Win: Mike Smith (5-5) Loss: Chris Smith (2-4)
Save: Keith Embree (35)
Inning: 1 San Francisco Rob Dotel pitching. Adrian Roche flies out to the left fielder. Steve Niehaus doubles past the third baseman. John Campanis flies out to the center fielder. John Springer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Billy Stratton pitching. Forrest Kuenn singles to left field. Ernie Nielsen walks. Ray Noren grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Forrest Kuenn advances to third on the play. Ernie Natal strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Francisco Effie Coggins strikes out. Gil Engel singles in front of the right fielder. Joel Smith singles to left field. Gil Engel advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Chris Wingo doubles to center field. Gil Engel scores. Billy Stratton flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Joel Smith scores. Adrian Roche pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Al Hawes reached on a fielding error by Chris Wingo. David Sutton singles to center field. Al Hawes advances to third on the hit. Charley Green strikes out. Shawn Munoz singles to center field. Al Hawes scores. David Sutton advances to third on the hit. Rob Dotel reached on a 2-base throwing error by Steve Niehaus. David Sutton scores. Forrest Kuenn strikes out. Ernie Nielsen singles to center field. Shawn Munoz scores. Rob Dotel is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Francisco Steve Niehaus singles to right field. John Campanis walks. John Springer strikes out. Effie Coggins grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Ray Noren singles to center field. Ernie Natal strikes out. Al Hawes flies out to the left fielder. David Sutton pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Francisco Gil Engel lines out to the second baseman. Javier Buhner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Joel Smith strikes out. Chris Wingo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Charley Green flies out to the right fielder. Shawn Munoz flies out to the center fielder. Javier Buhner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Francisco Billy Stratton strikes out. Adrian Roche strikes out. Steve Niehaus strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Forrest Kuenn walks. Ernie Nielsen flies out to the right fielder. Ray Noren strikes out. Ernie Natal strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Francisco John Campanis flies out to the right fielder. John Springer grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Effie Coggins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Al Hawes flies out to the right fielder. Ellis Jones is pinch hitting for David Sutton. Ellis Jones grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Carl Hermanski is pinch hitting for Charley Green. Carl Hermanski reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gil Engel. Shawn Munoz singles to center field. Carl Hermanski scores. Javier Buhner grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Francisco Greg Higginbotham enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ellis Jones at C. Sean Daniels enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shawn Munoz at 3B. Gil Engel grounds out to the pitcher. Joel Smith flies out to the left fielder. Chris Wingo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Forrest Kuenn walks. Forrest Kuenn steals second. Tom McKnight 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. Ernie Nielsen strikes out. Ray Noren flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Natal grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Francisco Frank Shaw is pinch hitting for Tom McKnight. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Shaw singles to left field. Adrian Roche walks. Steve Niehaus singles to right field. Frank Shaw scores. Adrian Roche advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. John Campanis pops out to the second baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. John Springer strikes out. Effie Coggins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Al Meola pitching. Al Hawes strikes out. Greg Higginbotham strikes out. Carl Hermanski singles to right field. Sean Daniels singles to right field. Carl Hermanski advances to third on the hit. Tom Schwabe is pinch hitting for Javier Buhner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Tom Schwabe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 San Francisco Clarence Mathis pitching. Gil Engel hits a home run. Chris Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joel Smith flies out to the center fielder. Chris Wingo singles to left field. Johnny Stimmel is pinch hitting for Al Meola. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnny Stimmel singles to center field. Adrian Roche flies out to the left fielder. Steve Niehaus flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Mike Bubbles Smith pitching. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Nielsen singles to left field. Ernie Nielsen steals second. Ray Noren strikes out. Ernie Natal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 San Francisco John Campanis strikes out. John Springer grounds out to the third baseman. Effie Coggins singles to right field. Gil Engel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 St. Louis Al Hawes walks. Joe Hesketh is pinch running for Al Hawes on 1st base. Greg Higginbotham strikes out. Carl Hermanski grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 San Francisco Joel Smith hits a home run. Chris Wingo singles to left field. Elmer Nagy is pinch hitting for Mike Bubbles Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Elmer Nagy strikes out. Chris Wingo steals second. Adrian Roche walks. Steve Niehaus grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 St. Louis Keith Embree pitching. Sean Daniels grounds out to the pitcher. Karl Green is pinch hitting for Chris Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Karl Green strikes out. Forrest Kuenn flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 San Francisco total runners LOB: 9 St. Louis total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Steve Niehaus (15), Chris Wingo (2).HR - Gil Engel (9), Joel Smith (6).SF - Billy Stratton.GIDP - Steve Niehaus, Effie Coggins. Baserunning: SB - Chris Wingo (1). Fielding: E - Steve Niehaus, Gil Engel, Chris Wingo.
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Turkey Oquendo did not respond to coaching in range Ed Brown did not respond to coaching in range Turkey Oquendo improves in range Charlie Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Brown did not respond to coaching in LF
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Howie Clines did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Huck Russell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jesse Benes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Coleman improves in contact_vs_lefty