Inning: 1 St. Louis Bill Richmond pitching. Forrest Kuenn flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Nielsen pops out to the catcher. David Sutton singles to left field. Sean Daniels singles to center field. Ellis Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Don Dittmer pitching. Al Betts walks. Tim Zick doubles to left field. Al Betts uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tim Zick steals third. Kettle Barbee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Durant flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tim Zick scores. Carlos Lerchen pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Johnny Menke grounds out to the second baseman. Al Hawes walks. Ben Madlock flies out to the left fielder. Don Dittmer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Al Hawes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Bill Huhn flies out to the center fielder. Gat Dobbs lines out to the first baseman. Babe Gorman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Forrest Kuenn lines out to the shortstop. Ernie Nielsen strikes out. David Sutton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Bill Richmond reached on a fielding error by Ben Madlock. Al Betts hits an infield single to the shortstop. Tim Zick walks. Kettle Barbee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Richmond scores. Al Betts advances to third on the play. Tim Zick advances to second on the play. Jack Durant walks. Carlos Lerchen grounds out to the shortstop. Al Betts scores. Tim Zick advances to third on the play. Jack Durant advances to second on the play. Bill Huhn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Sean Daniels grounds out to the second baseman. Ellis Jones doubles to center field. Johnny Menke strikes out. Al Hawes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Gat Dobbs pops out to the second baseman. Babe Gorman walks. Bill Richmond lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Babe Gorman forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Al Betts strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Ben Madlock singles to left field. Ben Madlock steals second. Don Dittmer lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Nielsen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Tim Zick grounds out to the third baseman. Kettle Barbee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Durant strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis David Sutton strikes out. Sean Daniels strikes out. Ellis Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Carlos Lerchen strikes out. Bill Huhn strikes out. Gat Dobbs flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Johnny Menke singles to right field. Al Hawes strikes out. Ben Madlock flies out to the center fielder. Don Dittmer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Johnny Menke is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Babe Gorman walks. Bill Richmond lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Betts strikes out. Tim Zick walks. Kettle Barbee grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tim Zick is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Nielsen lines out to the second baseman. David Sutton walks. Sean Daniels grounds into a force play to the third baseman. David Sutton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Rodmy Proenza 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. Jack Durant grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Lerchen singles to right field. Bill Huhn hits a home run. Carlos Lerchen scores. Bill Hepler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Iott is pinch hitting for Gat Dobbs. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jimmy Iott strikes out. Babe Gorman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ellis Jones strikes out. Johnny Menke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Hawes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners left on base: 7 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Bill Hepler is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Dick Elsh improves in range Jeff Ardizoia improves in contact_vs_righty Jesse Benes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dick Elsh improves in contact_vs_lefty
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Ron Felix improves in range Ernie Hogan improves in power_vs_righty Tom Clough did not respond to coaching in control Roger Wieghaus did not respond to coaching in range Rod Howell did not respond to coaching in 1B