Inning: 1 St. Louis Norm Westbrook pitching. Al Brinker strikes out. Jack Valdespino strikes out. Hiroaki Okamoto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bob Taylor pitching. Damaso Gallego grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marty Bigbee flies out to the left fielder. Lou Nagelsen singles to right field. Joe Lynn singles to right field. Keith Tauby singles to center field. Lou Nagelsen scores. Joe Lynn advances to third on the hit. Keith Tauby steals second. Cotton Ryan singles to center field. Joe Lynn scores. Keith Tauby is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Dutch Allie grounds out to the shortstop. Milo Pearson strikes out. Gary Archdeacon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ellis Rockenfield strikes out. Jack Swormstedt strikes out. Norm Westbrook grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Floyd Abstein strikes out. Creepy Bayless grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Damaso Gallego strikes out. Marty Bigbee strikes out. Lou Nagelsen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Al Brinker grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Valdespino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hiroaki Okamoto grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Lynn strikes out. Keith Tauby grounds out to the second baseman. Cotton Ryan singles to center field. Ellis Rockenfield flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Dutch Allie walks. Milo Pearson flies out to the left fielder. Dutch Allie steals second. Gary Archdeacon flies out to the right fielder. Floyd Abstein grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jack Swormstedt flies out to the center fielder. Norm Westbrook grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Damaso Gallego strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Creepy Bayless flies out to the left fielder. Bob Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Al Brinker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Marty Bigbee singles to center field. Marty Bigbee steals second. Lou Nagelsen flies out to the right fielder. Joe Lynn lines out to the first baseman. Keith Tauby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Jack Valdespino grounds out to the shortstop. Hiroaki Okamoto doubles to center field. Dutch Allie grounds out to the shortstop. Milo Pearson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Cotton Ryan strikes out. Ellis Rockenfield hits a home run. Jack Swormstedt walks. Sam Gill is pinch hitting for Norm Westbrook. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Sam Gill walks. Damaso Gallego singles to right field. Jack Swormstedt scores. Marty Bigbee singles to center field. Sam Gill scores. Damaso Gallego is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Jackie Hoerner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marty Bigbee is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Ed Thompson pitching. Gary Archdeacon lines out to the second baseman. Floyd Abstein grounds out to the shortstop. Creepy Bayless singles to center field. Tommy Brunson is pinch hitting for Jackie Hoerner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tommy Brunson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Lafayette Voigt pitching. Lou Nagelsen hits a home run. Joe Lynn singles to right field. Dee Kelley is pinch hitting for Keith Tauby. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Lynn steals second. Dee Kelley walks. Cotton Ryan doubles to center field. Joe Lynn scores. Dee Kelley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ellis Rockenfield strikes out. Sam Moates is pinch hitting for Jack Swormstedt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sam Moates grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Donnelly is pinch hitting for Ed Thompson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Matt Donnelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Jose Smith pitching. Al Brinker strikes out. Jack Valdespino strikes out. Hiroaki Okamoto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Jack Swormstedt is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Thompson improves in power_vs_lefty George Barnes did not respond to coaching in velocity Fritz Mota improves in power_vs_lefty Mickey Kinslow did not respond to coaching in control Tom Brideweser improves in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Hassett did not respond to coaching in control Jay Fisher did not respond to coaching in arm Howie Lockwood did not respond to coaching in range Howie Lockwood did not respond to coaching in arm Jay Fisher did not respond to coaching in 1B