Win: Tom Russell (20-7) Loss: Johnny Cather (9-10)
Save: Esteban Rojas (27)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Tom Russell pitching. Aaron Wilhelm flies out to the left fielder. Fred Crooke walks. Guy Peel grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Fred Crooke advances to second on the play. Tommy Callahan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Knye Kotton pitching. Vern Willson grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Del Amo flies out to the left fielder. Red Harris pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Gene Boever pops out to the second baseman. Bill Smith strikes out. Dyxye Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Clete Smith walks. Stan Gubanich grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Clete Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jose Arlett doubles to left field. Stan Gubanich uses his aggressiveness and scores. Walt Turner strikes out. Michio Kato grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Jim Curd flies out to the center fielder. Knye Kotton strikes out. Aaron Wilhelm strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Tom Russell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Vern Willson flies out to the right fielder. Danny Del Amo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Fred Crooke singles to right field. Guy Peel flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Callahan grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Crooke advances to second on the play. Gene Boever walks. Bill Smith singles to left field. Fred Crooke scores. Gene Boever advances to third on the hit. Dyxye Walker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Arizona Red Harris singles to right field. Clete Smith bunts for a base hit. Stan Gubanich strikes out. Jose Arlett strikes out. Walt Turner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Jim Curd walks. Knye Kotton pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Aaron Wilhelm strikes out. Jim Curd steals second. Fred Crooke singles past the second baseman. Guy Peel doubles to right field. Jim Curd scores. Tommy Callahan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Arizona Michio Kato strikes out. Tom Russell flies out to the right fielder. Vern Willson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Gene Boever flies out to the right fielder. Bill Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Dyxye Walker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Danny Del Amo reached on a fielding error by Gene Boever. Red Harris pops out to the first baseman. Clete Smith doubles to left field. Danny Del Amo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Stan Gubanich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clete Smith advances to third on the play. Jose Arlett doubles past the first baseman. Clete Smith scores. Ben Buschhorn 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. Walt Turner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Gordon Paulette is pinch hitting for Jim Curd. Gordon Paulette flies out to the right fielder. Ed Patton is pinch hitting for Ben Buschhorn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Patton strikes out. Aaron Wilhelm strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Mike Galvin pitching. Hal Kaiser enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gordon Paulette at LF. Michio Kato singles to left field. Tom Russell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tom Russell strikes out. Vern Willson strikes out. Danny Del Amo lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Fred Crooke walks. Guy Peel singles to right field. Tommy Callahan flies out to the center fielder. Fred Crooke steals third. The defense is playing the corners in. Gene Boever strikes out. Esteban Rojas 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. Bill Smith grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Arizona Red Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Clete Smith reached on a fielding error by Aaron Wilhelm. Stan Gubanich grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Clete Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jose Arlett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Dyxye Walker lines out to the first baseman. Hal Kaiser grounds out to the second baseman. George Byrd is pinch hitting for Mike Galvin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Byrd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners left on base: 7 Arizona total runners left on base: 6
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Stan Baker did not respond to coaching in range Amaury Malone did not respond to coaching in control Buttercup Rodriguez improves in control Marlon Wetteland did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Wood did not respond to coaching in control Dick Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity Hy Lafata improves in velocity Ed Mottola did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Mottola improves in arm
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Chris Day did not respond to coaching in arm Gene Castleton did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Mayes improves in contact_vs_lefty Fred Salazar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Danny Brown did not respond to coaching in control Ken Andujar did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Castleton did not respond to coaching in control Danny Brown did not respond to coaching in control Ricky Sheldon improves in arm Hi Robertson did not respond to coaching in endurance Blake Rodney did not respond to coaching in 2B