Win: Dave Foxx (9-5) Loss: Mark Asadoor (5-7)
Save: Frank Morrisette (22)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dave Foxx pitching. Mike Roy flies out to the left fielder. William Queen grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Abstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Mark Asadoor pitching. Willie Perez flies out to the center fielder. Bob Ferraro strikes out. Fergie Glenn grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Milt Gardner singles in front of the center fielder. Bob Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Curt Bell singles to right field. Tom Schneider grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Frank Donahue grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Fran Berg strikes out. Howard Santorini singles to right field. Howard Santorini steals second. Bob Vandenberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rene Rhoden grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Asadoor strikes out. Mike Roy doubles to left field. William Queen walks. Jim Abstein grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Foster Winchester hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dave Foxx fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dave Foxx grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Willie Perez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Milt Gardner grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Smith strikes out. Curt Bell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Bob Ferraro grounds out to the pitcher. Fergie Glenn strikes out. Frank Donahue flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Tom Schneider grounds out to the second baseman. Rene Rhoden flies out to the center fielder. Mark Asadoor grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Fran Berg flies out to the right fielder. Howard Santorini walks. Bob Vandenberg doubles to right field. Howard Santorini is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Foster Winchester doubles to right field. Bob Vandenberg scores. Dave Foxx singles to right field. Foster Winchester scores. Willie Perez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mike Roy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). William Queen singles to center field. William Queen steals second. Jim Abstein grounds out to the second baseman. William Queen advances to third on the play. Milt Gardner pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bob Ferraro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fergie Glenn strikes out. Frank Donahue singles to left field. Fran Berg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bob Smith strikes out. Curt Bell singles past the shortstop. Tom Schneider grounds out to the pitcher. Curt Bell advances to second on the play. Rene Rhoden singles to center field. Curt Bell scores. Gordie Lomasney is pinch hitting for Mark Asadoor. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Gordie Lomasney grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rene Rhoden is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Quincy Field pitching. Howard Santorini strikes out. Bob Vandenberg doubles to center field. Foster Winchester walks. Dave Foxx fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dave Foxx grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Mike Roy strikes out. William Queen grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Abstein flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Willie Perez singles to center field. Bob Ferraro singles to center field. Willie Perez advances to third on the hit. Bob Ferraro steals second. Fergie Glenn grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Perez scores. Bob Ferraro advances to third on the play. Frank Donahue grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Ferraro scores. Dutch Busby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fran Berg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Frank Morrisette comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Milt Gardner flies out to the left fielder. Bob Smith singles to right field. Bob Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Curt Bell walks. Tom Schneider singles past the shortstop. Curt Bell advances to third on the hit. Rene Rhoden strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 St. Louis total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Frank Donahue is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Miguel Bannister did not respond to coaching in speed Juan Nieson improves in contact_vs_righty Jerry Weingartner improves in speed Ike Carrigan improves in speed Eric Martin improves in power_vs_lefty Jorge Bailes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Art Gedeon improves in 2B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jeff Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Mimbs did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Moeller did not respond to coaching in arm Jeff Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Connie Lancaster did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Connolly did not respond to coaching in control Dick Hicks did not respond to coaching in 1B