Inning: 1 Houston Ace Heidemann pitching. Jose Mott grounds out to the second baseman. Rusty Keating grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Coulter singles to right field. Harry Lobert grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Coulter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Billy Shorten pitching. Major Problemo flies out to the left fielder. Darren Kippert grounds out to the second baseman. Kentrell Ashe grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Burleigh Davis strikes out. Rob Branca grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bill Mokan singles to left field. Curt Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago George Gibson strikes out. Aaron Sherry flies out to the center fielder. Girard Sullivan lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Billy Shorten strikes out. Jose Mott grounds out to the pitcher. Rusty Keating singles to left field. Dave Coulter hits a home run. Rusty Keating scores. Harry Lobert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Martin Ward hits a home run. Paul Ogden singles to center field. Ace Heidemann fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ace Heidemann pops out to the second baseman. Major Problemo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Burleigh Davis singles to right field. Rob Branca walks. Bill Mokan singles to center field. Curt Williams walks. Burleigh Davis scores. Billy Shorten strikes out. Jose Mott singles to center field. Rob Branca scores. Rusty Keating walks. Bill Mokan scores. Dave Coulter flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Curt Williams scores. Harry Lobert singles to center field. Burleigh Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Chicago Darren Kippert singles to center field. Kentrell Ashe grounds out to the second baseman. Darren Kippert advances to second on the play. George Gibson hits a home run. Darren Kippert scores. Aaron Sherry strikes out. Girard Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Rob Branca grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Mokan flies out to the center fielder. Curt Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Martin Ward singles to center field. Paul Ogden strikes out. Joe Price is pinch hitting for Ace Heidemann. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Price singles to left field. Martin Ward advances to third on the hit. Major Problemo walks. Darren Kippert singles to left field. Martin Ward scores. Joe Price scores. Major Problemo advances to third on the hit. Johnny Harmon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kentrell Ashe grounds out to the second baseman. Major Problemo scores. Darren Kippert advances to second on the play. George Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Billy Bartley pitching. Johnny Harmon strikes out. Jose Mott grounds out to the second baseman. Rusty Keating grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Aaron Sherry strikes out. Girard Sullivan flies out to the right fielder. Martin Ward walks. Paul Ogden walks. Billy Bartley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Dave Coulter strikes out. Harry Lobert flies out to the center fielder. Burleigh Davis doubles to right field. Rob Branca walks. Bill Mokan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Major Problemo flies out to the left fielder. Darren Kippert singles to center field. Kentrell Ashe singles to center field. Darren Kippert advances to third on the hit. George Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Darren Kippert scores. Ed Massey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Aaron Sherry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Ossee Roe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Curt Williams grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Runnels is pinch hitting for Ed Massey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Runnels walks. Jose Mott flies out to the left fielder. Rusty Keating strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Zoilo Pool pitching. Girard Sullivan walks. Martin Ward grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Girard Sullivan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Ogden walks. Ossee Roe lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Major Problemo triples. Martin Ward scores. Paul Ogden scores. Hy Harman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Darren Kippert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Dave Coulter strikes out. Harry Lobert grounds out to the third baseman. Burleigh Davis singles to center field. Rob Branca singles to right field. Burleigh Davis advances to third on the hit. Bill Mokan walks. Curt Williams hits a home run. Burleigh Davis scores. Rob Branca scores. Bill Mokan scores. Ken Donahue comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hy Harman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Kentrell Ashe bunts for a base hit. George Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Kentrell Ashe steals second. Bill Mokan throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Aaron Sherry singles to center field. Kentrell Ashe scores. Girard Sullivan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Jose Mott triples. Mark Katz is pinch running for Jose Mott on 3rd base. Rusty Keating flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Mark Katz scores. Dave Coulter grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Lobert walks. Burleigh Davis singles to right field. Rob Branca grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Chicago Sammy Dunn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mark Katz at SS. Martin Ward grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Ogden strikes out. Hal Keller is pinch hitting for Ken Donahue. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hal Keller singles to left field. Hal Keller steals second. Major Problemo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 10 Chicago total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Burleigh Davis (5).3B - Jose Mott (1).HR - Dave Coulter (14), Curt Williams (12).SF - Rusty Keating, Dave Coulter. Fielding: E - Bill Mokan.
Batting:3B - Major Problemo (3).HR - George Gibson (16), Martin Ward (16).SF - George Gibson.GIDP - Major Problemo, Girard Sullivan. Baserunning: SB - Kentrell Ashe (21), Hal Keller (4).
Game Notes Ed Massey is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. Martin Ward is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob LeClaire did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Streit improves in contact_vs_righty Will Worrell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Nick Bench improves in range Martin Montague did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Kauff improves in power_vs_lefty Bob LeClaire did not respond to coaching in 3B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chadwick Gracie improves in arm Chadwick Gracie did not respond to coaching in speed John Charles did not respond to coaching in control Bob Arndt did not respond to coaching in speed John Charles improves in control Harrison Walker improves in endurance John Moore did not respond to coaching in SS