Win: Al Sisk (1-0) Loss: Danny Brown Jr. (0-1)
Save: Carlo Ponti (1)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Al Sisk pitching. Gary Archdeacon flies out to the right fielder. Milo Pearson pops out to the second baseman. Jack Valdespino grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Danny Brown Jr. pitching. Ralph Carroll doubles to center field. Al Wheat strikes out. Denny Grant flies out to the center fielder. Willie Narron singles to right field. Ralph Carroll scores. Larry Ray lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Dutch Allie flies out to the left fielder. T.R. Howe grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Brunson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Jack Vasbinder flies out to the center fielder. Tom Johnson hits a home run. J.R. Kreitz strikes out. Al Sisk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Al Brinker flies out to the center fielder. Gowell Meyer singles to center field. Danny Brown Jr. lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gary Archdeacon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Denny Grant. Gowell Meyer scores. Milo Pearson walks. Jack Valdespino walks. Dutch Allie pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Atlanta Ralph Carroll strikes out. Al Wheat grounds out to the shortstop. Denny Grant singles to left field. Willie Narron strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis T.R. Howe strikes out. Tommy Brunson grounds out to the shortstop. Al Brinker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Larry Ray doubles to left field. Jack Vasbinder singles to left field. Larry Ray scores. Tom Johnson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. J.R. Kreitz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Gowell Meyer singles to center field. Danny Brown Jr. lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gary Archdeacon singles past the third baseman. Passed ball. Gowell Meyer scores. Gary Archdeacon advances to second. Milo Pearson strikes out. Jack Valdespino singles to left field. Gary Archdeacon is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Al Sisk pops out to the second baseman. Ralph Carroll flies out to the right fielder. Al Wheat strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Dutch Allie strikes out. T.R. Howe singles past the first baseman. Tommy Brunson walks. Al Brinker flies out to the right fielder. Gowell Meyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Denny Grant singles to left field. Willie Narron hits a home run. Denny Grant scores. Lafayette Voigt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Ray strikes out. Jack Vasbinder singles to center field. Tom Johnson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Tetsuya Tanaka is pinch hitting for Lafayette Voigt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tetsuya Tanaka walks. Gary Archdeacon grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tetsuya Tanaka is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Milo Pearson strikes out. Jack Valdespino flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Kazumi Yamane pitching. J.R. Kreitz singles to left field. Al Sisk fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Al Sisk grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ralph Carroll singles past the first baseman. Al Wheat singles past the first baseman. Ralph Carroll advances to third on the hit. Denny Grant strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Dutch Allie strikes out. T.R. Howe strikes out. Tommy Brunson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Willie Narron strikes out. Larry Ray strikes out. Jack Vasbinder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Carlo Ponti comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Al Brinker singles to left field. Gowell Meyer strikes out. Hiroaki Okamoto is pinch hitting for Kazumi Yamane. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hiroaki Okamoto walks. Gary Archdeacon grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners left on base: 8 Atlanta total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Ralph Carroll (2), Larry Ray (1).HR - Willie Narron (1), Tom Johnson (1).GIDP - Tom Johnson 2, Al Sisk. Fielding: E - Denny Grant.PB - J.R. Kreitz.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wally DeViveiros did not respond to coaching in arm Gordon Hendricks did not respond to coaching in control George Dent did not respond to coaching in control Ed Marquis improves in speed Tod Sukeforth improves in 3B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ted Thomasson did not respond to coaching in endurance Billy Lembo improves in contact_vs_lefty John Chervinko improves in contact_vs_righty Frank Lyons did not respond to coaching in velocity