Omar Williams strikes out. Billy Knotts strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Greg DeBarr flies out to the right fielder. Vic Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Dempsey singles to left field. Floyd Vandenberg lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Norm Gick pops out to the third baseman. Jimmie Ruffin singles to right field. Hughie Canseco flies out to the center fielder. Paul Colon pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Paul Hoffman strikes out. Harley Erickson singles to left field. Woody Maldonado walks. Ward Froats 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. Johnny Gaffke is pinch hitting for Bob Stone. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Johnny Gaffke strikes out. Wish Karp flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Bill Allen pitching. Aramis Bowen flies out to the center fielder. Bill Benjamin singles to left field. Leon Miller walks. Ward Froats lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Billy Knotts flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Greg DeBarr singles to right field. Vic Thompson singles to center field. Greg DeBarr advances to third on the hit. Jake Dempsey singles to left field. Greg DeBarr scores. Ramon Barron comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Floyd Vandenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Vic Thompson advances to third on the play. Jake Dempsey advances to second on the play. Paul Hoffman grounds out to the shortstop. Vic Thompson scores. Jake Dempsey advances to third on the play. Harley Erickson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Norm Gick singles to center field. Jimmie Ruffin flies out to the left fielder. Hughie Canseco grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Woody Maldonado flies out to the center fielder. Irv Meusel is pinch hitting for Bill Allen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Irv Meusel flies out to the left fielder. Wish Karp singles to center field. Greg DeBarr singles to center field. Wish Karp advances to third on the hit. Vic Thompson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Buz Veryzer pitching. Paul Colon strikes out. Aramis Bowen grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Benjamin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 St. Louis total runners LOB: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Spehr did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sam Harris improves in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Abbott improves in contact_vs_righty Jumbo Stewart improves in contact_vs_lefty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Todd Pavletich improves in contact_vs_righty Sid Klieman improves in power_vs_righty Ernie Bogener did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Nabors did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Aderholt did not respond to coaching in SS