Win: Cliff Altobelli (1-0) Loss: Dick Tarasco (0-1)
Save: Ed Gerken (3)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Denny Figueroa pitching. Jim Welchel doubles to center field. Bob Coakley grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Welchel advances to third on the play. Sandy Carter grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Welchel scores. Jesus Ridzik grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Rey Schauer pitching. Billy Musial grounds out to the third baseman. Pinch Cornell strikes out. Charlie Simpson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jan Oks hits a home run. Hernan Cortez grounds out to the pitcher. Nelson Simmons flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Johnson walks. Rey Schauer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Dave Land hits a home run. Jim Plaskett flies out to the center fielder. Dean Gramly grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Browning flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Jim Welchel hits a home run. Bob Coakley flies out to the left fielder. Sandy Carter pops out to the third baseman. Jesus Ridzik singles to left field. Jan Oks strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Frank Valle flies out to the right fielder. Denny Figueroa flies out to the center fielder. Billy Musial strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Hernan Cortez singles to left field. Nelson Simmons flies out to the center fielder. Hernan Cortez steals second. Eddie Johnson strikes out. Rey Schauer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Pinch Cornell grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Simpson flies out to the center fielder. Dave Land strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Jim Welchel walks. Jackson Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Coakley pops out to the third baseman. Jim Welchel steals second. Frank Valle throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Sandy Carter strikes out. Jesus Ridzik grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Jim Plaskett singles to left field. Dean Gramly singles to left field. Jim Plaskett advances to third on the hit. Ralph Browning grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Plaskett scores. Dean Gramly advances to second on the play. Frank Valle grounds out to the third baseman. Don Lange is pinch hitting for Jackson Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Don Lange walks. Billy Musial grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Don Lange is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Dick Tarasco pitching. Jan Oks grounds out to the second baseman. Hernan Cortez strikes out. Nelson Simmons hits a home run. Eddie Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Pinch Cornell singles to left field. Charlie Simpson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pinch Cornell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Land singles past the third baseman. Charlie Simpson advances to third on the hit. Jim Plaskett singles to right field. Charlie Simpson scores. Dean Gramly hits a home run. Dave Land scores. Jim Plaskett scores. Cliff Altobelli comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ralph Browning grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Valle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Cliff Altobelli pops out to the shortstop. Jim Welchel flies out to the right fielder. Bob Coakley doubles to right field. Sandy Carter walks. Jesus Ridzik walks. Jan Oks doubles to left field. Bob Coakley scores. Sandy Carter scores. Jesus Ridzik uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hernan Cortez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Jim Jok is pinch hitting for Dick Tarasco. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jim Jok flies out to the left fielder. Billy Musial grounds out to the second baseman. Pinch Cornell doubles to center field. Kyle Keyser is pinch hitting for Charlie Simpson. Kyle Keyser strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Jack DiPino pitching. Dave Nippert enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kyle Keyser at CF. Nelson Simmons strikes out. Eddie Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Cliff Altobelli strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Dave Land flies out to the center fielder. Jim Plaskett walks. Dean Gramly grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Jim Welchel singles to left field. Bob Coakley walks. Sandy Carter grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Coakley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jesus Ridzik walks. Jan Oks flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Welchel scores. Hernan Cortez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Ed Gerken comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ralph Browning grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Valle strikes out. Rusty Griffith is pinch hitting for Jack DiPino. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rusty Griffith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 7 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 3
Batting:2B - Jim Welchel (2), Bob Coakley (1), Jan Oks (1).HR - Jim Welchel (3), Jan Oks (1), Nelson Simmons (3).SF - Jan Oks. Baserunning: SB - Jim Welchel (5), Hernan Cortez (2).
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Swigler improves in velocity Tetsuya Sogabe did not respond to coaching in control Jim Fittery improves in velocity Jim Lansing did not respond to coaching in velocity Tomokazu Ono did not respond to coaching in 2B
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Guy Glade did not respond to coaching in velocity John Whitt did not respond to coaching in control Ben McCraw did not respond to coaching in control Oscar Camnitz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Oscar Camnitz did not respond to coaching in CF