Win: Billy Smith (4-2) Loss: Jim Gonzales (3-3)
Save: Marvell Robinson (3)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Billy Smith pitching. Urbano Lefebvre singles to right field. Tom McCarty singles to left field. Urbano Lefebvre is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Joe Delahanty flies out to the center fielder. Al Hawes grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom McCarty is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jim Gonzales pitching. Jeff Scherman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Chris Ferguson singles to left field. Bob Brusstar pops out to the catcher. Chris Ferguson steals second. Jim Maas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Higginbotham flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bill Jurewicz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dale Hale strikes out. Jerry Rabe pops out to the second baseman. Bob Kelso flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Henry Pettini strikes out. Jim Gonzales grounds out to the third baseman. Urbano Lefebvre pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Buck Senerchia singles to center field. Buck Senerchia steals second. Billy Smith lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Buck Senerchia is thrown out at third. Jeff Scherman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chris Ferguson singles in front of the center fielder. Bob Brusstar singles to right field. Jeff Scherman scores. Chris Ferguson advances to third on the hit. Jim Maas doubles to center field. Chris Ferguson scores. Bob Brusstar uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dale Hale flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Tom McCarty flies out to the left fielder. Joe Delahanty grounds out to the second baseman. Al Hawes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jerry Rabe singles to right field. Jerry Rabe steals second. Greg Higginbotham throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Bob Kelso walks. Buck Senerchia walks. Billy Smith strikes out. Jeff Scherman singles to left field. Jerry Rabe scores. Bob Kelso scores. Buck Senerchia advances to third on the hit. Jake Fuller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Scherman steals second. Chris Ferguson strikes out. Bob Brusstar walks. Jim Maas singles to right field. Buck Senerchia scores. Jeff Scherman is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Forrest Kuenn singles to right field. Greg Higginbotham grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Jurewicz walks. Henry Pettini grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Jurewicz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dale Hale pops out to the shortstop. Jerry Rabe grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Kelso pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jake Fuller strikes out. Urbano Lefebvre grounds out to the second baseman. Tom McCarty hits a home run. Joe Delahanty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Buck Senerchia flies out to the right fielder. Billy Smith flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Scherman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Al Hawes singles to left field. Forrest Kuenn walks. Greg Higginbotham pops out to the third baseman. Bill Jurewicz strikes out. Henry Pettini flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Chris Ferguson walks. Chris Ferguson steals second. Bob Brusstar doubles to center field. Chris Ferguson scores. Dixie Gardella is pinch hitting for Jim Maas. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dixie Gardella flies out to the center fielder. Sam Riddle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dale Hale hits a home run. Bob Brusstar scores. Jerry Rabe lines out to the third baseman. Bob Kelso singles to left field. Buck Senerchia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Ellis Jones is pinch hitting for Sam Riddle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ellis Jones strikes out. Urbano Lefebvre grounds out to the shortstop. Tom McCarty grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Sam Scott pitching. Billy Smith strikes out. Jeff Scherman grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Ferguson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Joe Delahanty grounds out to the shortstop. George Harris is pinch hitting for Al Hawes. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Harris singles to right field. Forrest Kuenn doubles to center field. George Harris uses his aggressiveness and scores. Greg Higginbotham singles to center field. Bill Jurewicz flies out to the left fielder. Henry Pettini doubles to left field. Forrest Kuenn scores. Greg Higginbotham uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ernie Natal is pinch hitting for Sam Scott. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ernie Natal hits a home run. Henry Pettini scores. Charlie Harrison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Urbano Lefebvre singles to right field. Tom McCarty doubles to right field. Urbano Lefebvre uses his aggressiveness and scores. Marvell Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Delahanty flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners left on base: 5 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Bob Brusstar (9), Jim Maas (2).HR - Dale Hale (3). Baserunning: SB - Jeff Scherman (3), Chris Ferguson 2 (4), Jerry Rabe (3), Buck Senerchia (1).
Game Notes Jake Fuller is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. Charlie Harrison is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Don Dittmer did not respond to coaching in endurance Danny Scheffer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Doug Bernier did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Hesketh improves in power_vs_lefty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Kerry Heep improves in arm Joe Clay did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Nash improves in control Ramon Kindall did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Charlie Black did not respond to coaching in CF