Inning: 1 St. Louis Hank Jackson pitching. Forrest Kuenn walks. Ernie Nielsen walks. Ray Noren pops out to the second baseman. Ellis Jones singles to center field. Forrest Kuenn scores. Ernie Nielsen advances to third on the hit. Johnny Menke flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ernie Nielsen scores. Tom Schwabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Montreal Don Dittmer pitching. Jim Wiley flies out to the center fielder. Larry Bamberger flies out to the center fielder. Gale Harris bunts for a base hit. Gale Harris steals second. Bill Eckert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Shawn Munoz walks. Greg Higginbotham strikes out. Don Dittmer fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Don Dittmer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Shawn Munoz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Bud Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Rogers pops out to the first baseman. Eddie Rounsaville flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Ernie Nielsen strikes out. Ray Noren singles to right field. Ellis Jones hits a home run. Ray Noren scores. Ed Gettman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Menke strikes out. Tom Schwabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Montreal Boots Allen grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Gettman flies out to the center fielder. Jim Wiley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Shawn Munoz doubles to right field. Greg Higginbotham hits a home run. Shawn Munoz scores. Seikyoku Kanemura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Dittmer lines out to the shortstop. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Nielsen walks. Ernie Nielsen steals second. Ray Noren flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Montreal Larry Bamberger strikes out. Gale Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Eckert walks. Bill Eckert is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Ellis Jones singles to center field. Ellis Jones steals second. Johnny Menke grounds out to the second baseman. Ellis Jones advances to third on the play. Tom Schwabe singles past the shortstop. Ellis Jones scores. Shawn Munoz doubles to center field. Tom Schwabe uses his aggressiveness and scores. Takumi Nakai comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Higginbotham singles to center field. Shawn Munoz scores. Don Dittmer fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Don Dittmer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Higginbotham advances to second on the play. Forrest Kuenn singles to center field. Greg Higginbotham scores. Ernie Nielsen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Montreal Bud Hernandez singles to right field. Leo Rogers flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Rounsaville singles to right field. Bud Hernandez advances to third on the hit. Boots Allen grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Hernandez scores. Eddie Rounsaville advances to second on the play. Takumi Nakai flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ray Noren flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Ellis Jones flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Menke singles to right field. Tom Schwabe grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Johnny Menke is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Montreal Jim Wiley walks. Larry Bamberger reached on a fielding error by Ray Noren. Gale Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Wiley advances to third on the play. Larry Bamberger advances to second on the play. Bill Eckert grounds out to the pitcher. Bud Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Shawn Munoz walks. Greg Higginbotham grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Shawn Munoz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Don Dittmer lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Montreal Leo Rogers flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Rounsaville flies out to the left fielder. Boots Allen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Noren grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Chet Veach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ellis Jones pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Montreal 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. Oscar Lyons is pinch hitting for Chet Veach. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Oscar Lyons doubles to left field. Jim Wiley flies out to the left fielder. Larry Bamberger flies out to the center fielder. Gale Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Troy Worrell pitching. Johnny Menke hits an infield single to the pitcher. Johnny Menke is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tom Schwabe grounds out to the shortstop. Shawn Munoz walks. Greg Higginbotham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal Bill Eckert flies out to the center fielder. Bud Hernandez triples. Mike Gillenwater is pinch hitting for Leo Rogers. Mike Gillenwater hits a home run. Bud Hernandez scores. Bill Hepler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Rounsaville flies out to the left fielder. Boots Allen lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 7 Montreal total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Javier Buhner is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Mike Pierson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Pierson improves in power_vs_righty Huck Russell improves in range Roger Wieghaus did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Thornton Gabler improves in range Dutch Lisi did not respond to coaching in control Nap Mottola improves in contact_vs_righty Wid Tesch did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Nap Mottola did not respond to coaching in CF