Win: Garland Smith (5-0) Loss: Ike Regan (14-9)
Save: Norm Clayton (16)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Bennie Cottrell pitching. Chris LaCock grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Crowley singles to right field. Bobby Crowley is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jim Hughes singles to left field. Matt Kafora lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Ike Regan pitching. Joe Goodson triples. Hy Jorgens grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Hank Fusselman singles to left field. Joe Goodson scores. Tom Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Fusselman advances to second on the play. Jerry Allen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Frank Joyce singles past the shortstop. Dave Ruebel strikes out. Hideaki Arisawa grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Joyce advances to second on the play. Alvaro Begley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Lee Trout grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Way flies out to the right fielder. Doug Acevedo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Ike Regan singles to center field. Chris LaCock walks. Bobby Crowley lines out to the first baseman. Jim Hughes walks. Matt Kafora strikes out. Frank Joyce walks. Ike Regan scores. Dave Ruebel walks. Chris LaCock scores. Hideaki Arisawa doubles past the third baseman. Jim Hughes scores. Frank Joyce scores. Dave Ruebel scores. Alvaro Begley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Bennie Cottrell strikes out. Joe Goodson singles to left field. Hy Jorgens walks. Hank Fusselman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Goodson advances to third on the play. Hy Jorgens advances to second on the play. Tom Moore hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe Goodson scores. Jerry Allen singles to right field. Hy Jorgens scores. Lee Trout singles to center field. Tom Moore uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Way doubles to left field. Jerry Allen scores. Lee Trout scores. Naoki Sasaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Acevedo pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Naoki Sasaki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris LaCock singles to right field. Garland Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Crowley strikes out. Jim Hughes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Garland Smith flies out to the center fielder. Joe Goodson grounds out to the third baseman. Hy Jorgens grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Matt Kafora strikes out. Frank Joyce singles to left field. Dave Ruebel strikes out. Frank Joyce is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Hank Fusselman singles in front of the right fielder. Tom Moore triples. Hank Fusselman scores. Jerry Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Moore scores. Lee Trout pops out to the shortstop. Dave Way singles past the shortstop. Doug Acevedo doubles to center field. Dave Way is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Hideaki Arisawa strikes out. Alvaro Begley walks. Alvaro Begley steals second. Naoki Sasaki flies out to the left fielder. Chris LaCock pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Garland Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Goodson strikes out. Hy Jorgens hits a home run. George Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hank Fusselman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Bobby Crowley flies out to the center fielder. Jim Hughes hits a home run. Matt Kafora flies out to the left fielder. Frank Joyce doubles past the right fielder. Dave Ruebel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Tom Moore pops out to the shortstop. Jerry Allen grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Trout flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Hideaki Arisawa singles to right field. Hideaki Arisawa steals second. Alvaro Begley grounds out to the second baseman. Hideaki Arisawa advances to third on the play. Danny Holly is pinch hitting for George Gonzalez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Holly pops out to the shortstop. Chris LaCock walks. Chris Hoff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bobby Crowley reached on a fielding error by Chris Hoff. Hideaki Arisawa scores. Jim Hughes walks. Matt Kafora flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Atlanta Norm Gonzalez pitching. Dave Way flies out to the left fielder. Doug Acevedo walks. Tony Lindsay is pinch hitting for Chris Hoff. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Doug Acevedo steals second. Tony Lindsay strikes out. Joe Goodson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Norm Clayton pitching. Frank Joyce singles to left field. Dave Ruebel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Joyce is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Ruebel is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hideaki Arisawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners left on base: 9 Atlanta total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Dave Way (24), Doug Acevedo (27).3B - Joe Goodson (2), Tom Moore (6).HR - Hy Jorgens (17). Baserunning: SB - Doug Acevedo (4). Fielding: E - Chris Hoff.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Putnam did not respond to coaching in control Fred Walczak improves in contact_vs_lefty Paul Kling did not respond to coaching in control Bob Lawing improves in arm Damian Jackson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Lefebvre did not respond to coaching in control Bob Lawing did not respond to coaching in 2B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Al Hill did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Hill improves in range Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Mike Scheer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dick Manuel improves in power_vs_lefty Rich Mills did not respond to coaching in range