Win: John Ruel Loss: Dick Lazorko
Save: Baby Flaherty
Inning: 1 Houston Leo Landrum pitching. Chico Davis strikes out. Don Bransfield doubles to center field. Antone Cheney flies out to the center fielder. Jackson Mayer walks. Steve Bishop singles to right field. Jeff Creel strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Miami John Ruel pitching. Stan Leifield flies out to the left fielder. Amado Schoonmaker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Rodriguez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bill Milligan walks. Chico McCormick strikes out. John Ruel fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Ruel singles to left field. Chico Davis strikes out. Don Bransfield flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Miami Joe Reid grounds out to the shortstop. Earle Hall grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Antone Cheney doubles to left field. Jackson Mayer strikes out. Steve Bishop flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Creel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Miami Ray Jose flies out to the left fielder. Rollie Frye singles in front of the center fielder. Leo Landrum lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Stan Leifield walks. Amado Schoonmaker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Milligan strikes out. Chico McCormick walks. Chico McCormick steals second. John Ruel singles to right field. Chico McCormick scores. Rey Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chico Davis singles to left field. Don Bransfield walks. Antone Cheney strikes out. Jackson Mayer singles to right field. John Ruel scores. Chico Davis is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Miami Ed Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Reid flies out to the right fielder. Earle Hall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Steve Bishop flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Creel hits a home run. Bill Milligan singles to center field. Phil Majeski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chico McCormick grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Miami Ed Moore grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ray Jose walks. Rollie Frye flies out to the right fielder. Phil Majeski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston John Ruel strikes out. Chico Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Don Bransfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Miami Stan Leifield pops out to the second baseman. Amado Schoonmaker strikes out. Ed Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Antone Cheney singles to center field. Antone Cheney steals second. Jackson Mayer grounds out to the second baseman. Antone Cheney advances to third on the play. Steve Bishop strikes out. Jeff Creel pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Miami Joe Reid flies out to the left fielder. Earle Hall singles to center field. Ed Moore doubles to center field. Earle Hall uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ray Jose pops out to the second baseman. Rollie Frye singles to right field. Ed Moore scores. Phil Majeski grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Rollie Frye is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Mark Palmquist is pinch hitting for Bill Milligan. Mark Palmquist grounds out to the shortstop. Chico McCormick grounds out to the second baseman. John Ruel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Miami Phil Bernier enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mark Palmquist at 3B. Stan Leifield flies out to the center fielder. Amado Schoonmaker is hit by a pitch. Ed Rodriguez reached on a 2-base fielding error by Antone Cheney. The defense is playing the corners in. Joe Reid grounds out to the pitcher. Passed ball. Amado Schoonmaker scores. Ed Rodriguez advances to third. Earle Hall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Chico Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Don Bransfield flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Antone Cheney singles to right field. Jackson Mayer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Miami Ed Moore lines out to the second baseman. Ray Jose singles to left field. Rollie Frye walks. Luis Brown is pinch hitting for Phil Majeski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Luis Brown pops out to the third baseman. Stan Leifield grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Houston Dick Lazorko pitching. Steve Bishop hits a home run. Taylor Fox is pinch hitting for Jeff Creel. Taylor Fox grounds out to the pitcher. Phil Bernier flies out to the right fielder. Chico McCormick pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Miami Rollie Foster enters the game as a defensive replacement for Taylor Fox at C. Baby Flaherty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Amado Schoonmaker strikes out. Ed Rodriguez singles past the third baseman. Joe Reid grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Rodriguez advances to second on the play. Earle Hall singles to left field. Ed Rodriguez is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Miami total runners LOB: 8