Win: Denny McLain Jr. (15-12) Loss: Jim Schueler (1-17)
Save: Sparky Dugan (38)
Inning: 1 Montreal Jim Schueler pitching. Dick Isales walks. Yard Birds singles to center field. Dick Isales advances to third on the hit. Yard Birds steals second. Rogers Hornsby singles to left field. Dick Isales scores. Yard Birds scores. Elmer Gaedel singles to center field. Rogers Hornsby advances to third on the hit. Ramiro Saffell singles to left field. Rogers Hornsby scores. Lyman Bostock singles to left field. Elmer Gaedel is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Ramiro Saffell advances to third on the play. Pop Gross grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Denny McLain Jr. pitching. Billy Beatin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dennis Boardman grounds out to the second baseman. Wally Buchanan singles to left field. Jose Pazik strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Sam Hyrne strikes out. Denny McLain Jr. strikes out. Dick Isales hits a home run. Charlie Reichle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yard Birds walks. Rogers Hornsby grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Bernie Kessinger grounds out to the third baseman. Mirai Kawashima flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Bischoff grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Montreal Elmer Gaedel strikes out. Ramiro Saffell strikes out. Lyman Bostock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis George Lowe strikes out. Charlie Reichle strikes out. Billy Beatin singles to left field. Dennis Boardman singles to left field. Billy Beatin advances to third on the hit. Wally Buchanan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Montreal Pop Gross strikes out. Sam Hyrne flies out to the center fielder. Denny McLain Jr. singles to right field. Dick Isales flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jose Pazik grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bernie Kessinger triples. Mirai Kawashima walks. Kevin Bischoff grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie Kessinger scores. Mirai Kawashima advances to second on the play. George Lowe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Montreal Yard Birds flies out to the left fielder. Rogers Hornsby singles to left field. Elmer Gaedel lines out to the pitcher. Ramiro Saffell singles to left field. Lyman Bostock grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ramiro Saffell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Charlie Reichle reached on a fielding error by Denny McLain Jr.. Charlie Reichle steals second. Charlie Reichle is out trying to steal third. Billy Beatin singles to left field. Dennis Boardman strikes out. Wally Buchanan singles to right field. Billy Beatin advances to third on the hit. Wally Buchanan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Montreal Pop Gross strikes out. Sam Hyrne singles to right field. Denny McLain Jr. fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Denny McLain Jr. strikes out. Dick Isales grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sam Hyrne is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jose Pazik walks. Jose Pazik gets picked off first. Bernie Kessinger strikes out. Mirai Kawashima strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Yard Birds grounds out to the pitcher. Rogers Hornsby singles to right field. Mario Cornejo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Elmer Gaedel flies out to the center fielder. Ramiro Saffell singles to left field. Rogers Hornsby is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Kevin Bischoff grounds out to the third baseman. George Lowe lines out to the first baseman. Ivan Flynn is pinch hitting for Mario Cornejo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ivan Flynn pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Montreal Tex Smith pitching. Lyman Bostock strikes out. Pop Gross grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Hyrne flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Billy Beatin flies out to the left fielder. Dennis Boardman flies out to the left fielder. Wally Buchanan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Montreal Bill Nixon is pinch hitting for Denny McLain Jr.. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Nixon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Isales strikes out. Yard Birds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Sparky Dugan pitching. Jose Pazik grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bernie Kessinger hits an infield single to the shortstop. Mirai Kawashima strikes out. Kevin Bischoff grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Montreal total runners LOB: 7 St. Louis total runners LOB: 6
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Coleman did not respond to coaching in velocity Balor Moore did not respond to coaching in control Skip Jutze improves in range Balor Moore improves in velocity Brian Asselstine did not respond to coaching in SS
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rich Speer did not respond to coaching in velocity Ted Powell did not respond to coaching in velocity Stanislav Milan did not respond to coaching in control Stanislav Milan did not respond to coaching in velocity