Win: Jeff Sprinz (5-4) Loss: Mickey Botalico (6-8)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Barney Smith pitching. Billy Graham singles to center field. Billy Graham steals second. Art Hancock grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Graham advances to third on the play. Rod Selkirk grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Graham scores. Victor Fennelly singles to center field. Victor Fennelly steals second. Ronny Bench strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Enrique Rottweiler pitching. Dick Young grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nelson Keupper grounds out to the shortstop. Pop Lopez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Mickey Belloir singles to center field. Bull Loiselle walks. Cleatus Barracuda flies out to the right fielder. Enrique Rottweiler lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Billy Graham strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bill Barnes flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Geyer flies out to the left fielder. Mickey Clarke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Art Hancock strikes out. Rod Selkirk strikes out. Victor Fennelly pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jim Heiser lines out to the shortstop. Yoshihasa Minagawa grounds out to the shortstop. Barney Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Ronny Bench strikes out. Mickey Belloir strikes out. Bull Loiselle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dick Young grounds out to the pitcher. Nelson Keupper strikes out. Pop Lopez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Cleatus Barracuda strikes out. Enrique Rottweiler strikes out. Billy Graham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bill Barnes strikes out. Charlie Geyer strikes out. Mickey Clarke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Art Hancock flies out to the center fielder. Rod Selkirk singles to left field. Victor Fennelly grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim Heiser grounds out to the second baseman. Yoshihasa Minagawa grounds out to the shortstop. Barney Smith singles to left field. Dick Young singles to left field. Nelson Keupper singles to right field. Barney Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pop Lopez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Ronny Bench singles to right field. Ronny Bench steals second. Mickey Belloir singles to right field. The defense is playing the corners in. Mickey Belloir steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Bull Loiselle reached on a fielding error by Bill Barnes. Ronny Bench scores. Cleatus Barracuda grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Belloir scores. Bull Loiselle advances to second on the play. Enrique Rottweiler grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Graham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bill Barnes walks. Charlie Geyer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Mickey Clarke singles to right field. Jim Heiser singles to right field. Yoshihasa Minagawa hits a home run. Mickey Clarke scores. Jim Heiser scores. Stingray Rock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmie Foxx Jr. is pinch hitting for Barney Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jimmie Foxx Jr. pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Yoshio Sato pitching. Art Hancock walks. Rod Selkirk strikes out. Art Hancock steals second. Victor Fennelly strikes out. Ronny Bench doubles to right field. Art Hancock scores. Mickey Belloir grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dick Young strikes out. Nelson Keupper grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Pop Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Bull Loiselle flies out to the left fielder. Cleatus Barracuda grounds out to the shortstop. Podge Barrett is pinch hitting for Stingray Rock. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Podge Barrett doubles to center field. Billy Graham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Gordon Preston pitching. Bill Barnes grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Geyer strikes out. Mickey Clarke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 St. Louis Art Hancock triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Rod Selkirk grounds out to the shortstop. The defense is playing the infield in. Victor Fennelly strikes out. Ronny Bench pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Jim Heiser grounds out to the shortstop. Yoshihasa Minagawa grounds out to the third baseman. Yoshio Sato grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 St. Louis Mickey Belloir grounds out to the pitcher. Bull Loiselle flies out to the left fielder. Cleatus Barracuda strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Dick Young strikes out. Nelson Keupper grounds out to the second baseman. Pop Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 St. Louis Bob Hippo is pinch hitting for Gordon Preston. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Hippo strikes out. Billy Graham flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Botalico comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Art Hancock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Pittsburgh Jeff Sprinz pitching. Bill Barnes grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Geyer grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Clarke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 St. Louis Rod Selkirk flies out to the left fielder. Victor Fennelly singles to left field. Ronny Bench strikes out. Victor Fennelly steals second. Mickey Belloir singles to left field. Victor Fennelly scores. Bull Loiselle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Pittsburgh Jim Heiser hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jim Heiser is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Yoshihasa Minagawa grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Robinson is pinch hitting for Mickey Botalico. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 2
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron McGann did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Chris Alexander improves in contact_vs_lefty Fuzz Yewcic did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Scheer did not respond to coaching in control
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Claude Stearnes improves in contact_vs_righty John Jelks did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Barnes improves in contact_vs_lefty Mel Harter improves in contact_vs_righty