Win: Ghee Butters (14-4) Loss: Mo Lerian (9-5)
Save: Bill Reed (30)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mo Lerian pitching. Wilfred Weidman flies out to the left fielder. Vince Van Poppel doubles to right field. Eddie Coleman hits a home run. Vince Van Poppel scores. Greg Cross grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Mitchell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Ghee Butters pitching. Lynn Pennyfeather singles to right field. Ralph Terry strikes out. Webbo Pryor grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Steve Gaedel strikes out. Bunny Nettles walks. Bunny Nettles is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Taku Nakatani strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Ralph Wade strikes out. Rey Everett strikes out. Bert Schlueter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ghee Butters grounds out to the pitcher. Wilfred Weidman flies out to the left fielder. Vince Van Poppel walks. Eddie Coleman reached on a fielding error by Webbo Pryor. Greg Cross grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Mem Larsen singles to center field. Javier Haddock flies out to the left fielder. Mo Lerian lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Billy Mitchell doubles to center field. Steve Gaedel grounds out to the third baseman. Bunny Nettles walks. Taku Nakatani grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Mitchell advances to third on the play. Bunny Nettles advances to second on the play. Ghee Butters strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Lynn Pennyfeather grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Terry strikes out. Webbo Pryor pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Wilfred Weidman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Vince Van Poppel grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Coleman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rey Everett. Greg Cross walks. Billy Mitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Ralph Wade grounds out to the second baseman. Rey Everett strikes out. Bert Schlueter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Steve Gaedel flies out to the center fielder. Bunny Nettles strikes out. Taku Nakatani singles to right field. Ghee Butters singles to center field. Taku Nakatani advances to third on the hit. Wilfred Weidman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Mem Larsen walks. Javier Haddock is hit by a pitch. Mo Lerian fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mo Lerian strikes out. Lynn Pennyfeather grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Vince Van Poppel grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Coleman flies out to the right fielder. Greg Cross singles to center field. Greg Cross steals second. Billy Mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Ralph Terry grounds out to the shortstop. Webbo Pryor singles to center field. Ralph Wade strikes out. Rey Everett reached on a fielding error by Greg Cross. Bert Schlueter grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rey Everett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Walt Davenport 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. Steve Gaedel hits a home run. Bunny Nettles grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Taku Nakatani strikes out. Ghee Butters grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Mem Larsen hits an infield single to the pitcher. Javier Haddock grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Mike Simmons is pinch hitting for Walt Davenport. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Simmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jose Palmquist pitching. Wilfred Weidman doubles to center field. Vince Van Poppel strikes out. Eddie Coleman flies out to the right fielder. Greg Cross strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Bill Reed comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lynn Pennyfeather grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Terry grounds out to the pitcher. Webbo Pryor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10 St. Louis total runners LOB: 3
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Larry Converse did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jesse Henderson did not respond to coaching in range Boardwalk Foreman improves in range Al McCreery did not respond to coaching in arm Boardwalk Foreman improves in contact_vs_righty Jesse Henderson improves in power_vs_righty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bubba Bratcher did not respond to coaching in control Angel Malave did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Red Judnich did not respond to coaching in velocity Cliff Sturgeon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Angel Malave did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Deacon Meyer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty