Win: Jitsuo Handa (1-0) Loss: John Combs (1-1)
Save: Pete Akers (9)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Jitsuo Handa pitching. Al Dear strikes out. Jeff Harris flies out to the left fielder. Gary Irvine pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati John Combs pitching. Harry Jones singles to right field. Doyt Miller lines out to the shortstop. Harry Jones steals second. Ralph Johnston hits a home run. Harry Jones scores. Oscar Gaston walks. Em Wolf strikes out. Naoyuki Shigemura singles to center field. Oscar Gaston advances to third on the hit. Phil Walberg lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jim Long flies out to the right fielder. Billy Kepshire grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Galvez walks. Tom Katoll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jerry Burk flies out to the center fielder. Jitsuo Handa strikes out. Harry Jones pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Cy Hardy grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! John Combs grounds out to the second baseman. Al Dear strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Doyt Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ralph Johnston flies out to the left fielder. Oscar Gaston grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jeff Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Irvine flies out to the center fielder. Jim Long grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Em Wolf walks. Naoyuki Shigemura hits a home run. Em Wolf scores. Phil Walberg grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Burk grounds out to the shortstop. Jitsuo Handa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Billy Kepshire grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Galvez walks. Tom Katoll reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jerry Burk. Cy Hardy grounds out to the third baseman. Doc Galvez scores. Tom Katoll advances to third on the play. John Combs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Harry Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doyt Miller strikes out. Ralph Johnston singles to center field. Oscar Gaston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Al Dear flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Harris singles to right field. Gary Irvine flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Harris steals second. Jim Long grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Em Wolf strikes out. Naoyuki Shigemura doubles to center field. Phil Walberg flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Burk singles to left field. Naoyuki Shigemura scores. Jitsuo Handa singles past the second baseman. Harry Jones singles to center field. Jerry Burk scores. Jitsuo Handa advances to third on the hit. Doyt Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Billy Kepshire flies out to the center fielder. Doc Galvez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tom Katoll flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Ralph Johnston grounds out to the third baseman. Oscar Gaston reached on a fielding error by Doc Galvez. Johnny Clark 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. Em Wolf strikes out. Naoyuki Shigemura grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Cy Hardy strikes out. Steve Shumpert is pinch hitting for Johnny Clark. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Steve Shumpert flies out to the center fielder. Al Dear singles to left field. Jeff Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jim McGlothin pitching. Phil Walberg hits a home run. Jerry Burk grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jitsuo Handa strikes out. Harry Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Gary Irvine grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Long grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Billy Kepshire singles to center field. Doc Galvez singles to center field. Billy Kepshire advances to third on the hit. Tom Katoll walks. Cy Hardy hits a home run. Billy Kepshire scores. Doc Galvez scores. Tom Katoll scores. Pete Akers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Barney Hatcher is pinch hitting for Jim McGlothin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Barney Hatcher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners left on base: 4 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Naoyuki Shigemura (3).HR - Ralph Johnston (5), Naoyuki Shigemura (5), Phil Walberg (5). Baserunning: SB - Harry Jones (3). Fielding: E - Jerry Burk.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sam Bischoff improves in arm Win Cotter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Irish Aquino improves in range Ernie Gibson did not respond to coaching in velocity Buddy Lacey improves in velocity Win Cotter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Sterrett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Terry Roth improves in contact_vs_lefty Freddie Woodson improves in arm Francis McGlinchy improves in contact_vs_lefty Steve Brown did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Don Ragan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Steve Brown did not respond to coaching in 2B