League All-Star Game. Pittsburgh Pirates (1949–1952) The Pittsburgh Pirates released catcher LeRoy Jarvis to the Seals as partial payment for the rights to Werle in January 1949. As a National League rookie Werle survived a ninth inning rally at Ebbets Field in May 1949 to beat the Dodgers, 5–3. He surrendered seven runs, three in the last inning, when Bob Ramazzoti homered. Pirates chief scout, Pie Traynor, favored Cliff Chambers over Werle, and predicted Chambers would win more games in 1949. Werle shut out the Cincinnati Reds on seven hits on July 4, 1949. It was the second game of a doubleheader and lifted the Pirates into sixth place in the National League. Werle pitched in relief for Pittsburgh in 1950. In June he came on for his second relief stint in two days. Tommy Holmes homered off of him in the eight inning, breaking a 6–6 tie and giving the Boston Braves the win. Werle outpitched All-Star Larry Jansen with a two-hitter on July 15 at Forbes Field. The Pirates beat the New York Giants 2–1. On April 17, 1951, Werle provided effective relief in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals. He retired the side without a hit in the top of the seventh after Murry Dickson walked the bases loaded. Only a single run scored when Red Schoendienst hit a sacrifice fly which plated Solly Hemus. He went 8–6 for the Pirates in 1951. Werle was fined $500 and suspended indefinitely on April 3, 1952. Manager Billy Meyer ordered him to go back to Pittsburgh and wait for further instructions. Pittsburgh general manager, Branch Rickey, reinstated Werle on April 11, but the fine was not dropped. The incident which prompted the fine and suspension was not explained clearly. Werle understood that it had to do with his having been 30 minutes late, a violation of training rules. It was mentioned that he arrived at his hotel with roommate, George Metkovich, after seven innings of a night game in Beaumont, Texas. They had a couple of bottles of beer each, showered, and went downstairs. He denied a rumor of having a woman in his hotel room, which Rickey seemed to believe at first. Werle swore on his father's grave that this was untrue and 'that someone was a damned liar'. St. Louis Cardinals (1952) Werle was traded to the Cardinals on May 1, 1952, for righthanded pitcher George