Win: Babe Fitzgerald Loss: Clint Wiley
Save: Bill Zachary
Inning: 1 Houston Billy Wright pitching. Ty North strikes out. Gary Michaels strikes out. Tito Lavazza grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Babe Fitzgerald pitching. Urbano Lefebvre grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Darling grounds out to the third baseman. Henry Pettini flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jack Starr doubles to center field. Bill Schelle grounds out to the shortstop. Dutton James walks. Jodie Eckhardt walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Joe Delgado grounds into a fielders choice to the second baseman. Jack Starr is out at home. Babe Fitzgerald strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 St. Louis Mike Jackson singles to left field. Michael Kubski reached on a fielding error by Jodie Eckhardt. Carlton Gallagher flies out to the right fielder. Mel Bauers flies out to the center fielder. Stew Newsome singles past the shortstop. Mike Jackson scores. Michael Kubski advances to third on the hit. Billy Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Ty North reached on a fielding error by Stew Newsome. Gary Michaels flies out to the center fielder. Tito Lavazza grounds out to the second baseman. Ty North advances to second on the play. Jack Starr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Urbano Lefebvre lines out to the second baseman. Mike Darling flies out to the left fielder. Henry Pettini flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Schelle grounds out to the pitcher. Dutton James grounds out to the shortstop. Jodie Eckhardt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Mike Jackson hits a home run. Michael Kubski strikes out. Carlton Gallagher strikes out. Mel Bauers singles to right field. Stew Newsome walks. Billy Wright grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Stew Newsome is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Delgado singles to left field. Babe Fitzgerald fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Babe Fitzgerald grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Clint Wiley 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. Ty North flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Urbano Lefebvre strikes out. Mike Darling grounds out to the third baseman. Henry Pettini strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Gary Michaels strikes out. Tito Lavazza flies out to the left fielder. Jack Starr walks. Bill Schelle doubles to right field. Dutton James flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Mike Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Michael Kubski strikes out. Carlton Gallagher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jodie Eckhardt walks. Joe Delgado hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dave Wendell is pinch hitting for Babe Fitzgerald . Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dave Wendell hits a home run. Jodie Eckhardt scores. Joe Delgado scores. Darrell Simmons comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ty North strikes out. Gary Michaels strikes out. Tito Lavazza lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Wally Bellhorn pitching. Joe Delahanty is pinch hitting for Mel Bauers. Joe Delahanty strikes out. Stew Newsome flies out to the right fielder. Darrell Simmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Ren Scherman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Delahanty at C. Jack Starr strikes out. Bill Schelle grounds out to the pitcher. Dutton James walks. Jodie Eckhardt singles to left field. Joe Delgado grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Urbano Lefebvre strikes out. Mike Darling singles to left field. Bill Jurewicz is pinch running for Mike Darling on 1st base. Henry Pettini grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Aivin Thormodsgard is pinch hitting for Wally Bellhorn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Aivin Thormodsgard singles to center field. Ty North strikes out. Gary Michaels hits an infield single to the second baseman. Tito Lavazza reached on a fielding error by Carlton Gallagher. Jack Starr strikes out. Bill Schelle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 St. Louis Bill Zachary pitching. Mike Jackson pops out to the shortstop. Michael Kubski strikes out. Carlton Gallagher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 11 St. Louis total runners LOB: 4