Win: Don Ratzer (13-5) Loss: Red Rikard (8-7)
Save: Tim Wood (28)
Inning: 1 Colorado Red Rikard pitching. Tom Rohn singles to right field. Norm Montoyo walks. Les Almada flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Phillips pops out to the first baseman. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Teruo Takeuchi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Don Ratzer pitching. Willie Nolan doubles to right field. Rick Huckleberry singles to left field. Willie Nolan scores. Rick Huckleberry is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gil Smith flies out to the left fielder. Jack Stanley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Larry Green singles to left field. Howdy Stewart strikes out. Joe Blue grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Green advances to second on the play. Don Ratzer singles to center field. Larry Green scores. Tom Rohn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Don Ratzer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Reggie Murray grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Hector Kane strikes out. Johnny Nagelsen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Norm Montoyo grounds out to the second baseman. Les Almada singles to left field. Jeff Phillips grounds out to the pitcher. Les Almada advances to second on the play. Teruo Takeuchi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Sid Colavito singles in front of the left fielder. Red Rikard lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Willie Nolan strikes out. Rick Huckleberry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Larry Green doubles to right field. Howdy Stewart strikes out. Joe Blue hits a home run. Larry Green scores. Don Ratzer strikes out. Tom Rohn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Gil Smith pops out to the first baseman. Jack Stanley singles to center field. Reggie Murray grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Stanley advances to second on the play. Hector Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Norm Montoyo doubles to center field. Les Almada walks. Jeff Phillips strikes out. Teruo Takeuchi flies out to the left fielder. Larry Green flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Johnny Nagelsen strikes out. Sid Colavito doubles to right field. Red Rikard pops out to the first baseman. Willie Nolan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Howdy Stewart bunts for a base hit. Joe Blue flies out to the center fielder. Don Ratzer fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Don Ratzer singles to center field. Howdy Stewart is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Tom Rohn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Rick Huckleberry strikes out. Gil Smith strikes out. Jack Stanley doubles to center field. Reggie Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Dan Lesher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Norm Montoyo grounds out to the third baseman. Les Almada doubles to left field. Jeff Phillips walks. Teruo Takeuchi hits a home run. Les Almada scores. Jeff Phillips scores. Carl Staller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Green flies out to the left fielder. Howdy Stewart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Hector Kane grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Nagelsen grounds out to the pitcher. Sid Colavito singles to left field. Andy Radebaugh is pinch hitting for Carl Staller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Andy Radebaugh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sid Colavito is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado William Garbark pitching. Joe Blue flies out to the center fielder. Levi Theobald is pinch hitting for Don Ratzer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Levi Theobald grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Rohn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Bobby White pitching. Willie Nolan walks. Rick Huckleberry singles to right field. Gil Smith singles to center field. Willie Nolan scores. Rick Huckleberry advances to third on the hit. Roy Groom comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Stanley flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Rick Huckleberry scores. Gil Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Reggie Murray flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Norm Montoyo grounds out to the shortstop. Les Almada strikes out. Jeff Phillips singles to right field. Teruo Takeuchi grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Tim Wood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hector Kane flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Nagelsen bunts for a base hit. Sid Colavito strikes out. Don Blodell is pinch hitting for William Garbark. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Don Blodell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Howdy Stewart. Willie Nolan walks. Rick Huckleberry pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Colorado total runners LOB: 8 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Ferrell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Denman did not respond to coaching in control Ossee Felix improves in contact_vs_lefty Donn Hernandez improves in contact_vs_lefty Brian Burkett did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Greg Fogarty improves in arm Greg Fogarty did not respond to coaching in 3B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Alex Steele did not respond to coaching in velocity Rufus Potts did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Dixon did not respond to coaching in arm Bub Groth improves in contact_vs_lefty C.B. Chatham did not respond to coaching in control George Dixon improves in speed Peaches Martinez did not respond to coaching in SS