Win: Rick Howell (3-7) Loss: Rafael Yochim (0-6)
Save: Hutch Dear (8)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Rafael Yochim pitching. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the pitcher. Ernie Nielsen flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Ray Noren doubles to right field. Sean Daniels doubles to center field. Ray Noren scores. Ellis Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Rick Howell pitching. Rolla Fernandez singles to center field. Ray Pall strikes out. Art Theobald grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Johnny Menke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Hawes flies out to the left fielder. Greg Higginbotham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Red Storke hits a home run. Walt Lefevre strikes out. Glenn Kirby strikes out. Neil Masterson flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Rick Howell singles to right field. Forrest Kuenn singles to left field. Rick Howell advances to third on the hit. Ernie Nielsen pops out to the shortstop. Ray Noren grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh John Pulido strikes out. Rafael Yochim grounds out to the second baseman. Rolla Fernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Sean Daniels strikes out. Ellis Jones singles to center field. Johnny Menke strikes out. Al Hawes singles to center field. Ellis Jones advances to third on the hit. Greg Higginbotham singles to right field. Ellis Jones scores. Rick Howell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al Hawes is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ray Pall grounds out to the second baseman. Art Theobald grounds out to the second baseman. Red Storke singles to center field. Walt Lefevre flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Forrest Kuenn flies out to the center fielder. Tom Allen 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. Ernie Nielsen singles to left field. Ray Noren singles to left field. Ernie Nielsen aggressively advances to third on the hit. Sean Daniels strikes out. Ellis Jones singles to center field. Ernie Nielsen scores. Fred Monaco comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Menke strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Glenn Kirby walks. Glenn Kirby steals second. Neil Masterson grounds out to the shortstop. John Pulido flies out to the left fielder. Fred Monaco walks. Rolla Fernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Al Hawes grounds out to the third baseman. Greg Higginbotham singles to center field. Rick Howell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ray Pall strikes out. Art Theobald grounds out to the second baseman. Red Storke singles to center field. Walt Lefevre singles to center field. Red Storke is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Noren flies out to the left fielder. Sean Daniels lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Carl Hermanski enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ray Noren at SS. Joe Hesketh enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Menke at RF. Glenn Kirby pops out to the second baseman. Neil Masterson grounds out to the third baseman. John Pulido strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Ellis Jones walks. Joe Hesketh strikes out. Al Hawes grounds out to the pitcher. Ellis Jones advances to second on the play. Greg Higginbotham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Fred Monaco flies out to the left fielder. Hutch Dear 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. Rolla Fernandez strikes out. Ray Pall grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Hutch Dear flies out to the center fielder. Forrest Kuenn reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ray Pall. Ernie Nielsen strikes out. Carl Hermanski pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Art Theobald grounds out to the second baseman. Red Storke flies out to the left fielder. Walt Lefevre strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 9 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 4
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Paul Hollandsworth improves in speed Dick Elsh improves in range Joe Coleman improves in power_vs_lefty Bruce Sharman improves in contact_vs_righty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Fernando Bush did not respond to coaching in endurance John Gladden did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ron Murray did not respond to coaching in control Vern Shore improves in range