Inning: 1 St. Louis Mike Roberts pitching. Forrest Kuenn is hit by a pitch. Ernie Nielsen flies out to the center fielder. Ray Noren strikes out. Ellis Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Forrest Kuenn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Don Dittmer pitching. Karl Freeman singles to right field. Karl Freeman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rod Simmons grounds out to the third baseman. Al Linde strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Johnny Menke flies out to the right fielder. Tom Schwabe doubles to right field. Shawn Munoz strikes out. Greg Higginbotham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Buzz Allen strikes out. Doug Piatt strikes out. Dixie Gardella flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Don Dittmer grounds out to the pitcher. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Nielsen doubles to center field. Ray Noren grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Gene Nahorodny grounds out to the third baseman. Herb Richards grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Roberts reached on a fielding error by Forrest Kuenn. Karl Freeman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Roberts is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Ellis Jones flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Johnny Menke singles to right field. Tom Schwabe walks. Shawn Munoz flies out to the left fielder. Greg Higginbotham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Rod Simmons grounds out to the shortstop. Al Linde grounds out to the second baseman. Buzz Allen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Don Dittmer grounds out to the second baseman. Forrest Kuenn walks. Ernie Nielsen walks. Ray Noren walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Ellis Jones singles to left field. Forrest Kuenn scores. Ernie Nielsen scores. Ray Noren advances to third on the hit. Johnny Menke strikes out. Tom Schwabe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Doug Piatt flies out to the right fielder. Dixie Gardella grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Nahorodny grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Shawn Munoz doubles to right field. Matt Wickland 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. Greg Higginbotham strikes out. Don Dittmer strikes out. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Herb Richards singles to center field. Matt Wickland fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Matt Wickland grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Karl Freeman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Noren flies out to the center fielder. Ellis Jones grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Carl Hermanski enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ray Noren at SS. Al Hawes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Menke at RF. Sean Daniels enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shawn Munoz at 3B. Rod Simmons pops out to the third baseman. Jerry Rabe is pinch hitting for Al Linde. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rabe grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Brown is pinch hitting for Buzz Allen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Al Hawes flies out to the center fielder. Tom Schwabe grounds out to the shortstop. Sean Daniels reached on a fielding error by Doug Piatt. Greg Higginbotham hits a home run. Sean Daniels scores. Don Dittmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Doug Piatt walks. Dixie Gardella flies out to the center fielder. Gene Nahorodny flies out to the center fielder. Hutch Dear 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. Herb Richards strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Forrest Kuenn doubles to center field. Ernie Nielsen singles to left field. Forrest Kuenn scores. Carl Hermanski flies out to the left fielder. Ellis Jones walks. Joe Hesketh is pinch hitting for Al Hawes. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Hesketh singles to center field. Ernie Nielsen scores. Ellis Jones advances to third on the hit. Joe Hesketh steals second. Tom Schwabe hits an infield single to the third baseman. Ellis Jones scores. Tom Schwabe steals second. Sean Daniels grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Hesketh scores. Tom Schwabe advances to third on the play. Greg Higginbotham singles to center field. Tom Schwabe scores. Jack Albright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Karl Green is pinch hitting for Hutch Dear. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Karl Green walks. Forrest Kuenn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati George Yvars pitching. Darcy Blessitt is pinch hitting for Jack Albright. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Darcy Blessitt grounds out to the third baseman. Karl Freeman walks. Karl Freeman steals second. Rod Simmons grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Rabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 10 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 3
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Joe Coleman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Pierson improves in range Jesse Benes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charley Green did not respond to coaching in range
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Victor Mashore did not respond to coaching in velocity Rich Boehler improves in speed George Hands did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Phillips did not respond to coaching in control Dan Sisler did not respond to coaching in CF