Inning: 1 Atlanta Danny Brown Jr. pitching. Willie Narron walks. Al Wheat flies out to the right fielder. Jack Vasbinder flies out to the left fielder. Toshio Hirano flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Al Sisk pitching. Gary Archdeacon grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Valdespino singles to right field. Dutch Allie grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack Valdespino is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. T.R. Howe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Ralph Carroll grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Johnson hits an infield single to the shortstop. Larry Ray pops out to the first baseman. J.R. Kreitz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Creepy Bayless grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Lipetri grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gowell Meyer walks. Floyd Abstein walks. Danny Brown Jr. pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Al Sisk reached on a fielding error by Gary Archdeacon. Willie Narron grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Al Wheat 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 Gary Archdeacon singles to center field. Jack Valdespino grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dutch Allie singles to left field. Dutch Allie steals second. T.R. Howe singles to left field. Creepy Bayless strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Jack Vasbinder grounds out to the second baseman. Toshio Hirano doubles to left field. Ralph Carroll strikes out. Tom Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jeff Lipetri flies out to the center fielder. Gowell Meyer grounds out to the shortstop. Floyd Abstein singles to left field. Danny Brown Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Larry Ray flies out to the left fielder. J.R. Kreitz walks. Al Sisk lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, J.R. Kreitz forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Willie Narron grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al Sisk is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Gary Archdeacon strikes out. Jack Valdespino grounds out to the shortstop. Dutch Allie singles to right field. T.R. Howe hits an infield single to the second baseman. Creepy Bayless grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Al Wheat grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Vasbinder doubles to left field. Toshio Hirano hits a home run. Jack Vasbinder scores. Ralph Carroll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jeff Lipetri grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gowell Meyer grounds out to the second baseman. Floyd Abstein flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Larry Ray grounds out to the second baseman. Polly Zahniser is pinch hitting for J.R. Kreitz. Polly Zahniser grounds out to the pitcher. Al Sisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Yoshiki Matsumoto enters the game as a defensive replacement for Polly Zahniser at C. Cotton Ryan is pinch hitting for Danny Brown Jr.. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Cotton Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Gary Archdeacon flies out to the right fielder. Jack Valdespino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Lafayette Voigt pitching. Willie Narron singles past the first baseman. Al Wheat hits a home run. Willie Narron scores. Carl Bollo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Vasbinder grounds out to the third baseman. Toshio Hirano grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Carroll singles to center field. Jack Ferrell is pinch hitting for Tom Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Ferrell doubles to center field. Ralph Carroll uses his aggressiveness and scores. Larry Ray is hit by a pitch. Yoshiki Matsumoto singles to right field. Jack Ferrell scores. Carmen Garciaparra comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Sisk pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Dutch Allie pops out to the shortstop. T.R. Howe pops out to the third baseman. Creepy Bayless grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Willie Narron strikes out. Al Wheat strikes out. Jack Vasbinder pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Jeff Lipetri flies out to the left fielder. Gowell Meyer grounds out to the shortstop. Buddy Lee is pinch hitting for Floyd Abstein. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Buddy Lee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners LOB: 6 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Jack Vasbinder (20), Toshio Hirano (18), Jack Ferrell (4).HR - Al Wheat (13), Toshio Hirano (16).GIDP - Willie Narron.HBP - Larry Ray (2).
Game Notes Al Sisk is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. Creepy Bayless is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Archie did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bud Doyle improves in speed Zoilo Larson did not respond to coaching in control Sam Brito did not respond to coaching in range John Barber did not respond to coaching in CF
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Thompson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Sam Moore improves in speed Rick Nevers did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobo Davenport improves in arm Fritz Mota did not respond to coaching in 2B