Win: Frank Boa (5-0) Loss: John Sprinz (4-2)
Save: Gordon Preston (8)
Inning: 1 St. Louis John Sprinz pitching. Billy Graham grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Hippo grounds out to the third baseman. Rod Selkirk grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Miami Frank Boa pitching. Nap Watkins grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Youngs flies out to the left fielder. Steve Otto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Denny Slaughter strikes out. Mickey Belloir flies out to the center fielder. Ronny Bench lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Miami Buddy Batista strikes out. Roscoe Hutton singles to right field. Gene Kotsay strikes out. Cleo Lilliquist strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Bull Loiselle strikes out. Cleatus Barracuda walks. Frank Boa lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Billy Graham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Miami Bombo Dalton flies out to the center fielder. John Sprinz grounds out to the pitcher. Nap Watkins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Bob Hippo singles to left field. Rod Selkirk strikes out. Denny Slaughter strikes out. Mickey Belloir strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Miami Gil Youngs strikes out. Steve Otto strikes out. Buddy Batista walks. Roscoe Hutton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Ronny Bench strikes out. Bull Loiselle grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Cleatus Barracuda grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Miami Gene Kotsay doubles to left field. Cleo Lilliquist singles to center field. Gene Kotsay scores. Bombo Dalton flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! John Sprinz fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Sprinz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cleo Lilliquist advances to second on the play. Nap Watkins walks. Gil Youngs pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Frank Boa walks. Billy Graham walks. Bob Hippo walks. Rod Selkirk singles to left field. Frank Boa scores. Billy Graham scores. Denny Slaughter singles to right field. Mickey Belloir singles to right field. Bob Hippo scores. Rod Selkirk is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Denny Slaughter advances to third on the play. Ronny Bench grounds out to the shortstop. Denny Slaughter scores. Mickey Belloir advances to second on the play. Bull Loiselle doubles to center field. Mickey Belloir scores. Ernie Hetki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cleatus Barracuda grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Miami Steve Otto strikes out. Buddy Batista doubles past the third baseman. Roscoe Hutton grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Batista advances to third on the play. Gene Kotsay grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Frank Boa grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Graham grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Hippo reached on a fielding error by Buddy Batista. Rod Selkirk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Miami Cleo Lilliquist singles to center field. Bombo Dalton strikes out. Charlie Matheny is pinch hitting for Ernie Hetki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Matheny strikes out. Nap Watkins lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Matt Fox pitching. Denny Slaughter grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Belloir grounds out to the shortstop. Ronny Bench grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Miami Gil Youngs pops out to the second baseman. Steve Otto strikes out. Buddy Batista strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Bull Loiselle strikes out. Cleatus Barracuda walks. Frank Boa lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Billy Graham is hit by a pitch. Bob Hippo singles to right field. Rod Selkirk strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Miami Roscoe Hutton flies out to the center fielder. Gene Kotsay hits a home run. Cleo Lilliquist walks. Gordon Preston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Taka Nishioka is pinch hitting for Bombo Dalton. Taka Nishioka grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 7 Miami total runners LOB: 6
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Orr did not respond to coaching in velocity Danny Gomes improves in speed Fuzz Yewcic did not respond to coaching in speed George Conroy did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Regan did not respond to coaching in 1B
Miami Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Montgomery did not respond to coaching in control Bob Montgomery did not respond to coaching in velocity David Gonzalez improves in contact_vs_lefty Lou Locke improves in contact_vs_lefty