Win: Earle Stankard Loss: Bill Basgall
Save: Mike Purdy
Inning: 1 St. Louis Bill Basgall pitching. Jack Wright flies out to the right fielder. Cy Curtright walks. Lou Martin strikes out. Harry Goff singles to right field. Cy Curtright advances to third on the hit. Ed Bouchee singles to left field. Cy Curtright scores. Harry Goff advances to third on the hit. Les Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Earle Stankard pitching. Yordanis Poll strikes out. Danny Perry flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Durham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Fred Redfield strikes out. Tug Fuller strikes out. Earle Stankard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Mo Bandey reached on a fielding error by Les Donovan. Dave Holloway strikes out. John Tyner singles to right field. Willie Stanley pops out to the shortstop. Paul Hensley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Tyner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Jack Wright strikes out. Cy Curtright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Martin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Bill Basgall doubles to center field. Yordanis Poll pops out to the third baseman. Danny Perry walks. Jeff Durham grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Danny Perry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mo Bandey singles to left field. Bill Basgall scores. Dave Holloway is hit by a pitch. John Tyner singles to center field. Jeff Durham scores. Willie Stanley flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 St. Louis Harry Goff grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Bouchee grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Les Donovan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Paul Hensley walks. Bill Basgall lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yordanis Poll strikes out. Danny Perry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Fred Redfield strikes out. Tug Fuller flies out to the center fielder. Earle Stankard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jeff Durham grounds out to the second baseman. Mo Bandey grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Holloway strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jack Wright strikes out. Cy Curtright hits an infield single to the pitcher. Lou Martin singles to center field. Harry Goff hits a home run. Cy Curtright scores. Lou Martin scores. Ed Bouchee strikes out. Les Donovan singles to left field. Fred Redfield grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Les Donovan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston John Tyner grounds out to the third baseman. Willie Stanley is hit by a pitch. Paul Hensley grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Willie Stanley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Yordanis Calana is pinch hitting for Bill Basgall. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Yordanis Calana singles to right field. Yordanis Poll grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Chuck McDowell pitching. Tug Fuller singles to center field. Earle Stankard fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Earle Stankard strikes out. Jack Wright singles to center field. Tug Fuller aggressively advances to third on the hit. Cy Curtright strikes out. Lou Martin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Danny Perry flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Durham grounds out to the second baseman. Mo Bandey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Harry Goff flies out to the center fielder. Ed Bouchee singles to right field. Les Donovan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Dave Holloway grounds out to the shortstop. John Tyner walks. Toshio Imanari is pinch hitting for Willie Stanley. Toshio Imanari grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ed Melhuse is pinch hitting for Fred Redfield. Ed Melhuse pops out to the first baseman. Tug Fuller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kid Clontz is pinch hitting for Earle Stankard. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kid Clontz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Mike Purdy pitching. Paul Hensley walks. Johnny Hinch is pinch hitting for Chuck McDowell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Johnny Hinch grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Yordanis Poll grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 5 Houston total runners LOB: 8