Inning: 1 Cincinnati Don Dittmer pitching. Herb Richards doubles to center field. Micah Wagner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Herb Richards advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Al Linde grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Dave Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Chick Kleven pitching. Forrest Kuenn flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Nielsen hits a home run. Ray Noren grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! David Sutton singles to right field. Sean Daniels strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Darcy Blessitt grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Eason grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gene Nahorodny flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Ellis Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Menke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Hawes singles past the first baseman. Don Dittmer walks. Forrest Kuenn hits a home run. Al Hawes scores. Don Dittmer scores. Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Karl Freeman singles to center field. Karl Freeman steals second. Chick Kleven lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Herb Richards singles to left field. Karl Freeman scores. Micah Wagner strikes out. Herb Richards steals second. Al Linde strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Ray Noren grounds out to the pitcher. David Sutton flies out to the right fielder. Sean Daniels flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dave Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Darcy Blessitt hits a home run. Tom Eason flies out to the right fielder. Gene Nahorodny lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Bernie Sanders comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ellis Jones strikes out. Johnny Menke flies out to the center fielder. Al Hawes grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Karl Freeman walks. Bernie Sanders fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bernie Sanders flies out to the right fielder. Herb Richards flies out to the left fielder. Karl Freeman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Don Dittmer flies out to the center fielder. Forrest Kuenn hits a home run. Ernie Nielsen strikes out. Ray Noren pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Micah Wagner flies out to the right fielder. Al Linde strikes out. Dave Brown singles to center field. Darcy Blessitt singles to center field. Dave Brown advances to third on the hit. Passed ball. Dave Brown scores. Darcy Blessitt advances to second. Tom Eason singles to right field. Darcy Blessitt scores. Bill Hepler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Nahorodny strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis David Sutton strikes out. Sean Daniels grounds out to the shortstop. Ellis Jones walks. Johnny Menke lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Carl Hermanski enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ray Noren at SS. Joe Hesketh enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Menke at RF. Karl Freeman grounds out to the shortstop. Bill May is pinch hitting for Bernie Sanders. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill May grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jay Latham is pinch hitting for Herb Richards. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jay Latham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Jack Albright pitching. Al Hawes walks. Shawn Munoz is pinch hitting for Bill Hepler. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Shawn Munoz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Al Hawes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the third baseman. Shawn Munoz advances to second on the play. Ernie Nielsen singles past the third baseman. Shawn Munoz scores. Eddie Cooke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carl Hermanski singles to right field. Ernie Nielsen advances to third on the hit. David Sutton walks. Sean Daniels grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Clarence Mathis pitching. Joe Morris is pinch hitting for Micah Wagner. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Morris pops out to the first baseman. Al Linde singles to center field. Dave Brown strikes out. Darcy Blessitt singles to center field. Bob Montemayor is pinch hitting for Tom Eason. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Linde steals third. Bob Montemayor strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Ellis Jones strikes out. Joe Hesketh grounds out to the third baseman. Al Hawes doubles to center field. Clarence Mathis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Gene Nahorodny grounds out to the shortstop. Karl Freeman strikes out. Hutch Dear 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. Danny Fothergill is pinch hitting for Eddie Cooke. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Danny Fothergill flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5 St. Louis total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Karl Freeman is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Scott Browne did not respond to coaching in control Dan Sisler improves in contact_vs_lefty Dan Sisler improves in arm Tiny Crimian improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Manske improves in 2B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Paul Hollandsworth improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Pierson improves in contact_vs_lefty Ben Madlock did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Fred Wood improves in contact_vs_lefty