Win: Joe Sale Loss: Bill Eddy
Save: Eric Gillespie
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Joe Foss pitching. Leo Warnock strikes out. Johnny Flynn grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Corbett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Paul Lazorko pitching. Vince Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Erik Belanger grounds out to the third baseman. Edwards Karp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Frank LeJohn hits a home run. Jim Wheaton grounds out to the shortstop. Coco Yount flies out to the center fielder. Joe Koster grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Teddy Mezzi grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Calana grounds out to the pitcher. Gene Baez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Hub Thornton flies out to the left fielder. Paul Lazorko strikes out. Leo Warnock flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Paul Witte pops out to the second baseman. Bill Schlotz strikes out. Joe Foss flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Johnny Flynn flies out to the left fielder. Jim Corbett grounds out to the pitcher. Frank LeJohn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Vince Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Erik Belanger singles to center field. Edwards Karp grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jim Wheaton strikes out. Coco Yount flies out to the left fielder. Joe Koster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Teddy Mezzi strikes out. Juan Calana pops out to the first baseman. Gene Baez singles to right field. Paul Witte strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Hub Thornton triples. Paul Lazorko grounds out to the third baseman. Hub Thornton scores. Leo Warnock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Johnny Flynn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bill Schlotz grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Foss walks. Vince Thomas strikes out. Erik Belanger grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Foss is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Corbett singles past the second baseman. Frank LeJohn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Corbett advances to second on the play. Jim Wheaton flies out to the right fielder. Coco Yount strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Edwards Karp strikes out. Teddy Mezzi flies out to the right fielder. Hank Turner is pinch hitting for Juan Calana. Hank Turner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Joe Sale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Koster strikes out. Hub Thornton flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Paul Lazorko grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Whitey Peerson is pinch hitting for Gene Baez. Whitey Peerson doubles to right field. Paul Witte singles past the shortstop. Whitey Peerson scores. Bill Schlotz flies out to the right fielder. Bill Eddy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Reggie Hoblitzel is pinch hitting for Joe Sale. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Reggie Hoblitzel doubles to right field. Paul Witte uses his aggressiveness and scores. Vince Thomas singles to center field. Reggie Hoblitzel scores. Benny Frisella comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Erik Belanger grounds out to the pitcher. Vince Thomas advances to second on the play. Edwards Karp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Eric Gillespie pitching. Leo Warnock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Flynn strikes out. Jim Corbett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 3