Win: Jim Wilhelm Loss: Abner Thornton
Save: Red Cree
Inning: 1 Houston Abner Thornton pitching. Bobby Bowens flies out to the left fielder. Sandy Bryant flies out to the left fielder. Don Bransfield singles to center field. Tony Stark flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jim Wilhelm pitching. Eddie Legett flies out to the center fielder. Buck Schiraldi grounds out to the second baseman. Nino Cox grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Taylor Fox grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Carlson pops out to the third baseman. Chicken Jumonville walks. Billy Brunsberg hits a home run. Chicken Jumonville scores. Jim Wilhelm grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Nerio Tiernan strikes out. Ed Patterson pops out to the shortstop. Clay Pigeon pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Bobby Bowens flies out to the center fielder. Sandy Bryant walks. Don Bransfield singles to right field. Sandy Bryant advances to third on the hit. Tony Stark flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Sandy Bryant scores. Taylor Fox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jimmy Boisclair pops out to the shortstop. Hank Leard grounds out to the second baseman. Abner Thornton doubles to center field. Eddie Legett singles to center field. Abner Thornton scores. Buck Schiraldi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Carlson walks. Chicken Jumonville strikes out. Billy Brunsberg strikes out. Jim Wilhelm triples. Joe Carlson scores. Bobby Bowens grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Nino Cox flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Nerio Tiernan walks. Ed Patterson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Nerio Tiernan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Clay Pigeon grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Patterson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Sandy Bryant singles to center field. Don Bransfield strikes out. Tony Stark flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Taylor Fox grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Sandy Bryant is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jimmy Boisclair grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Leard flies out to the center fielder. Abner Thornton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Carlson walks. Chicken Jumonville lines out to the pitcher. Billy Brunsberg strikes out. Jim Wilhelm grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Carlson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Eddie Legett singles to center field. Buck Schiraldi singles to right field. Eddie Legett advances to third on the hit. Nino Cox triples. Eddie Legett scores. Buck Schiraldi scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Nerio Tiernan singles past the shortstop. Nino Cox scores. Ed Patterson singles to right field. Clay Pigeon grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Nerio Tiernan advances to third on the play. Jimmy Boisclair pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bobby Bowens grounds out to the shortstop. Buddy Hurst is pinch hitting for Sandy Bryant. Buddy Hurst pops out to the first baseman. Don Bransfield doubles past the right fielder. Tony Stark hits a home run. Don Bransfield scores. Timmy Earley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Taylor Fox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Hank Leard pops out to the shortstop. Rich Lowdermilk is pinch hitting for Timmy Earley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rich Lowdermilk doubles past the center fielder. Eddie Legett grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Lowdermilk advances to third on the play. Buck Schiraldi lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Dick Grayson pitching. Joe Carlson strikes out. Chicken Jumonville pops out to the shortstop. Paul Evers is pinch hitting for Billy Brunsberg. Paul Evers grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Daryl Maloney enters the game as a defensive replacement for Paul Evers at C. Nino Cox strikes out. Nerio Tiernan grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Patterson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jeff Whitby is pinch hitting for Jim Wilhelm. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jeff Whitby grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Bowens strikes out. Buddy Hurst flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Red Cree pitching. Clay Pigeon grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Boisclair strikes out. Hank Leard singles to center field. Elbert Pick is pinch hitting for Dick Grayson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Elbert Pick walks. Dick Ayrault is pinch running for Elbert Pick on 1st base. Eddie Legett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 5 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6