Win: Brian Howell (14-7) Loss: Bill Gerhardt (2-2)
Save: Hi Mulvey (9)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Bill Gerhardt pitching. Mem Larsen flies out to the center fielder. Dixie Nash hits a home run. Mickey Short grounds out to the third baseman. Jess McCormick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Brian Howell pitching. Bill Hernandez pops out to the first baseman. Takahiko Nagao grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Benny Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Andy Gunderson strikes out. Emmet Parker grounds out to the pitcher. Chuck Crutcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Eddie Coleman reached on a fielding error by Emmet Parker. Jeff Jones walks. Greg Cross grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jeff Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Taku Nakatani flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Eddie Coleman is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Brian Crumbum grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Howell grounds out to the third baseman. Mem Larsen walks. Dixie Nash flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Warren Flaherty strikes out. Bill Gerhardt lines out to the second baseman. Bill Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Mickey Short walks. Jess McCormick doubles to center field. Mickey Short uses his aggressiveness and scores. Andy Gunderson flies out to the left fielder. Emmet Parker walks. Chuck Crutcher strikes out. Brian Crumbum strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Takahiko Nagao strikes out. Benny Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Coleman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Brian Howell singles to center field. Mem Larsen singles to center field. Brian Howell is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Dixie Nash grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mem Larsen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dixie Nash steals second. Al Glenn 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. Mickey Short walks. Jess McCormick walks. Andy Gunderson lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jeff Jones strikes out. Greg Cross flies out to the left fielder. Taku Nakatani triples. Warren Flaherty grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Emmet Parker walks. Chuck Crutcher walks. Brian Crumbum doubles to center field. Emmet Parker scores. Chuck Crutcher is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Brian Howell grounds out to the shortstop. Mem Larsen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Al Glenn grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Hernandez lines out to the second baseman. Takahiko Nagao grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Dixie Nash flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Short flies out to the center fielder. Jess McCormick singles to left field. Andy Gunderson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Benny Cruz flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Coleman grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Jones hits a home run. Greg Cross singles to right field. Taku Nakatani pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Emmet Parker flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Crutcher strikes out. Brian Crumbum walks. Brian Howell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Warren Flaherty singles to left field. Hi Mulvey 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. Bunny Nettles is pinch hitting for Al Glenn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bunny Nettles grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Warren Flaherty is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Hernandez strikes out. Takahiko Nagao grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bunny Nettles is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Sid Mason pitching. Mem Larsen flies out to the center fielder. Dixie Nash flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Short strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Benny Cruz flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Coleman flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Jones triples. Greg Cross grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 9 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jayson Fegeley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Danny Benzinger did not respond to coaching in velocity Bert Schlueter improves in arm George Mitterling improves in contact_vs_righty Rich Trujillo did not respond to coaching in control Jayson Fegeley improves in power_vs_righty Jayson Fegeley did not respond to coaching in CF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mark Hunter did not respond to coaching in speed Danny Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Scanlan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Danny Smith improves in range Bill Weaver did not respond to coaching in control Babe York did not respond to coaching in velocity Phil Hutton did not respond to coaching in CF