Inning: 1 St. Louis Jimmy Byrd pitching. Squire Alten singles to left field. Squire Alten steals second. Tony Clutterbuck grounds out to the shortstop. Rod Darnell singles to center field. Squire Alten scores. Bill Shinault flies out to the left fielder. Joe Dressendorfer grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rod Darnell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Buck Mingori pitching. Joe Putman grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Simpson grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Welchonce strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Rick Wade grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Bellinger singles to right field. Jim Bellinger steals second. Jeff Spratt flies out to the left fielder. Buck Mingori reached on a 2-base fielding error by Clarence Rosenberg. Jim Bellinger scores. Squire Alten pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Frank Brock grounds out to the third baseman. July Cuellar flies out to the left fielder. Sam Schwenck grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Tony Clutterbuck strikes out. Rod Darnell singles to center field. Bill Shinault flies out to the right fielder. Joe Dressendorfer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Clarence Rosenberg triples. Doug Stanage strikes out. Jimmy Byrd strikes out. Joe Putman singles to center field. Clarence Rosenberg scores. Joe Putman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Rick Wade grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Bellinger pops out to the first baseman. Jeff Spratt pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Simpson reached on a fielding error by Rick Wade. Frank Welchonce strikes out. Frank Brock flies out to the center fielder. July Cuellar grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Simpson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Buck Mingori singles to left field. Squire Alten singles to center field. Tony Clutterbuck grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Squire Alten is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rod Darnell flies out to the center fielder. Bill Shinault grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sam Schwenck grounds out to the third baseman. Clarence Rosenberg strikes out. Doug Stanage pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Joe Dressendorfer grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Wade hits a home run. Jim Bellinger flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Spratt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jimmy Byrd strikes out. Joe Putman strikes out. Joe Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Buck Mingori grounds out to the third baseman. Squire Alten strikes out. Tony Clutterbuck singles to center field. Rod Darnell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Frank Welchonce grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Brock grounds out to the third baseman. July Cuellar flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Bill Shinault hits a home run. Joe Dressendorfer doubles to center field. Doug Howe 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. Rick Wade walks. Jim Bellinger flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Spratt strikes out. Buck Mingori singles to right field. Joe Dressendorfer scores. Squire Alten strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Sam Schwenck walks. Clarence Rosenberg flies out to the right fielder. Neil Sullivan is pinch hitting for Doug Stanage. Sam Schwenck steals second. Brad Mabe 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. Neil Sullivan grounds out to the shortstop. Takehiko Nagai is pinch hitting for Doug Howe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Takehiko Nagai strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis George Tenace pitching. Don Cheadle enters the game as a defensive replacement for Neil Sullivan at C. Tony Clutterbuck walks. Rod Darnell strikes out. Bill Shinault flies out to the center fielder. Joe Dressendorfer triples. Tony Clutterbuck scores. Rick Wade hits a home run. Joe Dressendorfer scores. Elder Gonzales comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Bellinger walks. Jeff Spratt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Joe Putman hits a home run. Joe Simpson flies out to the center fielder. Frank Welchonce grounds out to the second baseman. Bryan Rigney is pinch hitting for Frank Brock. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bryan Rigney hits a home run. July Cuellar lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 9 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 2
Batting:2B - Joe Dressendorfer (3).3B - Joe Dressendorfer (1).HR - Bill Shinault (3), Rick Wade 2 (3). Baserunning: SB - Squire Alten (4), Jim Bellinger (2). Fielding: E - Rick Wade.
Game Notes Elder Gonzales is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Ken Neagle improves in power_vs_lefty Dave Pisciotta improves in arm Rafael Allen improves in power_vs_lefty Clint Thurman did not respond to coaching in range
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Chick Graham improves in contact_vs_righty Beryl DeJohn improves in control Harry Savransky improves in arm Harry Savransky improves in power_vs_righty