Win: Dave Blair (6-5) Loss: Billy Chapman (5-10)
Save: Ed Korcheck (20)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Billy Chapman pitching. Billy Bouchee grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Greer strikes out. Roy Decatur grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Miami Rich Lerian pitching. Allen Beggs singles to center field. Vada Garrison pops out to the shortstop. Allen Beggs is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Shissho Oishi pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Tom Shumpert strikes out. T.J. Sanders strikes out. Lee Montgomery reached on a fielding error by Vada Garrison. Jack Cunningham walks. Willis Pettitte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Miami Lou Dark strikes out. Barbaro Harikkala grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Rich Lerian strikes out. Billy Bouchee grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Greer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Miami Masayoshi Michihara flies out to the center fielder. Rube Coleman singles to center field. Billy Chapman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Allen Beggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Roy Decatur grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Tom Shumpert grounds out to the second baseman. T.J. Sanders singles in front of the center fielder. T.J. Sanders is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Miami Vada Garrison grounds out to the third baseman. Shissho Oishi grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Dark strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Lee Montgomery singles to right field. Jack Cunningham flies out to the left fielder. Willis Pettitte strikes out. Rich Lerian pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Miami Barbaro Harikkala grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Masayoshi Michihara grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Billy Bouchee lines out to the first baseman. Jerry Greer walks. Roy Decatur flies out to the right fielder. Tom Shumpert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Miami Rube Coleman strikes out. Billy Chapman flies out to the center fielder. Allen Beggs flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis T.J. Sanders flies out to the center fielder. Lee Montgomery singles to center field. Jack Cunningham singles to right field. Willis Pettitte lines out to the second baseman. Guillermo Keefe is pinch hitting for Rich Lerian. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Guillermo Keefe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Miami Dave Blair pitching. Vada Garrison pops out to the second baseman. Shissho Oishi flies out to the left fielder. Lou Dark doubles to center field. Barbaro Harikkala strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Billy Bouchee bunts for a base hit. Jerry Greer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Roy Decatur singles to left field. Tom Shumpert hits a home run. Roy Decatur scores. T.J. Sanders strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Miami Mickey Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Masayoshi Michihara pops out to the shortstop. Robert Middleton is pinch hitting for Rube Coleman. Robert Middleton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Sammy Huggins enters the game as a defensive replacement for Robert Middleton at CF. Lee Montgomery strikes out. Jack Cunningham grounds out to the shortstop. Willis Pettitte singles to left field. Buddy Hamner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Poquette is pinch hitting for Dave Blair. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jim Poquette strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Miami Ed Korcheck pitching. Joe Gibson is pinch hitting for Buddy Hamner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Gibson singles to center field. Allen Beggs flies out to the right fielder. Vada Garrison walks. Shissho Oishi singles to right field. Joe Gibson scores. Lou Dark strikes out. Barbaro Harikkala pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 St. Louis total runners LOB: 7 Miami total runners LOB: 4
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Lange did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Lucadello improves in power_vs_lefty Tatsuo Takayanagi did not respond to coaching in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Tom Lucadello did not respond to coaching in LF
Miami Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tommy Staton improves in range Dave Haynes improves in speed Red Brown did not respond to coaching in control Sammy Morgan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tommy Staton did not respond to coaching in C