Inning: 1 St. Louis Eddy Diaz pitching. Ellis Jones singles to left field. Sean Daniels grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Forrest Kuenn doubles to right field. Carl Hermanski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 San Francisco Whitey Rico pitching. Elmer Nagy singles to left field. George Jackson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. John Campanis pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Johnny Menke grounds out to the shortstop. Karl Green flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Francisco Buzz Allen lines out to the third baseman. Effie Coggins grounds out to the shortstop. Joel Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Greg Higginbotham strikes out. Whitey Rico grounds out to the third baseman. Ellis Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Francisco John Sixsmith walks. John Springer flies out to the center fielder. Eddy Diaz lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, John Sixsmith forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Elmer Nagy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eddy Diaz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Sean Daniels grounds out to the third baseman. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the pitcher. Carl Hermanski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Francisco George Jackson doubles to center field. John Campanis flies out to the left fielder. Buzz Allen strikes out. Effie Coggins pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Johnny Menke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Karl Green flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Nielsen singles to left field. Greg Higginbotham grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ernie Nielsen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Francisco Joel Smith flies out to the left fielder. John Sixsmith strikes out. John Springer singles to center field. Eddy Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Whitey Rico pops out to the shortstop. Ellis Jones singles to left field. Sean Daniels hits a home run. Ellis Jones scores. Forrest Kuenn strikes out. Carl Hermanski singles to right field. Johnny Menke singles to left field. Carl Hermanski advances to third on the hit. Karl Green doubles to left field. Carl Hermanski scores. Johnny Menke uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Francisco Elmer Nagy singles to center field. George Jackson flies out to the right fielder. John Campanis strikes out. Buzz Allen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Darrel Jackson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Higginbotham grounds out to the pitcher. Whitey Rico strikes out. Ellis Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Francisco Effie Coggins flies out to the right fielder. Joel Smith walks. John Sixsmith is hit by a pitch. John Springer singles to right field. Joel Smith scores. John Sixsmith advances to third on the hit. Harry Moore is pinch hitting for Darrel Jackson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Moore grounds out to the second baseman. John Springer advances to second on the play. Elmer Nagy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Tom McKnight pitching. Sean Daniels grounds out to the third baseman. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carl Hermanski grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Francisco Al Hawes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Karl Green at RF. George Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hepler 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. John Campanis strikes out. Buzz Allen pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Johnny Menke doubles to center field. Al Hawes grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Menke advances to third on the play. Greg Higginbotham pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 San Francisco Effie Coggins strikes out. Joel Smith singles to center field. Javier Buhner 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. John Sixsmith walks. John Springer walks. Steve Niehaus is pinch hitting for Tom McKnight. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Niehaus pops out to the first baseman. Elmer Nagy singles to center field. Joel Smith scores. John Sixsmith scores. John Springer advances to third on the hit. Clarence Mathis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Jackson walks. John Campanis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 St. Louis total runners LOB: 4 San Francisco total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Greg Higginbotham is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Jesse Benes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ben Madlock improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Coleman improves in power_vs_righty Paul Hollandsworth improves in arm
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Paul Stahoviak improves in speed Bronson Kaiser improves in speed Howard Martina did not respond to coaching in control Jim Brown did not respond to coaching in speed