Win: John Gwosdz Loss: George Sullivan
Save: George Ford
Inning: 1 Houston John Gwosdz pitching. Mike Lowe grounds out to the shortstop. Paddy Foor walks. Don Pugh strikes out. Joe Eckert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York George Sullivan pitching. Tom McCovey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Orval Aleno grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Kim walks. Mike Pence singles to center field. Jeff Johnson walks. Rich Tipton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Ray Bailor grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Hopkins flies out to the left fielder. Hy Harder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Fred Raines walks. Billy Ardell flies out to the left fielder. John Gwosdz lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom McCovey doubles to left field. Fred Raines scores. Orval Aleno grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Randy Niekro flies out to the right fielder. George Sullivan strikes out. Mike Lowe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Bobby Kim grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Pence flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Paddy Foor flies out to the center fielder. Don Pugh hits an infield single to the second baseman. Joe Eckert flies out to the center fielder. Don Pugh steals second. Ray Bailor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Rich Tipton walks. Fred Raines flies out to the center fielder. Billy Ardell pops out to the shortstop. John Gwosdz singles to left field. Rich Tipton advances to third on the hit. Tom McCovey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Frank Hopkins is hit by a pitch. Hy Harder flies out to the left fielder. Randy Niekro grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Hopkins advances to second on the play. George Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Orval Aleno strikes out. Bobby Kim walks. Mike Pence grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bobby Kim is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jeff Johnson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Pence is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Mike Lowe grounds out to the shortstop. Paddy Foor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Pugh grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Rich Tipton flies out to the left fielder. Fred Raines strikes out. Ed Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Billy Ardell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Joe Eckert strikes out. Ray Bailor strikes out. Frank Hopkins walks. Hy Harder grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Frank Hopkins is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York John Gwosdz singles to left field. Tom McCovey singles to center field. Orval Aleno grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Tom McCovey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bobby Kim singles to left field. John Gwosdz scores. Mike Pence grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Randy Niekro flies out to the right fielder. Peanuts McKelvy is pinch hitting for Ed Robinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Peanuts McKelvy flies out to the left fielder. Mike Lowe singles to right field. Paddy Foor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Barry Nieto pitching. Jeff Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rich Tipton singles to left field. Rich Tipton steals second. Fred Raines doubles to center field. Rich Tipton scores. Billy Ardell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Fred Raines advances to third on the play. Dennis Kaiser is pinch hitting for John Gwosdz. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dennis Kaiser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston George Ford pitching. Lou Skinner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Billy Ardell at 3B. Don Pugh strikes out. Joe Eckert reached on a fielding error by Lou Skinner. Ray Bailor walks. Frank Hopkins pops out to the shortstop. Hy Harder singles to right field. Joe Eckert scores. Randy Niekro reached on a fielding error by Bobby Kim. Lee Mossi is pinch hitting for Barry Nieto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lee Mossi strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners left on base: 8 New York total runners left on base: 9