Win: Dutch Adams (1-0) Loss: Fred Johnson (0-1)
Save: Monty Matula (4)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Fred Johnson pitching. Bruce Van Camp lines out to the third baseman. Julian Ayrod flies out to the center fielder. Skeeter Malone grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Dutch Adams pitching. Heinie Breining flies out to the center fielder. Ramon Hall grounds out to the third baseman. Keith Iarussi hits an infield single to the pitcher. Keith Iarussi is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Benjamin Ogletree singles to right field. Red Smoot strikes out. BIG AL Bielaski grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Benjamin Ogletree is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sal Norton singles to center field. Vic McKechnie is hit by a pitch. Dutch Adams singles to right field. BIG AL Bielaski scores. Sal Norton scores. Bruce Van Camp grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Barney Hendricks flies out to the center fielder. Blas McDaniel grounds out to the shortstop. Darrell Clifton walks. Lefty Kreitner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Julian Ayrod strikes out. Skeeter Malone singles to center field. Skeeter Malone steals second. Benjamin Ogletree strikes out. Red Smoot walks. BIG AL Bielaski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Dick DeVogt grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Johnson strikes out. Heinie Breining grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Sal Norton flies out to the center fielder. Vic McKechnie grounds out to the shortstop. Dutch Adams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Ramon Hall pops out to the shortstop. Keith Iarussi strikes out. Barney Hendricks singles to center field. Blas McDaniel grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Barney Hendricks is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bruce Van Camp strikes out. Julian Ayrod flies out to the right fielder. Skeeter Malone grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Darrell Clifton singles to right field. Lefty Kreitner strikes out. Dick DeVogt grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Benjamin Ogletree flies out to the center fielder. Red Smoot flies out to the right fielder. BIG AL Bielaski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Fred Johnson strikes out. Heinie Breining grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon Hall hits an infield single to the second baseman. Keith Iarussi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ramon Hall is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Sal Norton grounds out to the third baseman. Vic McKechnie flies out to the center fielder. Dutch Adams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Mark Hughes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Skeeter Malone at SS. Barney Hendricks doubles to center field. Thomas Godfrey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Blas McDaniel strikes out. Darrell Clifton walks. Lefty Kreitner flies out to the center fielder. Dick DeVogt flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bruce Van Camp flies out to the center fielder. Julian Ayrod singles to left field. Mark Hughes strikes out. Julian Ayrod is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Fred Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Jelly Taylor is pinch hitting for Heinie Breining. Jelly Taylor triples. Ramon Hall strikes out. Keith Iarussi singles to center field. Jelly Taylor scores. Barney Hendricks grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Keith Iarussi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Andres Whitehead enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jelly Taylor at LF. Benjamin Ogletree strikes out. Red Smoot hits a home run. Johnny Burrows comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fernando Watt is pinch hitting for BIG AL Bielaski. Fernando Watt doubles to right field. Sal Norton flies out to the left fielder. Vic McKechnie singles to left field. Fernando Watt scores. Fred Cafego is pinch hitting for Thomas Godfrey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Cafego walks. Bruce Van Camp grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Fred Cafego is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Monty Matula pitching. Tommy LaVita enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fernando Watt at LF. Blas McDaniel grounds out to the shortstop. Darrell Clifton walks. Lefty Kreitner reached on a fielding error by Monty Matula. Dick DeVogt strikes out. Knox Anderson is pinch hitting for Johnny Burrows. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Knox Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bert McCabe did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Dailey improves in contact_vs_lefty Gene Manto did not respond to coaching in endurance Randy Danner did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Lincoln did not respond to coaching in 2B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bud Flinn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Todd Haas improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Billy Sullivan did not respond to coaching in range