Win: Kirk Witmeyer (6-4) Loss: Bill Cieslak (1-2)
Save: Hugh Smith (13)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Kirk Witmeyer pitching. Norm Gick strikes out. Jimmie Ruffin grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Reese flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bill Perrine pitching. Rikkert Pritchett singles to left field. Bobo Kittridge grounds out to the shortstop. Rikkert Pritchett advances to second on the play. Stu Lis singles to center field. Rikkert Pritchett scores. Mike Gleich flies out to the left fielder. Tom Thomas grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Stu Lis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Leon Miller walks. Ernie Snyder grounds out to the third baseman. Leon Miller advances to second on the play. Art Feliz hits a home run. Leon Miller scores. Jack Hunter grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Jourdan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Steve Spurgeon flies out to the right fielder. Carmelo Keenan singles to left field. Harvey Wert strikes out. Kirk Witmeyer flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Bill Perrine grounds out to the second baseman. Norm Gick strikes out. Jimmie Ruffin walks. Jimmie Ruffin steals second. Bob Reese singles to right field. Jimmie Ruffin scores. Leon Miller walks. Ernie Snyder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Rikkert Pritchett pops out to the first baseman. Bobo Kittridge singles to left field. Stu Lis grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bobo Kittridge advances to second on the play. Mike Gleich singles to left field. Bobo Kittridge scores. Tom Thomas pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Art Feliz grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Hunter strikes out. Bob Jourdan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Steve Spurgeon grounds out to the shortstop. Carmelo Keenan flies out to the center fielder. Harvey Wert singles to center field. Kirk Witmeyer singles to center field. Harvey Wert advances to third on the hit. Rikkert Pritchett singles to left field. Harvey Wert scores. Bobo Kittridge grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rikkert Pritchett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Bill Perrine strikes out. Norm Gick strikes out. Jimmie Ruffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Stu Lis grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Gleich singles to center field. Bill Cieslak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Thomas strikes out. Steve Spurgeon walks. Carmelo Keenan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bob Reese singles to center field. Leon Miller strikes out. Ernie Snyder singles to right field. Bob Reese aggressively advances to third on the hit. Art Feliz strikes out. Jack Hunter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Harvey Wert doubles past the right fielder. Kirk Witmeyer lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rikkert Pritchett strikes out. Bobo Kittridge singles to right field. Harvey Wert scores. Stu Lis hits a home run. Bobo Kittridge scores. Jack Gorbous comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Gleich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Bob Jourdan pops out to the third baseman. Jack Gorbous walks. Norm Gick strikes out. Jimmie Ruffin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Gorbous is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Tom Thomas walks. Steve Spurgeon pops out to the shortstop. Carmelo Keenan singles to left field. Harvey Wert grounds out to the catcher. Tom Thomas advances to third on the play. Carmelo Keenan advances to second on the play. Hal Westrum is pinch hitting for Kirk Witmeyer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hal Westrum strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Hugh Smith pitching. Bob Reese strikes out. Leon Miller walks. Ernie Snyder grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Leon Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Art Feliz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Rikkert Pritchett flies out to the left fielder. Bobo Kittridge grounds out to the shortstop. Stu Lis singles to left field. Mike Gleich singles to left field. Stu Lis advances to third on the hit. Tom Thomas singles past the shortstop. Stu Lis scores. Mike Gleich advances to third on the hit. Ward Froats comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Thomas steals second. Steve Spurgeon pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Jack Hunter strikes out. Aramis Bowen is pinch hitting for Bob Jourdan. Aramis Bowen strikes out. Billy Knotts is pinch hitting for Ward Froats. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Billy Knotts doubles to center field. Norm Gick singles to left field. Billy Knotts scores. Jimmie Ruffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners left on base: 7 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 11
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Pettit did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Aderholt improves in power_vs_lefty Paul Williams did not respond to coaching in velocity Mitch Coates did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Aderholt did not respond to coaching in SS
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Wilfong did not respond to coaching in control Manny Hidalgo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dan Costo improves in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Erik Velazquez did not respond to coaching in 1B