Win: Al Welch (5-3) Loss: Wendell Hyde (0-3)
Save: Joe Witt (44)
Inning: 1 Miami Al Hogue pitching. Sam Lundgren singles to left field. Hugh Voigt grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sam Lundgren is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jay Alba singles to center field. Hugh Voigt advances to third on the hit. Ivy Gick strikes out. Chris McCreery grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Johnny Smith pitching. John McCleskey singles to center field. Fred Passeau grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gene Arrojo reached on a 2-base fielding error by Cristian Kahle. Bill Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Miami Cristian Kahle walks. Bill Wolcott strikes out. Hank Wilfong flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Smith doubles to left field. Cristian Kahle uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sam Lundgren singles to right field. Hugh Voigt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Bubba Gibbon strikes out. Hal Brief strikes out. Claude Buskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Miami Jay Alba grounds out to the third baseman. Ivy Gick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris McCreery grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Tom Miranda strikes out. Al Hogue strikes out. John McCleskey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Miami Cristian Kahle walks. Bill Wolcott flies out to the center fielder. Hank Wilfong doubles to right field. Johnny Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Cristian Kahle scores. Sam Lundgren flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Fred Passeau singles to left field. Gene Arrojo doubles to center field. Fred Passeau is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Bill Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Bubba Gibbon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Miami Hugh Voigt flies out to the left fielder. Jay Alba singles to center field. Jay Alba steals second. Ivy Gick flies out to the left fielder. Chris McCreery grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Hal Brief lines out to the third baseman. Claude Buskey singles to right field. Tom Miranda grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Claude Buskey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Hogue pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Miami Cristian Kahle walks. Harry Nichols comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Wolcott flies out to the center fielder. Hank Wilfong strikes out. Johnny Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cristian Kahle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis John McCleskey grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Passeau flies out to the center fielder. Gene Arrojo singles to center field. Bill Johnson grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Gene Arrojo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Miami Sam Lundgren grounds out to the pitcher. Hugh Voigt flies out to the right fielder. Jay Alba singles to center field. Jay Alba steals second. Ivy Gick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Bubba Gibbon doubles to right field. Hal Brief pops out to the shortstop. Bubba Gibbon is out trying to steal third. Claude Buskey doubles to center field. Tom Miranda grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Miami Chris McCreery strikes out. Cristian Kahle walks. Bill Wolcott grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Nellie Lugo is pinch hitting for Harry Nichols. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Nellie Lugo lines out to the shortstop. John McCleskey doubles to center field. Norm Charlton 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. Fred Passeau singles to right field. John McCleskey scores. Gene Arrojo strikes out. Fred Passeau steals second. Bill Johnson singles to center field. Fred Passeau scores. Alf Sexauer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bubba Gibbon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Miami Bobby Stanky pitching. Hank Wilfong strikes out. John Taylor is pinch hitting for Alf Sexauer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Taylor reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tom Miranda. Sam Lundgren walks. Hugh Voigt grounds out to the second baseman. John Taylor advances to third on the play. Sam Lundgren advances to second on the play. Jay Alba pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Foster Smith pitching. Hal Brief grounds out to the second baseman. Claude Buskey flies out to the left fielder. Tom Miranda grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Miami Ivy Gick grounds out to the pitcher. Chris McCreery strikes out. Cristian Kahle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 St. Louis Michel Sanchez is pinch hitting for Bobby Stanky. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Michel Sanchez singles to right field. John McCleskey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Fred Passeau flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Miami Wendell Hyde pitching. Bill Wolcott grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Hank Wilfong grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Pitko is pinch hitting for Foster Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Pitko strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 St. Louis Al Welch pitching. Gene Arrojo pops out to the first baseman. Bill Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Bubba Gibbon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Miami Sam Lundgren singles to center field. Hugh Voigt hits a home run. Sam Lundgren scores. Randy Figueroa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jay Alba flies out to the center fielder. Ivy Gick flies out to the center fielder. Chris McCreery pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 St. Louis Joe Witt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hal Brief flies out to the left fielder. Claude Buskey pops out to the second baseman. Tom Miranda grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Miami total runners LOB: 10 St. Louis total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Hank Wilfong (5), Johnny Smith (1).HR - Hugh Voigt (9).SF - Johnny Smith.GIDP - Bill Wolcott. Baserunning: SB - Jay Alba 2 (17). Fielding: E - Cristian Kahle.
Batting:2B - John McCleskey (8), Gene Arrojo (17), Bubba Gibbon (10), Claude Buskey (5).GIDP - John McCleskey, Fred Passeau. Baserunning: SB - Fred Passeau (6).CS - Bubba Gibbon (6). Fielding: E - Tom Miranda.
Game Notes Wendell Hyde is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Miami Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Billy Torres improves in power_vs_righty Kurt Sievers improves in range Don Slaught did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Gallagher did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fred Foster did not respond to coaching in control Fred Foster did not respond to coaching in control Max Witasick improves in contact_vs_lefty Herm Clarke improves in contact_vs_lefty