Win: Arkie Alma (11-5) Loss: Mike Bates (9-8)
Save: Dave Buker (29)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Mike Bates pitching. Bill Kelly singles past the third baseman. Shissho Sekiguchi flies out to the center fielder. Steve Wingfield reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jim Gibson. Bill Morman flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Reilley singles to center field. Bill Kelly scores. Steve Wingfield is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Arkie Alma pitching. Jim Gibson strikes out. Frank Gant singles to right field. Mike Kingdon pops out to the first baseman. Nemo Rodriguez singles to right field. Jesse Difelice grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis John Harrington walks. Fred Crooke walks. Glenn Mahon grounds out to the shortstop. John Harrington advances to third on the play. Fred Crooke advances to second on the play. Arkie Alma grounds out to the second baseman. John Harrington scores. Fred Crooke advances to third on the play. Bill Kelly singles to center field. Fred Crooke scores. Shissho Sekiguchi singles to center field. Bill Kelly advances to third on the hit. Steve Wingfield grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bud Boever flies out to the center fielder. Pete Calmus singles to right field. Newt Wells singles to center field. Mike Bates lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Bill Morman strikes out. Eddie Reilley reached on a 2-base throwing error by Nemo Rodriguez. John Harrington doubles to right field. Eddie Reilley scores. Fred Crooke strikes out. Glenn Mahon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Frank Gant grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Kingdon singles to center field. Nemo Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Kingdon advances to second on the play. Jesse Difelice grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Arkie Alma grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Kelly strikes out. Shissho Sekiguchi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bud Boever doubles to right field. Pete Calmus grounds out to the pitcher. Newt Wells grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Mike Bates flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Steve Wingfield lines out to the shortstop. Bill Morman doubles to right field. Eddie Reilley grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Morman advances to third on the play. John Harrington flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jim Gibson grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Gant walks. Frank Gant steals second. Mike Kingdon grounds out to the third baseman. Nemo Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Fred Crooke grounds out to the second baseman. Glenn Mahon pops out to the first baseman. Arkie Alma strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jesse Difelice flies out to the right fielder. Bud Boever strikes out. Pete Calmus hits a home run. Newt Wells pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Bill Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Shissho Sekiguchi grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Wingfield flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mike Bates strikes out. Jim Gibson strikes out. Rick Hohnhorst 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. Frank Gant walks. Frank Gant steals second. Mike Kingdon hits a home run. Frank Gant scores. Minoru Tsutsui comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nemo Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Bill Morman flies out to the center fielder. Pat Saenz is pinch hitting for Eddie Reilley. Pat Saenz singles to right field. Carlos Edmondson 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 1st. John Harrington flies out to the center fielder. Fred Crooke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jesse Difelice grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Boever grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Calmus grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Art Pepper is pinch hitting for Glenn Mahon. Art Pepper walks. Tarrik Shoun is pinch hitting for Minoru Tsutsui. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tarrik Shoun strikes out. Bill Kelly strikes out. Art Pepper is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Dave Buker pitching. Gene Boever enters the game as a defensive replacement for Art Pepper at C. Newt Wells strikes out. Hal Baldwin is pinch hitting for Carlos Edmondson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hal Baldwin doubles to center field. Jim Gibson strikes out. Frank Gant strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 6 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Bud Boever (15), Hal Baldwin (5).HR - Mike Kingdon (10), Pete Calmus (10). Baserunning: SB - Frank Gant 2 (12). Fielding: E - Jim Gibson, Nemo Rodriguez.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Bill Kvasnak did not respond to coaching in range John Santiago improves in speed Ryne Marsh did not respond to coaching in velocity John Pruett did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Williamson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jamie Harper did not respond to coaching in arm Garland Camp did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Williamson did not respond to coaching in velocity Wooster Welf did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roy Hubbard did not respond to coaching in control Jim Kekich improves in control Doggie Britton did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Burnett improves in contact_vs_righty Austin Bargar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Alex Sanguillen did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Goodson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pinky Mundinger improves in power_vs_righty Bruce Lehner improves in range Harvey Williams improves in power_vs_righty