Sportsman's Park
GAME 1
Roe vs Wilks
Cardinals 19, Pirates 8
19 runs on 19 hits says it all. It was a 3 run game until the 7th when the Redbirds exploded for 9 runs over the final 2. Walker Cooper, Johnny Hopp and Dan Litwhiler all hit homers. The top 3 guys in the Cardinal lineup were a combined 9 for 15 with 7 RBI and 12 runs scored. That's better production than a Ford assembly line. Litwhiler (4-5) paced the offense with 6 RBI's.
GAME 2
Strincevich vs Lanier
Pirates 11, Cardinals 1
Turnabout is fair play. This time the Bucs had a late surge to win going away. With 8 runs in the top of the 9th of reliever Naymick the Bucs put hurler Nick Strincevich on easy street. Vince DiMaggio looked like his little brother Joe going 3 for 6 with 3 RBI's and 2 runs scored, while hitting his second homer of the season. Pete Coscarart had a 3 for 6 day as well.
GAME 3
Ostermueller vs Brecheen
Pirates 5, Cardinals 0
3 insurance runs in the top of the 9th gave Cy Young candidate Fritz Ostermueller (6-0, 1.31) a week's worth of runs to work with. Johnny Barrett, who steals bases like Ty Cobb swiped his 38th and 39th of the season after going 3 for 5 with 1 run scored and an RBI. Vinny DiMaggio continued to be hot going 2 for 4. Musial went 1-3 and saw his average drop to .404.
GAME 4
Sewell vs Munger
Cardinals 9, Pirates 8
For excitement this game had it all. St. Louis looked like it was cruising with Red Munger leaving up 6-3 after 8 innings of work. Only 2 of those 3 runs were earned by the Red head. Jurisich was brought on in the 9th to get three outs. Instead he gave up 3 runs as the Bucs clawed and scratched to tie it. Extra innings would follow a and neither team would score in the first 3 additional stanzas. In the top of the 13th Pittsburgh scored on a Rescigno squeeze bunt and a Johnny Barrett sac fly. The hometown fans were silent with shock. Could the Redbirds lose their first series of the season ? The answer: A resounding NO. With 2 out and 2 on and intentional pass was issued to Johnny Hopp to load the bases. Not a standard move according to "the book", but an interesting one. That brought up Walker Cooper who slammed a 2 run game ending double off reliever Cuccurullo.
GAME 1
Roe vs Wilks
Cardinals 19, Pirates 8
GAME 2
Strincevich vs Lanier
Pirates 11, Cardinals 1
Turnabout is fair play. This time the Bucs had a late surge to win going away. With 8 runs in the top of the 9th of reliever Naymick the Bucs put hurler Nick Strincevich on easy street. Vince DiMaggio looked like his little brother Joe going 3 for 6 with 3 RBI's and 2 runs scored, while hitting his second homer of the season. Pete Coscarart had a 3 for 6 day as well.
GAME 3
Ostermueller vs Brecheen
Pirates 5, Cardinals 0
3 insurance runs in the top of the 9th gave Cy Young candidate Fritz Ostermueller (6-0, 1.31) a week's worth of runs to work with. Johnny Barrett, who steals bases like Ty Cobb swiped his 38th and 39th of the season after going 3 for 5 with 1 run scored and an RBI. Vinny DiMaggio continued to be hot going 2 for 4. Musial went 1-3 and saw his average drop to .404.
GAME 4
Sewell vs Munger
Cardinals 9, Pirates 8
For excitement this game had it all. St. Louis looked like it was cruising with Red Munger leaving up 6-3 after 8 innings of work. Only 2 of those 3 runs were earned by the Red head. Jurisich was brought on in the 9th to get three outs. Instead he gave up 3 runs as the Bucs clawed and scratched to tie it. Extra innings would follow a and neither team would score in the first 3 additional stanzas. In the top of the 13th Pittsburgh scored on a Rescigno squeeze bunt and a Johnny Barrett sac fly. The hometown fans were silent with shock. Could the Redbirds lose their first series of the season ? The answer: A resounding NO. With 2 out and 2 on and intentional pass was issued to Johnny Hopp to load the bases. Not a standard move according to "the book", but an interesting one. That brought up Walker Cooper who slammed a 2 run game ending double off reliever Cuccurullo.
No comments:
Post a Comment