Inning: 1 Houston Luis Zuber pitching. Gus Dozier triples. Tom Cangelosi walks. Norm Hollahan strikes out. Mark Elliott grounds out to the second baseman. Gus Dozier scores. Tom Cangelosi advances to second on the play. Tom Lee grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Bill Naymick pitching. Jo-Jo Johnston grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Meyer grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Mason strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Lariel Hocking grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Stem strikes out. Joe Woods hits a home run. Bill Naymick walks. Gus Dozier doubles to right field. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles George Krukow pops out to the catcher. Pat Flynn lines out to the third baseman. Johnny Sexton triples. John Shannon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Norm Hollahan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mark Elliott flies out to the left fielder. Tom Lee singles to center field. Lariel Hocking flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Lefty Piniella singles to right field. Luis Zuber lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jo-Jo Johnston pops out to the second baseman. Jim Meyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Stem pops out to the shortstop. Joe Woods strikes out. Bill Naymick singles to center field. Gus Dozier pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Danny Mason singles to center field. George Krukow flies out to the left fielder. Danny Mason steals second. Pat Flynn singles to center field. Danny Mason scores. Johnny Sexton strikes out. John Shannon singles to right field. Lefty Piniella flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Tom Cangelosi walks. Norm Hollahan lines out to the second baseman. Mark Elliott strikes out. Tom Lee grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Luis Zuber strikes out. Jo-Jo Johnston strikes out. Jim Meyer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Lariel Hocking grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Stem doubles past the left fielder. Joe Woods singles to center field. Joe Stem scores. Bill Naymick lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gus Dozier pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Danny Mason singles to left field. George Krukow grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Danny Mason is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George Krukow is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Pat Flynn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the shortstop. Norm Hollahan strikes out. Mark Elliott singles past the shortstop. Tom Lee singles to left field. Mark Elliott advances to third on the hit. Lariel Hocking strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Johnny Sexton flies out to the left fielder. John Shannon walks. John Shannon steals second. Lefty Piniella flies out to the center fielder. Luis Zuber strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Stem grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Woods strikes out. Bill Naymick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Frank Gohr enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lariel Hocking at LF. Jo-Jo Johnston lines out to the second baseman. Jim Meyer strikes out. Danny Mason strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Gus Dozier strikes out. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the second baseman. Norm Hollahan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles George Krukow grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Flynn strikes out. Johnny Sexton singles to right field. 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. John Shannon hits a home run. Johnny Sexton scores. Lefty Piniella grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Mark Elliott grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Gohr flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Los Angeles Luis Zuber strikes out. Jo-Jo Johnston grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Meyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Houston Joe Stem hits a home run. Johnny James comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Woods walks. Eddie Gorbous fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Eddie Gorbous grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Gus Dozier pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Los Angeles Danny Mason flies out to the right fielder. George Krukow singles to center field. George Krukow steals second. Pat Flynn lines out to the first baseman. Johnny Sexton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 6
Batting:3B - Johnny Sexton (1).HR - John Shannon (14). Baserunning: SB - Danny Mason (20), George Krukow (28), John Shannon (5).CS - George Krukow (11).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tommy Gearin did not respond to coaching in control Mike Kaiserling improves in speed Luis Sullivan did not respond to coaching in control Luis Sullivan did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph McNamara did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Parker improves in range
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rudy Donaldson improves in endurance Paul Howard did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Boehling improves in power_vs_righty Wendell Lipon improves in power_vs_lefty Rudy Donaldson did not respond to coaching in control Sam Hatcher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty