Win: Gordie Wagner (5-0) Loss: Wayne Hernandez (0-4)
Save: Ron McDonald (1)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Wayne Hernandez pitching. Pat Delmas singles to right field. Larry Locke hits a home run. Pat Delmas scores. Jim Morales strikes out. Rogelio Lee doubles to center field. Ed Lajoie strikes out. Tom Woodson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Gordie Wagner pitching. Lu Keerl grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ollie Ballou pops out to the shortstop. Jerry Surkont 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 Lou Hayworth lines out to the first baseman. John Lowe pops out to the second baseman. Gordie Wagner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Art Croushore doubles to left field. John Trillo pops out to the second baseman. Piggy Acker strikes out. Cliff Sinatro grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Pat Delmas grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Locke grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jim Morales singles to right field. Rogelio Lee singles to center field. Jim Morales advances to third on the hit. Ed Lajoie walks. Tom Woodson lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Mark Walker strikes out. Wayne Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Lu Keerl singles to left field. Ollie Ballou grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Lou Hayworth flies out to the center fielder. John Lowe singles to right field. Gordie Wagner lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pat Delmas walks. Larry Locke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jerry Surkont strikes out. Art Croushore strikes out. John Trillo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Jim Morales walks. Jim Morales steals second. Rogelio Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Morales advances to third on the play. Ed Lajoie flies out to the left fielder. Tom Woodson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Piggy Acker singles to center field. Cliff Sinatro strikes out. Mark Walker strikes out. Wayne Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Lou Hayworth grounds out to the second baseman. John Lowe singles to left field. Gordie Wagner lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pat Delmas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Lu Keerl walks. Ollie Ballou strikes out. Jerry Surkont flies out to the center fielder. Art Croushore singles to left field. Lu Keerl advances to third on the hit. John Trillo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Dave Black comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Larry Locke strikes out. Jim Morales grounds out to the shortstop. Rogelio Lee singles to center field. Ed Lajoie is hit by a pitch. Tom Woodson walks. Lou Hayworth walks. Rogelio Lee scores. John Lowe lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Piggy Acker flies out to the right fielder. Cliff Sinatro grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Gordie Wagner flies out to the center fielder. Pat Delmas singles to center field. Larry Locke strikes out. Jim Morales strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Frank Berry is pinch hitting for Dave Black. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Frank Berry pops out to the shortstop. Lu Keerl walks. Ollie Ballou triples. Lu Keerl scores. Jerry Surkont singles to center field. Ollie Ballou scores. Art Croushore flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! John Trillo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jerry Surkont is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Nick Covington pitching. Rogelio Lee reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Trillo. Ed Lajoie doubles to center field. Rogelio Lee scores. Tom Woodson strikes out. Lou Hayworth singles to right field. Ed Lajoie scores. John Lowe hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ed Sulik is pinch hitting for Gordie Wagner. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Sulik walks. Pat Delmas flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Lou Hayworth is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ron McDonald pitching. Piggy Acker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Cliff Sinatro grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 14 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Piggy Acker is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Abbott did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tommie Jacquez did not respond to coaching in control Squire Tiefenthaler did not respond to coaching in control Chris DiMaggio did not respond to coaching in velocity Manny Burton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Norm Wilhelm did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Abbott did not respond to coaching in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Randy Demola improves in range Pedro Starr did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Charlie Carter improves in speed Leo Dishman improves in control Archi Wickander did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom May improves in velocity