Win: Murphy Haines (6-4) Loss: Jeremy Green (11-6)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Gordie Wagner pitching. Gerald Taylor hits a home run. Charlie Bogart strikes out. Russ Hansen doubles to center field. Steve Jordan strikes out. Wayne Andrews reached on a fielding error by Jim Morales. Joe Meusel is hit by a pitch. Casey Russell strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 St. Louis Pete Rader pitching. Billy Roberts flies out to the right fielder. Andy Moore flies out to the center fielder. Kiddo Wood grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Skinny McMillan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Pete Rader singles to center field. Gerald Taylor walks. Charlie Bogart strikes out. Russ Hansen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gerald Taylor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jim Morales strikes out. Ron Bishop grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Hayworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Steve Jordan doubles to right field. Wayne Andrews grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Meusel singles past the shortstop. Steve Jordan scores. Casey Russell flies out to the right fielder. Skinny McMillan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Tom Woodson strikes out. Keith Allison walks. Gordie Wagner fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Gordie Wagner grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Pete Rader grounds out to the shortstop. Gerald Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Bogart lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Billy Roberts singles to left field. Andy Moore grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Billy Roberts is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kiddo Wood strikes out. Jim Morales flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Russ Hansen grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Jordan grounds out to the shortstop. Wayne Andrews flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Ron Bishop doubles to left field. Lou Hayworth walks. Tom Woodson singles to right field. Ron Bishop scores. Lou Hayworth aggressively advances to third on the hit. Keith Allison hits an infield single to the second baseman. Lou Hayworth scores. Gordie Wagner lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Billy Roberts pops out to the third baseman. Andy Moore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Joe Meusel walks. Joe Meusel is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Casey Russell grounds out to the third baseman. Skinny McMillan flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Kiddo Wood flies out to the left fielder. Jim Morales singles to right field. Ron Bishop strikes out. Lou Hayworth flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Murphy Haines 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. A.J. Mercado is pinch hitting for Pete Rader. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. A.J. Mercado singles to left field. A.J. Mercado is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Gerald Taylor doubles to center field. Charlie Bogart flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Russ Hansen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Jeremy Green pitching. Tom Woodson singles to right field. Keith Allison singles to center field. Tom Woodson advances to third on the hit. Tunah Finches is pinch hitting for Murphy Haines. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tunah Finches walks. Billy Roberts grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Woodson scores. Keith Allison advances to third on the play. Tunah Finches advances to second on the play. Mel McTigue comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andy Moore is hit by a pitch. Kiddo Wood hits a home run. Keith Allison scores. Tunah Finches scores. Andy Moore scores. Bill Breeding comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Morales flies out to the right fielder. Ron Bishop lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Zinn Tobin pitching. Steve Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Wayne Andrews strikes out. Joe Meusel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Lou Hayworth strikes out. Tom Woodson grounds out to the third baseman. Keith Allison grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Casey Russell grounds out to the third baseman. Skinny McMillan singles to center field. Don Grzanich is pinch hitting for Bill Breeding. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Don Grzanich strikes out. Gerald Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8 St. Louis total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Gerald Taylor (26), Russ Hansen (22), Steve Jordan (3).HR - Gerald Taylor (11).HBP - Joe Meusel (2). Baserunning: CS - Joe Meusel (5), A.J. Mercado (2).
Game Notes Andy Moore is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Kilroy did not respond to coaching in speed Vic Davis improves in velocity Dave Kilroy improves in power_vs_lefty Rip McIntosh did not respond to coaching in speed Magglio Rijo did not respond to coaching in speed John Nixon improves in power_vs_lefty Dave Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom McGaffigan did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Rawley improves in range Bill Abbott improves in contact_vs_lefty Reddy Blankenship did not respond to coaching in velocity Clint Georgy improves in power_vs_lefty Skip Aloma did not respond to coaching in control John Lowe did not respond to coaching in RF