Win: Billy Smith (15-8) Loss: Brian Redmond (1-6)
Save: Randy Hernandez (11)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Brian Redmond pitching. Carl Hermanski strikes out. Urbano Lefebvre strikes out. Ernie Natal strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Billy Smith pitching. Al Betts flies out to the right fielder. Dave Vowinkel singles to right field. Paul Edelen walks. Bill Goebel grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Vowinkel advances to third on the play. Paul Edelen advances to second on the play. Bill Huhn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Bill Jurewicz singles to left field. Ernie Nielsen flies out to the left fielder. Bill Jurewicz steals second. Henry Magner flies out to the right fielder. Mike Rettger walks. Frank Hayes walks. Billy Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Charlie Smith singles to center field. Al Flowers flies out to the right fielder. Ray Fordyce singles to center field. Charlie Smith advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Brian Redmond pops out to the first baseman. Al Betts pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Carl Hermanski flies out to the right fielder. Urbano Lefebvre pops out to the shortstop. Ernie Natal walks. Bill Jurewicz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Dave Vowinkel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Edelen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Goebel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Ernie Nielsen lines out to the shortstop. Henry Magner singles to left field. Mike Rettger strikes out. Henry Magner is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Bill Huhn lines out to the shortstop. Charlie Smith pops out to the second baseman. Al Flowers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Frank Hayes singles to center field. Billy Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Billy Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Hayes advances to second on the play. Carl Hermanski flies out to the left fielder. Urbano Lefebvre flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Ray Fordyce strikes out. Brian Redmond strikes out. Al Betts pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ernie Natal flies out to the right fielder. Bill Jurewicz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Dave Vowinkel singles to left field. Paul Edelen walks. Bill Goebel flies out to the left fielder. Bill Huhn flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Henry Magner flies out to the right fielder. Mike Rettger flies out to the left fielder. Jim Moriarty is pinch hitting for Frank Hayes. Jim Moriarty grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Greg Higginbotham enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Moriarty at C. Al Flowers strikes out. Ray Fordyce flies out to the right fielder. Brian Redmond grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Billy Smith strikes out. Carl Hermanski singles to center field. Urbano Lefebvre flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Natal is hit by a pitch. Bill Fuller 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 2nd. Bill Jurewicz singles to left field. Carl Hermanski scores. Ernie Natal advances to third on the hit. Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Al Betts singles to center field. Dave Vowinkel strikes out. Randy Hernandez 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. Paul Edelen singles to left field. Al Betts advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Bill Goebel strikes out. Bill Huhn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Henry Magner singles to left field. Mike Rettger flies out to the center fielder. Kei Tsukiyama is pinch hitting for Greg Higginbotham. Henry Magner steals second. Kei Tsukiyama singles to center field. Henry Magner scores. Randy Hernandez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Freddie Trimble comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carl Hermanski pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Charlie Smith walks. Al Flowers grounds into a 2-6-3 double play. Ray Fordyce flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 8
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Schoolboy Henry did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Schoolboy Henry did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: F Improvements: Jack Durant improves in speed Ben Welch did not respond to coaching in velocity Geronimo Reed did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tony Ludolph did not respond to coaching in control