Win: Whitey Rico (3-3) Loss: Jumbo Johnson (1-4)
Save: George Yvars (3)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Jumbo Johnson pitching. Forrest Kuenn doubles to left field. Ernie Nielsen walks. Ray Noren strikes out. Ellis Jones strikes out. Johnny Menke strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Whitey Rico pitching. Rolla Fernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Pall singles to left field. Art Theobald grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ray Pall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Red Storke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Shawn Munoz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Al Hawes walks. Greg Higginbotham grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Al Hawes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Whitey Rico strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Walt Lefevre grounds out to the third baseman. Glenn Kirby strikes out. Neil Masterson hits a home run. John Pulido singles to right field. Jumbo Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Forrest Kuenn walks. Ernie Nielsen flies out to the center fielder. Ray Noren pops out to the first baseman. Ellis Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rolla Fernandez strikes out. Ray Pall flies out to the left fielder. Art Theobald singles to center field. Red Storke walks. Walt Lefevre grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Johnny Menke flies out to the left fielder. Shawn Munoz grounds out to the shortstop. Al Hawes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Glenn Kirby grounds out to the third baseman. Neil Masterson strikes out. John Pulido strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Greg Higginbotham singles to right field. Whitey Rico fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Whitey Rico flies out to the center fielder. Forrest Kuenn doubles to left field. Greg Higginbotham uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the second baseman. Forrest Kuenn advances to third on the play. Ray Noren flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jumbo Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rolla Fernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Pall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ellis Jones singles to center field. Ellis Jones is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Johnny Menke singles to left field. Shawn Munoz hits a home run. Johnny Menke scores. Al Hawes grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Higginbotham singles to left field. Whitey Rico singles to right field. Forrest Kuenn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Art Theobald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Storke flies out to the center fielder. Walt Lefevre flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Ernie Nielsen doubles to left field. Ray Noren hits a home run. Ernie Nielsen scores. Del May comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ellis Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Menke hits a home run. Shawn Munoz singles to right field. Al Hawes pops out to the shortstop. Greg Higginbotham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Glenn Kirby walks. Neil Masterson strikes out. John Pulido triples. Glenn Kirby scores. Del May grounds out to the shortstop. John Pulido scores. Rolla Fernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Carl Hermanski is pinch hitting for Whitey Rico. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Carl Hermanski singles past the shortstop. Forrest Kuenn walks. Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the third baseman. Carl Hermanski advances to third on the play. Forrest Kuenn advances to second on the play. Ray Noren grounds out to the third baseman. Ellis Jones doubles to center field. Carl Hermanski scores. Forrest Kuenn scores. Johnny Menke flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Javier Buhner pitching. Ray Pall grounds out to the second baseman. George Partee is pinch hitting for Art Theobald. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Partee reached on a fielding error by Greg Higginbotham. Red Storke walks. Walt Lefevre hits a home run. George Partee scores. Red Storke scores. Bill Hepler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Glenn Kirby flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Neil Masterson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Fred Monaco comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shawn Munoz flies out to the center fielder. Al Hawes flies out to the left fielder. Greg Higginbotham singles to center field. Bill Hepler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Joe Hesketh enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Menke at RF. John Pulido grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jackie Gearhart is pinch hitting for Fred Monaco. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jackie Gearhart pops out to the catcher. Hutch Dear comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rolla Fernandez singles to center field. George Yvars comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ray Pall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 10 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Ernie Natal did not respond to coaching in range Mike Pierson improves in arm Jeff Ardizoia improves in range Clarence Mathis did not respond to coaching in endurance
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rip Campbell did not respond to coaching in range Fernando Bush did not respond to coaching in endurance Paul Davie did not respond to coaching in velocity Vern Shore improves in contact_vs_righty