Win: Herbert Crotty (3-2) Loss: Matty Fuller (2-4)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Matty Fuller pitching. Charlie Lovett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dixie Nash walks. Jethro Bodine grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dixie Nash is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jason Musial pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Herbert Crotty pitching. Bill Jacoby flies out to the center fielder. Carden Twitchell singles to right field. Jim McNeely singles to right field. Bill Lanning grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Carden Twitchell advances to third on the play. Jim McNeely advances to second on the play. Jeff Quintana doubles past the third baseman. Carden Twitchell scores. Jim McNeely scores. Bill Mokan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis John Boever hits a home run. Martin Dasso singles to left field. Fin Campbell singles to center field. Martin Dasso aggressively advances to third on the hit. Chuck Crutcher hits a home run. Martin Dasso scores. Fin Campbell scores. Herbert Crotty singles to right field. Charlie Lovett strikes out. Dixie Nash grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Herbert Crotty is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jethro Bodine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Brian Vuckovich strikes out. Bob Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Matty Fuller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Jason Musial grounds out to the second baseman. John Boever singles to right field. Martin Dasso flies out to the center fielder. Fin Campbell singles to center field. John Boever advances to third on the hit. Chuck Crutcher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bill Jacoby pops out to the third baseman. Carden Twitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Jim McNeely walks. Bill Lanning strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Herbert Crotty grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Lovett flies out to the center fielder. Dixie Nash lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jeff Quintana grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Mokan singles to right field. Brian Vuckovich strikes out. Bob Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Jethro Bodine strikes out. Jason Musial is hit by a pitch. John Boever walks. Martin Dasso grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Matty Fuller grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Jacoby singles to center field. Carden Twitchell flies out to the right fielder. Jim McNeely singles to center field. Bill Lanning strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Fin Campbell walks. Fin Campbell steals second. Chuck Crutcher reached on a fielding error by Brian Vuckovich. Herbert Crotty singles to left field. Fin Campbell scores. Chuck Crutcher advances to third on the hit. Charlie Lovett doubles to left field. Chuck Crutcher scores. Herbert Crotty uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dixie Nash grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Lovett advances to third on the play. Jethro Bodine flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Charlie Lovett scores. Jason Musial triples. Craig White comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Boever flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jeff Quintana strikes out. Bill Mokan walks. Brian Vuckovich grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Javier Haddock is pinch hitting for Martin Dasso. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Javier Haddock grounds out to the second baseman. Fin Campbell flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Crutcher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bob Baker pops out to the second baseman. Steve Grant is pinch hitting for Craig White. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Grant singles to center field. Bill Jacoby hits a home run. Steve Grant scores. Brett Braun comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carden Twitchell singles to left field. Jim McNeely strikes out. Bill Lanning grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carden Twitchell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Angel Jackson pitching. Gus Lee is pinch hitting for Brett Braun. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gus Lee doubles to right field. Charlie Lovett walks. Dixie Nash singles past the first baseman. Gus Lee scores. Charlie Lovett advances to third on the hit. Jethro Bodine strikes out. Jason Musial flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Charlie Lovett scores. John Boever grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jose Palmquist pitching. Jeff Quintana strikes out. Bill Mokan flies out to the left fielder. Brian Vuckovich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Lou Sprague comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Javier Haddock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fin Campbell grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Crutcher walks. Jose Palmquist grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chuck Crutcher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bob Baker flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Stephenson is pinch hitting for Lou Sprague. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rudy Stephenson walks. Bill Jacoby grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rudy Stephenson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carden Twitchell walks. Jim McNeely flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Charlie Lovett (5), Gus Lee (4).3B - Jason Musial (3).HR - John Boever (2), Chuck Crutcher (3).SF - Jethro Bodine, Jason Musial.GIDP - Martin Dasso.HBP - Jason Musial (3). Baserunning: SB - Fin Campbell (2).
Game Notes Lou Sprague is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Don Faedo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Webbo Pryor did not respond to coaching in speed Ralph Wade improves in power_vs_righty Mo Lerian improves in velocity Augie Porter did not respond to coaching in range Bill Lee did not respond to coaching in velocity Emmet Parker improves in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D- RP Mentor Grade: F Batter Mentor Grade: D Improvements: Jeff Jones improves in power_vs_righty Bubba Gutteridge did not respond to coaching in velocity Jiggs Mallonee did not respond to coaching in control Walter Downing improves in contact_vs_righty Bubba Gutteridge did not respond to coaching in control Benny Cruz improves in contact_vs_lefty Butch Smalley did not respond to coaching in RF