Win: Johnny Cather (10-5) Loss: Craig Wheat (4-11)
Save: Hy Dammann (35)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Knye Kotton pitching. Luis Cerce singles to right field. Luis Cerce steals second. Juan Urbanski flies out to the right fielder. Kiyoshi Oshita walks. Bob Howell strikes out. Shissho Sekiguchi pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Craig Wheat pitching. Chikao Oka strikes out. Bill Smith strikes out. Fred Crooke singles to center field. Red Harris grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Fred Crooke is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Jim Hodkey pops out to the first baseman. Ryne Wise grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ryan Leslie singles to right field. Craig Wheat grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ryan Leslie is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jorge Meehan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dyxye Walker is hit by a pitch. George Byrd strikes out. Gene Boever flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Luis Cerce pops out to the second baseman. Juan Urbanski walks. Juan Urbanski is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kiyoshi Oshita pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Knye Kotton strikes out. Chikao Oka singles to right field. Chikao Oka steals second. Bill Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Chikao Oka advances to third on the play. Fred Crooke lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Bob Howell strikes out. Shissho Sekiguchi flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Jim Hodkey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Red Harris flies out to the right fielder. Jorge Meehan grounds out to the pitcher. Dyxye Walker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Ryne Wise grounds out to the second baseman. Ryan Leslie walks. Ryan Leslie is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Craig Wheat reached on a fielding error by Chikao Oka. Luis Cerce strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis George Byrd singles to right field. Gene Boever pops out to the shortstop. 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: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Juan Urbanski pops out to the third baseman. Kiyoshi Oshita grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Howell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Chikao Oka flies out to the right fielder. Bill Smith strikes out. Fred Crooke walks. Red Harris hits a home run. Fred Crooke scores. Jorge Meehan walks. Dyxye Walker walks. George Byrd walks. Gene Boever singles to center field. Jorge Meehan scores. Dyxye Walker scores. George Byrd advances to third on the hit. Ed Patton is pinch hitting for Knye Kotton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ed Patton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Bill Howard pitching. Shissho Sekiguchi singles to center field. Jim Hodkey flies out to the right fielder. Ryne Wise grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Shissho Sekiguchi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ryan Leslie singles to right field. Kinya Kanamori is pinch hitting for Craig Wheat. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kinya Kanamori strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Charles McManus pitching. Chikao Oka hits a home run. Bill Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Crooke grounds out to the shortstop. Red Harris flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Luis Cerce grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Juan Urbanski singles to center field. Kiyoshi Oshita singles to right field. Juan Urbanski advances to third on the hit. Bob Howell flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Juan Urbanski scores. Shissho Sekiguchi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Jorge Meehan walks. Dyxye Walker singles to right field. Bill Burbrink comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Byrd pops out to the third baseman. Gene Boever singles to center field. Jorge Meehan scores. John Harrington is pinch hitting for Bill Howard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Harrington grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Dave Buker pitching. Jim Hodkey singles to left field. Ryne Wise strikes out. Ryan Leslie walks. Wesley White is pinch hitting for Bill Burbrink. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Wesley White singles to center field. Jim Hodkey scores. Ryan Leslie advances to third on the hit. Hy Dammann comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Luis Cerce grounds out to the second baseman. Ryan Leslie scores. Wesley White advances to second on the play. Juan Urbanski pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners left on base: 8 St. Louis total runners left on base: 6
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Eddie Washburn improves in speed Dave Andrews improves in arm Jimmy Eisenhart improves in velocity Ted Phillips did not respond to coaching in control Toby Nunez improves in velocity Ted Phillips did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Narum did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Narum did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Satriano did not respond to coaching in range Ed Chambers did not respond to coaching in range
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Mitsuru Kikuchi improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Niemann did not respond to coaching in control Dick Doscher improves in control Phil Payton did not respond to coaching in velocity Phil Payton improves in velocity Dick Doscher did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Doscher did not respond to coaching in control Mitsuru Kikuchi improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Arlich improves in range Buttercup Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in control