Win: Virgil Smith (19-3) Loss: Luis Isbell (9-2)
Save: Billy Hilly (27)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Virgil Smith pitching. Lew Brock strikes out. Ken Cunningham grounds out to the shortstop. Whitey Loman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Duke Myers pitching. Frank Leyritz singles to left field. Tex Rogers doubles to center field. Frank Leyritz is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Tommy Sutherland strikes out. Dewey Smith singles past the third baseman. Kurt Florence walks. Steve McGwire flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 St. Louis Roberto Alomar flies out to the right fielder. Granny Zeller strikes out. Billy Goat flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Walt Riddlemoser lines out to the second baseman. Catfish Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. Virgil Smith reached on a 2-base throwing error by Billy Goat. Frank Leyritz singles past the first baseman. Tex Rogers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Herman Munster singles to left field. Rich Ford singles to right field. Duke Myers lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lew Brock strikes out. Ken Cunningham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tommy Sutherland singles to right field. Dewey Smith doubles past the right fielder. Tommy Sutherland uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kurt Florence pops out to the third baseman. Steve McGwire grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Dewey Smith is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Whitey Loman hits a home run. Roberto Alomar strikes out. Granny Zeller lines out to the second baseman. Billy Goat hits a home run. Herman Munster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Walt Riddlemoser strikes out. Catfish Robinson singles to right field. Virgil Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Leyritz singles to center field. Catfish Robinson scores. Tex Rogers singles to right field. Luis Isbell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommy Sutherland walks. Dewey Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 St. Louis Rich Ford hits an infield single to the pitcher. Luis Isbell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Luis Isbell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lew Brock flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Kurt Florence grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve McGwire grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Riddlemoser grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ken Cunningham walks. Whitey Loman grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Cunningham advances to second on the play. Roberto Alomar grounds out to the shortstop. Granny Zeller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Catfish Robinson singles to center field. Virgil Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Leyritz walks. Tex Rogers flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Sutherland flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Billy Goat grounds out to the shortstop. Herman Munster flies out to the center fielder. Rich Ford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Dewey Smith singles to right field. Dewey Smith steals second. Kurt Florence grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Dewey Smith advances to third on the play. Steve McGwire flies out to the left fielder. Walt Riddlemoser doubles to center field. Dewey Smith scores. Catfish Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Leron Stanley is pinch hitting for Luis Isbell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Leron Stanley flies out to the center fielder. Lew Brock strikes out. Ken Cunningham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jeremeyer Bullfrog pitching. Lorenzo Haney is pinch hitting for Virgil Smith. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lorenzo Haney strikes out. Frank Leyritz strikes out. Tex Rogers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Billy Hilly pitching. Whitey Loman grounds out to the second baseman. Roberto Alomar grounds out to the catcher. Granny Zeller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 11
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harry Hobson improves in endurance Charlie Twombly improves in contact_vs_righty Walt Knetzer did not respond to coaching in velocity Walt Knetzer did not respond to coaching in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alex Sanchez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charlie Currie improves in contact_vs_righty Marty Thoenen did not respond to coaching in control George Taylor did not respond to coaching in endurance