Win: Kent Thompson (1-0) Loss: Al Gearhart (0-1)
Save: Mark Pickrel (1)
Inning: 1 Florida Dan Papish pitching. Dave Popovich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luis Cabell walks. Fred Wathan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Buddy Sheehan pitching. Frank Sunday singles to left field. Bob Wilson walks. Bob Kramer strikes out. Bob Howard singles to center field. Frank Sunday is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Bob Wilson advances to third on the play. Leroy Bonacci flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Florida Kirby Davis strikes out. Billy McGriff flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Chadbourne strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Liz Huber grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Yuniel Melian strikes out. Red Steevens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Florida Rasty Boyle flies out to the left fielder. Ed Hegman singles to left field. Ed Hegman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Buddy Sheehan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Dan Papish grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Sunday walks. Bob Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Bob Kramer lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Florida Dave Popovich flies out to the left fielder. Luis Cabell walks. Fred Wathan singles to left field. Luis Cabell advances to third on the hit. Kirby Davis grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Bob Howard pops out to the third baseman. Leroy Bonacci singles to right field. Liz Huber doubles to right field. Yuniel Melian strikes out. Red Steevens strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Florida Billy McGriff singles to right field. Bobby Chadbourne walks. Rasty Boyle grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Billy McGriff advances to third on the play. Ed Hegman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Dan Papish singles past the third baseman. Frank Sunday singles to right field. Dan Papish is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Bob Wilson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Sunday is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Kramer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Florida Buddy Sheehan strikes out. Dave Popovich strikes out. Luis Cabell walks. Fred Wathan singles to right field. Luis Cabell advances to third on the hit. Kirby Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bob Howard grounds out to the third baseman. Leroy Bonacci pops out to the shortstop. Liz Huber flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Florida Billy McGriff flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Chadbourne grounds out to the catcher. Rasty Boyle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Yuniel Melian strikes out. Red Steevens singles to right field. Ray Sanberg is pinch hitting for Dan Papish. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Red Steevens steals second. Ray Sanberg strikes out. Frank Sunday grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Florida Reggie Thomas pitching. Ed Hegman flies out to the center fielder. Les Jimenez is pinch hitting for Buddy Sheehan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Les Jimenez grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Popovich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Walter Higgins pitching. Bob Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Kramer flies out to the right fielder. Bob Howard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Florida Luis Cabell grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Wathan flies out to the left fielder. Kirby Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Leroy Bonacci grounds out to the shortstop. Liz Huber strikes out. Yuniel Melian flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Florida Billy McGriff singles to right field. Bobby Chadbourne lines out to the second baseman. Rasty Boyle strikes out. Billy McGriff is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 St. Louis Red Steevens strikes out. Elvis Howell is pinch hitting for Reggie Thomas. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Elvis Howell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Frank Sunday is hit by a pitch. Frank Sunday steals second. Bob Wilson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Florida Showboat Simmons pitching. Ed Hegman walks. Charlie McGee is pinch hitting for Walter Higgins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie McGee grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Dave Popovich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 St. Louis Kent Thompson pitching. Bob Kramer flies out to the right fielder. Bob Howard flies out to the left fielder. Leroy Bonacci strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Florida Luis Cabell grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Wathan strikes out. Kirby Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 St. Louis Liz Huber grounds out to the shortstop. Yuniel Melian flies out to the center fielder. Red Steevens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Florida Billy McGriff grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Chadbourne pops out to the second baseman. Rasty Boyle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 St. Louis Phil Bando is pinch hitting for Showboat Simmons. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Phil Bando strikes out. Frank Sunday walks. Bob Wilson strikes out. Bob Kramer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Florida Al Gearhart pitching. Ed Hegman walks. Ray Barlow is pinch hitting for Kent Thompson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Hegman steals second. Ray Barlow flies out to the left fielder. Dave Popovich hits a home run. Ed Hegman scores. Lucky Griffeth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luis Cabell strikes out. Fred Wathan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 St. Louis Mark Pickrel pitching. Bob Howard singles to left field. Leroy Bonacci grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Liz Huber flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Florida total runners LOB: 4 St. Louis total runners LOB: 9
Batting:HR - Dave Popovich (1).GIDP - Fred Wathan, Kirby Davis, Rasty Boyle, Charlie McGee. Baserunning: SB - Ed Hegman (1).CS - Billy McGriff (1), Ed Hegman (1).
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Klusman did not respond to coaching in arm Dave Dobb did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mario Hallinan improves in arm Monroe Gleason improves in contact_vs_righty Marshall Owens did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Daulton improves in contact_vs_lefty Tiny Maguire did not respond to coaching in 2B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Vance Witt did not respond to coaching in control J.J. Pratt improves in range Matt Howell did not respond to coaching in control Ken Crane did not respond to coaching in arm Pete Jackson improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Dobbek did not respond to coaching in velocity