Win: Marty McBride (1-0) Loss: Ray Bedrosian (0-1)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Fred Munro pitching. Al Gardner grounds out to the shortstop. Rob Rudolph walks. Calvin Knight flies out to the right fielder. Doug Sievers pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ernie Dickman pitching. Johnny Thompson singles to right field. Urbane Jorgensen walks. Mike Carroll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Thompson advances to third on the play. Urbane Jorgensen advances to second on the play. John Reder flies out to the right fielder. Jim Talton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Swede Nance singles to center field. John Huppert grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Carlos Connelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bob Little flies out to the right fielder. Rich Minchey flies out to the left fielder. Bob Mazzilli strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis George Jones singles to left field. George Jones steals second. Ernie Dickman lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Gardner strikes out. Rob Rudolph grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Fred Munro grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Thompson reached on a fielding error by Rob Rudolph. Urbane Jorgensen walks. Mike Carroll pops out to the third baseman. John Reder grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Calvin Knight flies out to the center fielder. Doug Sievers singles past the shortstop. Doug Sievers is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Swede Nance strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jim Talton strikes out. Bob Little singles to right field. Rich Minchey doubles to center field. Bob Little uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Mazzilli strikes out. Fred Munro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis John Huppert hits an infield single to the third baseman. Carlos Connelly singles to right field. George Jones strikes out. Ernie Dickman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Gardner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Johnny Thompson singles past the third baseman. Urbane Jorgensen flies out to the center fielder. Mike Carroll grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Rob Rudolph flies out to the center fielder. Calvin Knight walks. Doug Sievers grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh John Reder strikes out. Jim Talton pops out to the first baseman. Bob Little walks. Rich Minchey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Swede Nance singles to center field. John Huppert strikes out. Carlos Connelly strikes out. George Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bob Mazzilli flies out to the left fielder. Fred Munro lines out to the shortstop. Johnny Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Cy Davis is pinch hitting for Ernie Dickman. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Cy Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Al Gardner grounds out to the shortstop. Rob Rudolph doubles to center field. Dave Bruyette 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. Calvin Knight hits a home run. Rob Rudolph scores. Doug Sievers triples. Swede Nance strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Charlie Davidson pitching. Urbane Jorgensen strikes out. Mike Carroll singles to center field. John Reder grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Carroll advances to second on the play. Jim Talton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis John Huppert walks. Carlos Connelly walks. George Jones walks. Marty McBride comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Roberts is pinch hitting for Charlie Davidson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Roberts singles to right field. John Huppert scores. Al Gardner flies out to the center fielder. Rob Rudolph strikes out. Calvin Knight grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ray Bedrosian pitching. Bob Little grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Minchey singles to left field. Bob Mazzilli walks. Danny Froelich is pinch hitting for Marty McBride. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Danny Froelich walks. Johnny Thompson singles to center field. Rich Minchey scores. Bob Mazzilli scores. Thomas Nordyke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Urbane Jorgensen strikes out. Mike Carroll hits an infield single to the first baseman. John Reder singles to right field. Danny Froelich scores. St. Louis total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Moore did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Steve Lassetter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lou Leonard improves in contact_vs_lefty Ernie Coco did not respond to coaching in control Joe Moore improves in CF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ed Blue improves in velocity Rafael Jones did not respond to coaching in control Thornton Akers improves in speed Danny Romano did not respond to coaching in velocity