Win: Bubba Nicholson Loss: First Date Sparks
Save: Ed Ridzik
Inning: 1 Miami First Date Sparks pitching. Frank Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Sweet Lou Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Mordecai Ross singles to center field. Bill Holman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Bubba Nicholson pitching. Mike Short grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Schneck grounds out to the second baseman. Cord McNalley singles to center field. Cliff Parrett walks. Marty Higbe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Miami Art Barfield grounds out to the shortstop. Dom Wilkins grounds out to the pitcher. Cletus Spuckler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Bert Walters strikes out. Doug Simas flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Joe Hemus singles to left field. First Date Sparks grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Hemus is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Miami Chris Matias walks. Bubba Nicholson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bubba Nicholson strikes out. Frank Gibson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Mike Short walks. Bill Schneck walks. Cord McNalley walks. Cliff Parrett strikes out. Marty Higbe grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Mike Short is out at home. Bert Walters grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Bill Schneck is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Miami Sweet Lou Johnson singles to center field. Mordecai Ross pops out to the shortstop. Sweet Lou Johnson steals second. Bill Holman grounds out to the shortstop. Art Barfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Doug Simas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Hemus walks. First Date Sparks lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Short strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Miami Dom Wilkins hits a home run. Cletus Spuckler singles to left field. Chris Matias flies out to the right fielder. Bubba Nicholson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bubba Nicholson strikes out. Frank Gibson doubles to right field. Cletus Spuckler uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sweet Lou Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Bill Schneck walks. Cord McNalley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Cliff Parrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Miami Mordecai Ross singles to left field. Bill Holman grounds out to the catcher. Mordecai Ross advances to second on the play. Art Barfield grounds out to the second baseman. Mordecai Ross advances to third on the play. Dom Wilkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Marty Higbe grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Walters strikes out. Doug Simas singles to left field. Joe Hemus singles to left field. Doug Simas advances to third on the hit. Paul Rojas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. First Date Sparks walks. Mike Short flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Miami Cletus Spuckler lines out to the shortstop. Chris Matias pops out to the third baseman. Big Al Reinecker is pinch hitting for Paul Rojas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Big Al Reinecker singles to center field. Big Al Reinecker steals second. Frank Gibson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Ed Ridzik pitching. Bill Schneck flies out to the right fielder. Cord McNalley singles to left field. Cliff Parrett grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Miami Sweet Lou Johnson doubles to center field. Jack Suchecki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Mordecai Ross strikes out. Bill Holman singles to left field. Sweet Lou Johnson scores. Art Barfield singles to left field. Dom Wilkins grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Holman advances to third on the play. Art Barfield advances to second on the play. Cletus Spuckler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Marty Higbe singles in front of the right fielder. Bert Walters grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Doug Simas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Miami Chris Matias pops out to the third baseman. Ed Ridzik flies out to the right fielder. Frank Gibson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Joe Hemus doubles to right field. Ken Thornton is pinch hitting for Jack Suchecki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ken Thornton walks. Mike Short grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe Hemus advances to third on the play. Bill Schneck flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Miami total runners LOB: 7 St. Louis total runners LOB: 11