Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ossie Evans pitching. Doug Heflin singles past the third baseman. Dave Backman singles to center field. Doug Heflin advances to third on the hit. Don Speier flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Doug Heflin scores. Dave Connors flies out to the center fielder. Bob Salvo singles to left field. Joe Hudson singles to center field. Dave Backman scores. Bob Salvo advances to third on the hit. She Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Tito Wise pitching. Rodney Mikkelsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sumner Jeltz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Graham pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Hal Lewis grounds out to the catcher. Tito Wise grounds out to the catcher. Doug Heflin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jonathan Radford flies out to the left fielder. Jiro Tominaga strikes out. Hank Hale grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Dave Backman grounds out to the shortstop. Don Speier hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dave Connors grounds out to the pitcher. Don Speier advances to second on the play. Bob Salvo walks. Joe Hudson singles to left field. Don Speier scores. Bob Salvo advances to third on the hit. She Taylor doubles to right field. Bob Salvo scores. Joe Hudson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hal Lewis doubles to center field. She Taylor scores. Tito Wise strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Willie Sawatski singles to left field. Benny Hockett strikes out. Ossie Evans fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ossie Evans grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Doug Heflin walks. Doug Heflin steals second. Dave Backman singles to left field. Doug Heflin scores. Don Speier flies out to the left fielder. Dave Connors doubles to right field. Dave Backman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Salvo grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Joe Hudson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Rodney Mikkelsen grounds out to the second baseman. Sumner Jeltz flies out to the right fielder. Dave Graham walks. Jonathan Radford pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati She Taylor grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Hal Lewis singles to left field. Hal Lewis steals second. Tito Wise pops out to the third baseman. John Graham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Doug Heflin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Jiro Tominaga grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Hale doubles to center field. Willie Sawatski singles to center field. Hank Hale scores. Benny Hockett singles to center field. Willie Sawatski is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. John Graham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Dave Backman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Speier walks. Dave Connors singles to left field. Bob Salvo hits a home run. Don Speier scores. Dave Connors scores. Joe Hudson flies out to the center fielder. She Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Rodney Mikkelsen hits a home run. Sumner Jeltz singles past the second baseman. Dave Graham hits a home run. Sumner Jeltz scores. Duddy Wiles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jonathan Radford flies out to the center fielder. Jiro Tominaga grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hank Hale strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Hal Lewis grounds out to the third baseman. Carlos Werts is pinch hitting for Duddy Wiles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carlos Werts grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Heflin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Damien Miller pitching. Willie Sawatski doubles to right field. Benny Hockett strikes out. Kenny Madison is pinch hitting for John Graham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kenny Madison grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Willie Sawatski advances to third on the play. Rodney Mikkelsen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Brian Mitchell pitching. Dave Backman grounds out to the shortstop. Don Speier strikes out. Dave Connors pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Sumner Jeltz flies out to the left fielder. Dave Graham strikes out. Jonathan Radford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bob Salvo strikes out. Joe Hudson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). She Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Kenny Ellis is pinch hitting for Jiro Tominaga. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kenny Ellis grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Hale strikes out. Willie Sawatski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5 St. Louis total runners LOB: 3
Game Notes She Taylor 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: John McNair improves in power_vs_righty Tom Wine did not respond to coaching in arm Kris Gore improves in arm Al Kmak improves in arm Gene Burdette did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Goodwin did not respond to coaching in velocity
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dean Williams improves in arm George Loretta did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Andy Walewander improves in arm Nap Freeman did not respond to coaching in range Herm Poetz did not respond to coaching in speed Andy Walewander improves in power_vs_righty Andy Walewander did not respond to coaching in 2B