Win: Neal Welchonce (6-12) Loss: Ed Murphy (3-3)
Save: Red Giebel (16)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Neal Welchonce pitching. Emilio Matlack strikes out. Woody Unser walks. Jose Newkirk flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Dyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Ed Murphy pitching. Lew Tappe singles past the shortstop. Tex Torrez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Chad Latham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Kevin Huelsman singles to right field. Bobby Powell pops out to the third baseman. Lou Gunning grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Kevin Huelsman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Passed ball. Lou Gunning advances to second. Donn Shawkey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Clay Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Tony Allison singles to center field. Dick Cassini doubles to center field. Tony Allison uses his aggressiveness and scores. Oscar Hassler strikes out. Hugh Sargent walks. Neal Welchonce walks. Lew Tappe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ed Murphy grounds out to the pitcher. Emilio Matlack grounds out to the second baseman. Woody Unser grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Tex Torrez grounds out to the second baseman. Chad Latham walks. Clay Cruz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chad Latham advances to second on the play. Tony Allison triples. Chad Latham scores. Dick Cassini grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jose Newkirk grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Dyer walks. Kevin Huelsman grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mickey Dyer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kevin Huelsman gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Oscar Hassler doubles to right field. Hugh Sargent flies out to the center fielder. Neal Welchonce strikes out. Lew Tappe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bobby Powell flies out to the right fielder. Lou Gunning grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Donn Shawkey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Tex Torrez strikes out. Chad Latham hits a home run. Clay Cruz grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tony Allison flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ed Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. Emilio Matlack flies out to the center fielder. Woody Unser singles to left field. Jose Newkirk grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Woody Unser is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Dick Cassini strikes out. Oscar Hassler flies out to the right fielder. Hugh Sargent singles to center field. Kozo Takahashi is pinch hitting for Neal Welchonce. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kozo Takahashi lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tsutomu Fujii pitching. Mickey Dyer singles to left field. Kevin Huelsman pops out to the second baseman. Mickey Dyer steals second. Bobby Powell walks. Lou Gunning grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bobby Powell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Donn Shawkey singles to center field. Mickey Dyer scores. Lou Gunning advances to third on the hit. Jim Porter is pinch hitting for Ed Murphy. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jim Porter strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Ralph Crisp pitching. Lew Tappe strikes out. Tex Torrez strikes out. Chad Latham triples. Clay Cruz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Emilio Matlack pops out to the first baseman. Woody Unser flies out to the center fielder. Jose Newkirk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Tony Allison grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Wrona is pinch hitting for Dick Cassini. Terry Wrona pops out to the catcher. Archi McCray is pinch hitting for Oscar Hassler. Archi McCray grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Leandro Llanes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Terry Wrona at 1B. Red Giebel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mickey Dyer flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Huelsman strikes out. Bobby Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Dick Cassini (11), Oscar Hassler (3).3B - Chad Latham (4), Tony Allison (1).HR - Chad Latham (14).GIDP - Tex Torrez. Fielding: PB - Oscar Hassler.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gabe Owen improves in control Mike Torrez improves in speed Larry Chamberlain did not respond to coaching in speed Larry Chamberlain did not respond to coaching in arm
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jay Lynn improves in arm Carl Kirkwood did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Floyd Jackson did not respond to coaching in velocity Carl Kirkwood improves in contact_vs_righty