Inning: 1 Arizona Knye Kotton pitching. Wendell Shields singles to right field. Vern Willson strikes out. Jack LaManna strikes out. Wendell Shields steals second. Jose Arlett pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Tom Russell pitching. Fred Crooke lines out to the shortstop. Red Harris strikes out. Bill Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Mikio Aoki strikes out. Danny Del Amo grounds out to the second baseman. Clete Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jorge Meehan strikes out. Dyxye Walker grounds out to the third baseman. George Byrd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Ron Dillinger walks. Tom Russell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wendell Shields grounds out to the third baseman. Vern Willson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Otis Melton lines out to the third baseman. Gene Boever singles in front of the right fielder. Knye Kotton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Knye Kotton pops out to the second baseman. Fred Crooke grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Gene Boever is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Jack LaManna strikes out. Jose Arlett strikes out. Mikio Aoki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Red Harris walks. Bill Smith strikes out. Jorge Meehan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Harris advances to second on the play. Dyxye Walker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Danny Del Amo walks. Danny Del Amo steals second. Clete Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Dillinger bunts for a base hit. Tom Russell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis George Byrd singles to right field. Otis Melton singles to left field. Gene Boever flies out to the right fielder. Knye Kotton lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Wendell Shields strikes out. Vern Willson strikes out. Jack LaManna walks. Jose Arlett triples. Jack LaManna scores. Mikio Aoki pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Fred Crooke grounds out to the third baseman. Red Harris flies out to the right fielder. Bill Smith hits an infield single to the first baseman. Jorge Meehan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Crawdad Crawford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Danny Del Amo is hit by a pitch. Clete Smith flies out to the left fielder. Ron Dillinger grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Dyxye Walker grounds out to the second baseman. George Byrd singles to center field. Otis Melton strikes out. George Byrd steals second. Gene Boever doubles to center field. George Byrd scores. Herb Gigon is pinch hitting for Crawdad Crawford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Herb Gigon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Hy Dammann pitching. Tom Russell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wendell Shields singles to left field. Vern Willson singles to center field. Jack LaManna flies out to the left fielder. Jose Arlett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Fred Crooke grounds out to the pitcher. Red Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Mikio Aoki grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Del Amo grounds out to the shortstop. Clete Smith singles to right field. Ron Dillinger singles to right field. Clete Smith advances to third on the hit. Tom Russell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Jorge Meehan singles to left field. Dyxye Walker singles to left field. Jorge Meehan advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Jim Smith 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. George Byrd flies out to the left fielder. The defense is playing the infield in. Otis Melton walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Gene Boever strikes out. Ed Patton is pinch hitting for Hy Dammann. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Patton walks. Jorge Meehan scores. Arizona total runners left on base: 8 St. Louis total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Herb Gigon is injured and is expected to be out 2 days.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Joe Berry did not respond to coaching in control Jay Quellin improves in range AyAy Ron improves in contact_vs_lefty Rick Matthews did not respond to coaching in control Dennis Marrero did not respond to coaching in speed George Gumbert did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bruce LaPorte improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Berry did not respond to coaching in velocity Danny Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Berry did not respond to coaching in control Blake Rodney did not respond to coaching in 1B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Ed Mottola did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Walter Colbert did not respond to coaching in velocity Ben Buschhorn did not respond to coaching in control Dick Doscher did not respond to coaching in control Lefty Welf did not respond to coaching in control Walter Colbert did not respond to coaching in control Luis Riggert did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Adams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Curd did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ed Mottola did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty