Win: Don Dittmer (13-1) Loss: Dick Eastwick (4-6)
Save: Hutch Dear (5)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Dick Eastwick pitching. Forrest Kuenn hits an infield single to the first baseman. Ernie Nielsen singles to center field. David Sutton strikes out. Ellis Jones doubles to left field. Forrest Kuenn scores. Ernie Nielsen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Johnny Menke strikes out. Shawn Munoz singles to center field. Ellis Jones scores. Al Hawes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Colorado Don Dittmer pitching. Jason Hood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! A.J. Sixsmith grounds out to the third baseman. Slim Hutchinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Carl Hermanski strikes out. Don Dittmer flies out to the center fielder. Forrest Kuenn singles to center field. Ernie Nielsen doubles to right field. Forrest Kuenn uses his aggressiveness and scores. David Sutton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Lou Cox walks. Cookie Hearne strikes out. Rene Brower grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lou Cox is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Larry Bonds flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Ellis Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Menke flies out to the right fielder. Shawn Munoz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Joe Patton flies out to the left fielder. Dick Eastwick grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Hood flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Al Hawes grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Hermanski walks. Don Dittmer fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Don Dittmer strikes out. Carl Hermanski is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado A.J. Sixsmith grounds out to the third baseman. Slim Hutchinson bunts for a base hit. Lou Cox walks. Cookie Hearne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Slim Hutchinson advances to third on the play. Lou Cox advances to second on the play. Rene Brower grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! David Sutton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Larry Bonds strikes out. Joe Patton strikes out. Dick Eastwick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ellis Jones flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Menke hits an infield single to the shortstop. Johnny Menke is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Shawn Munoz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Jason Hood flies out to the right fielder. A.J. Sixsmith hits a home run. Slim Hutchinson singles to left field. Lou Cox flies out to the left fielder. Cookie Hearne flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Ted Weaver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Hesketh is pinch hitting for Al Hawes. Joe Hesketh singles to right field. Joe Hesketh steals second. Carl Hermanski grounds out to the third baseman. Don Dittmer strikes out. Forrest Kuenn walks. Ernie Nielsen walks. David Sutton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Colorado Rene Brower strikes out. Larry Bonds pops out to the first baseman. Joe Patton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Ellis Jones singles to left field. Johnny Menke pops out to the third baseman. Shawn Munoz grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ellis Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Hesketh pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado 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. Walter Heilmann is pinch hitting for Ted Weaver. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walter Heilmann strikes out. Jason Hood flies out to the left fielder. A.J. Sixsmith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Yoshinari Morioka pitching. Carl Hermanski grounds out to the third baseman. Hutch Dear strikes out. Forrest Kuenn singles to left field. Ernie Nielsen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Forrest Kuenn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Colorado Slim Hutchinson grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Cox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cookie Hearne strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 7 Colorado total runners LOB: 4
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Charley Green improves in power_vs_righty Joe Coleman improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Elsh improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Pierson improves in contact_vs_righty
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Gerber did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Lankford did not respond to coaching in control Bill Gonzales did not respond to coaching in control Randy Boken improves in control Tommy Cacek did not respond to coaching in 3B