Inning: 1 Houston Silvio Kenney pitching. Masaharu Hagiwara grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Cliburn strikes out. Toshihiro Ono flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Vic Wendell pitching. Ralph Maglie grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Bartley grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Starkel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Tom Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Robinson Horsman flies out to the left fielder. David Sweet grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Vern Rightnowar lines out to the shortstop. Darron Vaughan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lariel Hocking. Jay Leibrandt flies out to the left fielder. Ced Lapihuska walks. John Hernandez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Odell McAvoy singles to right field. Odell McAvoy steals second. Lariel Hocking singles to center field. Odell McAvoy scores. Vic Wendell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Masaharu Hagiwara hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ray Cliburn singles to left field. Lariel Hocking scores. Toshihiro Ono singles to right field. Tom Lee singles to right field. Masaharu Hagiwara scores. Ray Cliburn scores. Robinson Horsman strikes out. David Sweet walks. Passed ball. Toshihiro Ono scores. Tom Lee advances to third. David Sweet advances to second. Odell McAvoy grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Silvio Kenney singles to right field. Ralph Maglie walks. Ray Bartley grounds out to the third baseman. Silvio Kenney advances to third on the play. Ralph Maglie advances to second on the play. Sam Starkel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vern Rightnowar grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Lariel Hocking flies out to the left fielder. Vic Wendell singles to right field. Masaharu Hagiwara grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Darron Vaughan singles to center field. Jay Leibrandt flies out to the center fielder. Ced Lapihuska doubles past the left fielder. Darron Vaughan uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Silvio Kenney pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ray Cliburn walks. Toshihiro Ono grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Cliburn advances to second on the play. Tom Lee grounds out to the shortstop. Robinson Horsman singles to center field. Ray Cliburn scores. David Sweet walks. Odell McAvoy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ralph Maglie grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Bartley strikes out. Sam Starkel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Curt Kyle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lariel Hocking walks. Vic Wendell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Masaharu Hagiwara singles to left field. Ray Cliburn flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Lariel Hocking scores. Toshihiro Ono pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Vern Rightnowar grounds out to the third baseman. Darron Vaughan singles to right field. Darron Vaughan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jay Leibrandt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Tom Lee singles to left field. Robinson Horsman singles to center field. Tom Lee advances to third on the hit. David Sweet walks. Odell McAvoy singles to right field. Tom Lee scores. Robinson Horsman scores. Lariel Hocking singles to left field. David Sweet scores. Odell McAvoy advances to third on the hit. Vic Wendell singles to right field. Odell McAvoy scores. Masaharu Hagiwara singles to center field. Lariel Hocking scores. Vic Wendell advances to third on the hit. Ray Cliburn flies out to the right fielder. Toshihiro Ono strikes out. Tom Lee singles to center field. Vic Wendell scores. Masaharu Hagiwara advances to third on the hit. Robinson Horsman singles to left field. Masaharu Hagiwara scores. David Sweet strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ced Lapihuska walks. John Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Ced Lapihuska advances to second on the play. Arnie Bowman is pinch hitting for Curt Kyle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Arnie Bowman strikes out. Ralph Maglie singles to left field. Ced Lapihuska scores. Ray Bartley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Jerry Jahn pitching. Odell McAvoy doubles to center field. Lariel Hocking flies out to the left fielder. Vic Wendell grounds out to the third baseman. Masaharu Hagiwara singles to right field. Odell McAvoy scores. Ray Cliburn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Masaharu Hagiwara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Sam Starkel pops out to the first baseman. Vern Rightnowar strikes out. Darron Vaughan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Takeaki Kurobane is pinch hitting for Toshihiro Ono. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Takeaki Kurobane walks. Tom Lee grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Takeaki Kurobane is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Robinson Horsman flies out to the center fielder. David Sweet strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Barry Weiss is pinch hitting for Jay Leibrandt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Barry Weiss pops out to the first baseman. Ced Lapihuska lines out to the second baseman. John Hernandez triples. Mike Staggs is pinch hitting for Jerry Jahn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Staggs hits a home run. John Hernandez scores. Ralph Maglie grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6