Inning: 1 St. Louis Whip Chatterly pitching. Lynn Pennyfeather grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Terry strikes out. Webbo Pryor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jay Ruskin pitching. Wilfred Weidman hits a home run. Vince Van Poppel doubles to center field. Eddie Coleman grounds out to the second baseman. Vince Van Poppel advances to third on the play. Jeff Jones doubles to left field. Vince Van Poppel scores. Billy Mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Benny Cruz singles past the first baseman. Jeff Jones scores. Benny Cruz gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Ralph Wade singles to right field. Bert Schlueter grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mem Larsen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bunny Nettles walks. Taku Nakatani grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Whip Chatterly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Javier Haddock singles to center field. Mike Simmons lines out to the second baseman. Jay Ruskin fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jay Ruskin lines out to the shortstop. Lynn Pennyfeather flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Wilfred Weidman grounds out to the shortstop. Vince Van Poppel grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Coleman pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Ralph Terry doubles to center field. Webbo Pryor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ralph Terry advances to third on the play. Ralph Wade doubles to center field. Ralph Terry scores. Bert Schlueter flies out to the right fielder. Mem Larsen singles to center field. Ralph Wade scores. Javier Haddock grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mem Larsen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jeff Jones strikes out. Billy Mitchell singles to center field. Billy Mitchell gets picked off first. Benny Cruz singles to center field. Benny Cruz steals second. Passed ball. Benny Cruz advances to third. Bunny Nettles singles to left field. Benny Cruz scores. Taku Nakatani grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bunny Nettles is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Mike Simmons flies out to the left fielder. Jay Ruskin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lynn Pennyfeather strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Whip Chatterly strikes out. Wilfred Weidman pops out to the first baseman. Vince Van Poppel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ralph Terry singles to left field. Webbo Pryor pops out to the pitcher. Ralph Wade strikes out. Bert Schlueter pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Eddie Coleman singles to right field. Eddie Coleman steals second. Jeff Jones walks. Billy Mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Benny Cruz flies out to the right fielder. Bunny Nettles walks. Taku Nakatani strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 St. Louis Mem Larsen walks. Javier Haddock flies out to the left fielder. Mem Larsen steals second. Mike Simmons flies out to the left fielder. Emmet Parker is pinch hitting for Jay Ruskin. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Emmet Parker doubles to right field. Mem Larsen scores. Lynn Pennyfeather singles to right field. Emmet Parker scores. Ralph Terry singles to left field. Webbo Pryor strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Walt Davenport pitching. Phil Hutton is pinch hitting for Whip Chatterly. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Phil Hutton pops out to the shortstop. Wilfred Weidman doubles to right field. Vince Van Poppel singles to right field. Wilfred Weidman scores. Eddie Coleman flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Vince Van Poppel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Bill Gerhardt pitching. Ralph Wade walks. Bert Schlueter flies out to the center fielder. Mem Larsen flies out to the left fielder. Javier Haddock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jose Palmquist comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Benny Cruz hits a home run. Bunny Nettles walks. Taku Nakatani flies out to the center fielder. Felipe Davila is pinch hitting for Bill Gerhardt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Felipe Davila grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Bill Reed pitching. Mike Simmons walks. Chappy Neiger is pinch hitting for Jose Palmquist. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chappy Neiger hits a home run. Mike Simmons scores. Lynn Pennyfeather grounds out to the pitcher. Ralph Terry flies out to the center fielder. Webbo Pryor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ed Osteen pitching. Wilfred Weidman grounds out to the shortstop. Vince Van Poppel strikes out. Eddie Coleman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 St. Louis Dan Wickersham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ralph Wade grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Schlueter strikes out. Mem Larsen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Jeff Jones walks. Billy Mitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Jones advances to second on the play. Benny Cruz pops out to the shortstop. Bunny Nettles grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 St. Louis Javier Haddock strikes out. Mike Simmons flies out to the right fielder. Brian Crumbum is pinch hitting for Ed Osteen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brian Crumbum strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Rich Trujillo pitching. Taku Nakatani flies out to the center fielder. Mike Kingman is pinch hitting for Dan Wickersham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Mike Kingman strikes out. Wilfred Weidman singles to right field. Wilfred Weidman gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 St. Louis Doc Lloyd pitching. Lynn Pennyfeather strikes out. Ralph Terry singles to left field. Webbo Pryor triples. Ralph Terry scores. Ralph Wade grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Schlueter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Pittsburgh Vince Van Poppel singles to left field. Vince Van Poppel steals second. Eddie Coleman grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Jones walks. Billy Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Benny Cruz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 St. Louis total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Ralph Wade is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Red Judnich did not respond to coaching in control Orlando Jonnard did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Hank Allen did not respond to coaching in control Bill Cooney did not respond to coaching in control Duane Schmidt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Buddy George did not respond to coaching in control Nate Rhoden did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Boardwalk Foreman did not respond to coaching in speed Rudy Pettit improves in contact_vs_righty Jesse Henderson improves in contact_vs_lefty Orlando Lathers improves in contact_vs_righty