Win: John Foley Loss: Eddie Gorbous
Save: Herm Molina
Inning: 1 Houston John Hancken pitching. Clarence Nixon flies out to the center fielder. Bill Sewell flies out to the left fielder. Masaharu Hagiwara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ken Davis pitching. John Hernandez pops out to the second baseman. Mike Staggs pops out to the third baseman. Willard Bohanon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Ray Cliburn strikes out. David Sweet singles to center field. Toshihiro Ono singles to center field. Johnnie Ready grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jim Camnitz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Heath pops out to the shortstop. Arnie Bowman singles to center field. Judy Rooney grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Arnie Bowman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Robinson Horsman hits a home run. Ken Davis doubles to right field. Clarence Nixon singles to center field. Bill Sewell grounds out to the third baseman. Clarence Nixon advances to second on the play. Masaharu Hagiwara pops out to the third baseman. Ray Cliburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ray Bartley walks. John Hancken lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Hernandez walks. Mike Staggs singles to center field. Willard Bohanon grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Bartley scores. John Hernandez advances to third on the play. Mike Staggs advances to second on the play. Jim Camnitz grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston David Sweet singles to center field. Toshihiro Ono doubles to right field. Johnnie Ready pops out to the second baseman. Robinson Horsman flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, David Sweet scores. Ken Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Heath strikes out. Arnie Bowman grounds out to the pitcher. Judy Rooney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Clarence Nixon lines out to the second baseman. Bill Sewell singles to right field. Bill Sewell steals second. Masaharu Hagiwara flies out to the left fielder. Ray Cliburn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ray Bartley flies out to the right fielder. John Hancken flies out to the right fielder. John Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston David Sweet singles to center field. Toshihiro Ono flies out to the center fielder. Johnnie Ready flies out to the left fielder. Robinson Horsman walks. Ken Davis singles to left field. David Sweet is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mike Staggs walks. Eddie Gorbous comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Willard Bohanon flies out to the center fielder. Mike Staggs steals second. Jim Camnitz singles to center field. Mike Staggs scores. Joe Heath grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Clarence Nixon strikes out. Bill Sewell grounds out to the pitcher. John Foley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Masaharu Hagiwara flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Arnie Bowman singles to center field. Judy Rooney singles to center field. Arnie Bowman aggressively advances to third on the hit. Ray Bartley grounds out to the third baseman. Arnie Bowman scores. Judy Rooney advances to second on the play. Ced Lapihuska is pinch hitting for John Foley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ced Lapihuska grounds out to the third baseman. John Hernandez singles to right field. Judy Rooney scores. John Hernandez steals second. Mike Staggs singles to right field. John Hernandez scores. Willard Bohanon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Herm Molina pitching. Ray Cliburn strikes out. David Sweet hits an infield single to the shortstop. Toshihiro Ono triples. David Sweet scores. Johnnie Ready lines out to the second baseman. Robinson Horsman pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jim Camnitz strikes out. Doc Morris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Joe Heath grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Arnie Bowman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Marshall Warner is pinch hitting for Doc Morris. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Marshall Warner grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Nixon strikes out. Bill Sewell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 7 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4