Win: John Thuman (22-8) Loss: Chick Loes (7-9)
Save: Tommy Robertson (52)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles John Thuman pitching. Hughie Rettger grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Barrios singles to left field. Chet Twombly singles to right field. Larry Barrios advances to third on the hit. Edgar Leverette grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Barrios scores. Chet Twombly advances to second on the play. King Kashmere flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Chick Loes pitching. Bill Higbee singles to left field. Karl Barry walks. Pinky Gonzalez singles in front of the left fielder. Bill Higbee scores. Karl Barry advances to third on the hit. Tony Marolewski walks. Dick Durazo singles past the first baseman. Karl Barry scores. Pinky Gonzalez scores. Dave Dunn singles to center field. Tony Marolewski scores. Dick Durazo advances to third on the hit. Herm Mallette strikes out. Cotton Ryan strikes out. John Thuman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Joe Ramirez flies out to the left fielder. Andrew Jurati grounds out to the third baseman. Julio Baumgardner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Bill Higbee pops out to the first baseman. Karl Barry singles to right field. Pinky Gonzalez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Karl Barry is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pinky Gonzalez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Chick Loes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hughie Rettger flies out to the right fielder. Larry Barrios singles to right field. Chet Twombly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Tony Marolewski hits a home run. Dick Durazo doubles to right field. Dave Dunn doubles to left field. Dick Durazo scores. Herm Mallette singles past the second baseman. Dave Dunn scores. Cotton Ryan singles to left field. John Thuman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Higbee flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Herm Mallette scores. Karl Barry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Edgar Leverette reached on a 2-base throwing error by Karl Barry. King Kashmere grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Ramirez strikes out. Andrew Jurati grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Pinky Gonzalez strikes out. Tony Marolewski hits a home run. Dick Durazo flies out to the left fielder. Dave Dunn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Julio Baumgardner pops out to the first baseman. Chick Loes strikes out. Hughie Rettger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Herm Mallette grounds out to the third baseman. Cotton Ryan singles to left field. John Thuman fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Thuman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Larry Barrios singles to right field. Chet Twombly strikes out. Edgar Leverette singles to right field. Larry Barrios advances to third on the hit. King Kashmere grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Barrios scores. Edgar Leverette advances to second on the play. Joe Ramirez reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dick Durazo. Edgar Leverette scores. Andrew Jurati lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bill Higbee singles to left field. Karl Barry singles past the shortstop. Pinky Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Higbee advances to third on the play. Karl Barry advances to second on the play. Tony Marolewski lines out to the first baseman. Tom Nischwitz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Dick Durazo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Hod Patterson is pinch hitting for Julio Baumgardner. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hod Patterson grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Holley is pinch hitting for Tom Nischwitz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Holley strikes out. Yeniet Larosa is pinch hitting for Hughie Rettger. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yeniet Larosa singles to left field. Larry Barrios strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Julio Quiala pitching. Floyd Abstein is pinch hitting for Dave Dunn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Floyd Abstein pops out to the first baseman. Herm Mallette strikes out. Cotton Ryan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Chet Twombly strikes out. Edgar Leverette pops out to the second baseman. King Kashmere grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Wes Niekro is pinch hitting for John Thuman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Wes Niekro flies out to the center fielder. Bill Higbee flies out to the left fielder. Karl Barry doubles to left field. Walt Hollmig is pinch hitting for Pinky Gonzalez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Walt Hollmig strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Saneo Kimura pitching. Joe Ramirez singles to center field. Andrew Jurati flies out to the center fielder. Hod Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Gary Southworth is pinch hitting for Julio Quiala. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gary Southworth hits a home run. Joe Ramirez scores. Orlando Castro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yeniet Larosa doubles to left field. Larry Barrios singles in front of the right fielder. Tommy Robertson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chet Twombly strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 7 St. Louis total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Karl Barry (22), Dick Durazo (22), Dave Dunn (26).HR - Tony Marolewski 2 (22).SF - Bill Higbee.GIDP - John Thuman. Baserunning: CS - Pinky Gonzalez (5). Fielding: E - Karl Barry, Dick Durazo.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ron Perry improves in power_vs_lefty Ron Perry did not respond to coaching in speed John Hasbrook did not respond to coaching in speed Kent Benes did not respond to coaching in arm
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Simon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Al Brinker improves in range Tom Simon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Roy Arrigo did not respond to coaching in control