Win: Eddie Grunwald Loss: Tom Coulter
Save: Jack James
Inning: 1 Houston Tom Coulter pitching. Ed Nordhagen strikes out. Aaron Cook singles to center field. Nelson Gibbs walks. Jake Rollings singles to center field. Aaron Cook scores. Billy Seeds reached on a fielding error by Syl Schmees. Hiker Fanzone grounds out to the shortstop. Nelson Gibbs scores. Jake Rollings advances to third on the play. Billy Seeds advances to second on the play. Dick Derrington singles to center field. Jake Rollings scores. Billy Seeds is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Eddie Grunwald pitching. Bill Hetzel doubles to right field. Wade Stearns singles to center field. Bill Hetzel scores. Syl Schmees lines out to the second baseman. Wade Stearns is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Pol Ward singles to center field. Pol Ward is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Mike Durant singles to center field. Eddie Grunwald fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Eddie Grunwald pops out to the second baseman. Ed Nordhagen pops out to the shortstop. Aaron Cook flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Tadayoshi Togashi grounds out to the shortstop. John Johnston strikes out. Kazuhiko Matsui grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Nelson Gibbs triples. Jake Rollings strikes out. Billy Seeds singles to left field. Nelson Gibbs scores. Hiker Fanzone strikes out. Dick Derrington grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Frank Mooney pops out to the shortstop. Tom Coulter flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hetzel walks. Wade Stearns strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Mike Durant hits a home run. Eddie Grunwald flies out to the center fielder. Ed Nordhagen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Aaron Cook grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Syl Schmees flies out to the center fielder. Pol Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Tadayoshi Togashi hits a home run. John Johnston hits an infield single to the pitcher. Kazuhiko Matsui grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Nelson Gibbs hits a home run. Jake Rollings walks. Billy Seeds flies out to the center fielder. Hiker Fanzone strikes out. Dick Derrington strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Frank Mooney flies out to the center fielder. Tom Coulter pops out to the second baseman. Bill Hetzel doubles past the center fielder. Wade Stearns lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Mike Durant flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Grunwald flies out to the center fielder. Ed Nordhagen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Syl Schmees flies out to the center fielder. Pol Ward flies out to the right fielder. Tadayoshi Togashi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Aaron Cook walks. Nelson Gibbs pops out to the second baseman. Jake Rollings strikes out. Billy Seeds reached on a 2-base fielding error by Pol Ward. Loren Johnson is pinch hitting for Hiker Fanzone. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Loren Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago John Johnston walks. Kazuhiko Matsui hits a home run. John Johnston scores. Koji Kaneko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Mooney singles past the second baseman. Fred Phillips is pinch hitting for Tom Coulter. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Fred Phillips strikes out. Bill Hetzel singles to right field. Wade Stearns strikes out. Syl Schmees lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Drago pitching. Dick Derrington grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Durant strikes out. Paul McClellan is pinch hitting for Koji Kaneko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Paul McClellan hits a home run. Ed Nordhagen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Jack James pitching. Pol Ward flies out to the right fielder. Tadayoshi Togashi walks. John Johnston strikes out. Kazuhiko Matsui pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Aaron Cook flies out to the right fielder. Nelson Gibbs bunts for a base hit. Jake Rollings grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Nelson Gibbs is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Billy Seeds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Frank Mooney doubles to center field. Pete Smith is pinch hitting for Jim Drago. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pete Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Frank Mooney advances to third on the play. Bill Hetzel pops out to the first baseman. Wade Stearns grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Chicago total runners LOB: 7