April 28. Gm# 9 Sportman’s Park Pittsburgh 5 St. Louis 2
PIRATES CAPITALIZE ON MISTAKES IN 5-2 WIN OVER CARDINALS
Errors by Marty Marion and Nippy Jones led to four of the five runs Pittsburgh scored, as they defeated St. Louis, 5-2.
Ed Stevens drove in four of the runs on a pair of two run singles. Pete Castigilione, in for Stan Rojak, tripled, as did Clyde McCullough.
Bill Werle(1-0) went the distance to earn the win. His only blemish was a two run homer by Stan Musial in the bottom of the first inning.
National League scores: Cincinnati 2 Chicago 0; Brooklyn 15 New York 2; Boston 6 Philadelphia 1
Standing of the Clubs
Pitt 9 7 2 0 .778
St. L. 8 5 3 0 .625
Brkn. 10 6 4 0 .600
Bost. 11 6 4 1 .591
N. Y. 10 4 5 1 .450
Cinn. 8 3 5 0 .375
Phil. 11 4 7 0 .364
Chic. 9 2 7 0 .222
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