Inning: 1 St. Louis Seizaburo Shibahara pitching. Doc Buelow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kiddo Wood doubles to center field. Jim Morales grounds out to the third baseman. Tunah Finches grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Greg Dorsett pitching. Tom Shelby flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Bogart flies out to the right fielder. Jim Esasky grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Tom Woodson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Lou Hayworth grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Bishop doubles to left field. Keith Allison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Eiji Ogishima singles to center field. A.J. Mercado flies out to the center fielder. Russ Hansen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eiji Ogishima is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Konetchy singles to center field. Russ Hansen advances to third on the hit. Skinny McMillan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Greg Dorsett grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Buelow hits a home run. Kiddo Wood strikes out. Jim Morales singles to center field. Tunah Finches is hit by a pitch. Tom Woodson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tunah Finches is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Seizaburo Shibahara grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Shelby walks. Charlie Bogart flies out to the center fielder. Jim Esasky strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Lou Hayworth walks. Ron Bishop walks. Keith Allison singles to right field. Lou Hayworth scores. Greg Dorsett lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Doc Buelow grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Bishop scores. Keith Allison advances to third on the play. Kiddo Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Eiji Ogishima grounds out to the second baseman. A.J. Mercado strikes out. Russ Hansen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Jim Morales grounds out to the third baseman. Tunah Finches singles to center field. Tom Woodson flies out to the right fielder. Lou Hayworth flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Mike Konetchy doubles to left field. Skinny McMillan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Seizaburo Shibahara grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Konetchy steals third. Tom Shelby grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ron Bishop grounds out to the shortstop. Keith Allison grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Dorsett hits an infield single to the third baseman. Doc Buelow grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Greg Dorsett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Charlie Bogart singles to right field. Jim Esasky strikes out. Eiji Ogishima flies out to the left fielder. A.J. Mercado doubles past the third baseman. Russ Hansen lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Kiddo Wood flies out to the left fielder. Jim Morales hits a home run. Bill Breeding comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tunah Finches flies out to the left fielder. Tom Woodson doubles to left field. Lou Hayworth singles past the third baseman. Tom Woodson scores. Jeremy Green comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Bishop flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Wayne Andrews is pinch hitting for Mike Konetchy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wayne Andrews doubles to center field. Skip Aloma 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. Skinny McMillan strikes out. Oscar Swacina is pinch hitting for Jeremy Green. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Oscar Swacina strikes out. Tom Shelby pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Mel McTigue pitching. Keith Allison pops out to the first baseman. Sam Clack is pinch hitting for Skip Aloma. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sam Clack hits a home run. Elmer Ribant comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doc Buelow strikes out. Kiddo Wood singles to center field. Jim Morales grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kiddo Wood is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Ken Turner pitching. Charlie Bogart walks. Charlie Bogart steals second. Tunah Finches throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jim Esasky walks. Eiji Ogishima flies out to the left fielder. A.J. Mercado walks. Russ Hansen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Bogart scores. Jim Esasky advances to third on the play. A.J. Mercado advances to second on the play. Herb Garrity comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wayne Andrews grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Tunah Finches flies out to the center fielder. Tom Woodson flies out to the left fielder. Lou Hayworth pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Walt Malone enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Morales at SS. Skinny McMillan pops out to the third baseman. Don Grzanich is pinch hitting for Elmer Ribant. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Don Grzanich flies out to the right fielder. Tom Shelby walks. Charlie Bogart singles to left field. Jim Esasky strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 St. Louis total runners LOB: 9 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 11
Game Notes Jim Esasky is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom McGaffigan improves in power_vs_lefty Andy Moore did not respond to coaching in arm Jess Madden improves in arm Zinn Tobin did not respond to coaching in velocity Gordie Wagner did not respond to coaching in velocity Earl Miller improves in contact_vs_lefty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Taylor did not respond to coaching in range Sheldon Tebeau did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Everitt improves in speed Paul Geier improves in speed Jim Smith did not respond to coaching in control Joe Taylor did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty