Win: Denny McLain Jr. (5-7) Loss: Blondie Purcell (1-1)
Inning: 1 Houston Blondie Purcell pitching. Dick Derrington hits a home run. Nelson Gibbs singles to left field. Billy Seeds pops out to the third baseman. Big Bo Peep grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Denny McLain Jr. pitching. Joe Bowen walks. Passed ball. Joe Bowen advances to second. Yoshii Morimoto grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Bowen advances to third on the play. Jim Egan grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Bowen scores. Jack Manning walks. Derek Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Manning is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jake Rollings flies out to the left fielder. Paul Sanchez flies out to the left fielder. Art Eyrich singles to right field. Art Eyrich steals second. Ken Witte throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Johnny Sunday flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Sid Farrar pops out to the shortstop. Ken Witte grounds out to the shortstop. Fred O Bryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Denny McLain Jr. strikes out. Dick Derrington hits an infield single to the third baseman. Nelson Gibbs strikes out. Billy Seeds singles to left field. Dick Derrington advances to third on the hit. Big Bo Peep grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Blondie Purcell strikes out. Joe Bowen pops out to the shortstop. Yoshii Morimoto singles to center field. Jim Egan singles past the shortstop. Yoshii Morimoto is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Jake Rollings strikes out. Paul Sanchez strikes out. Art Eyrich hits a home run. Johnny Sunday singles to right field. Denny McLain Jr. grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Johnny Sunday is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Jack Manning pops out to the shortstop. Derek Smith strikes out. Sid Farrar strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Dick Derrington strikes out. Nelson Gibbs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Billy Seeds grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Ken Witte grounds out to the second baseman. Fred O Bryan walks. Blondie Purcell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Bowen singles to left field. Fred O Bryan scores. Yoshii Morimoto doubles to center field. Joe Bowen is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Big Bo Peep strikes out. Jake Rollings grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Sanchez singles to right field. Paul Sanchez steals second. Art Eyrich singles to left field. Paul Sanchez scores. Johnny Sunday singles past the shortstop. Denny McLain Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Jim Egan bunts for a base hit. Jack Manning flies out to the left fielder. Derek Smith pops out to the shortstop. Sid Farrar grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Dick Derrington doubles to right field. Hardie Henderson 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 2nd. Nelson Gibbs singles to right field. Dick Derrington scores. Billy Seeds hits an infield single to the second baseman. Big Bo Peep strikes out. Jake Rollings hits a home run. Nelson Gibbs scores. Billy Seeds scores. Joe Knight comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Sanchez hits a home run. Art Eyrich grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Sunday flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Ken Witte singles to center field. Fred O Bryan singles to center field. Joe Knight lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Joe Bowen hits a home run. Ken Witte scores. Koji Kaneko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoshii Morimoto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Loren Johnson is pinch hitting for Koji Kaneko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Loren Johnson strikes out. Bill Ebob comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Derrington singles to right field. Nelson Gibbs strikes out. Billy Seeds singles to right field. Dick Derrington advances to third on the hit. Big Bo Peep strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Bud Murray pitching. Jim Egan flies out to the left fielder. Jack Manning strikes out. Derek Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jake Rollings doubles to center field. Paul Sanchez flies out to the center fielder. Art Eyrich grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Sunday flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Sid Farrar flies out to the right fielder. Ken Witte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred O Bryan doubles to right field. Mark Quellich is pinch hitting for Bill Ebob. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mark Quellich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Dick Derrington (14), Jake Rollings (16).HR - Dick Derrington (17), Jake Rollings (15), Paul Sanchez (12), Art Eyrich (13).GIDP - Big Bo Peep. Baserunning: SB - Paul Sanchez (15), Art Eyrich (4). Fielding: PB - Johnny Sunday.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Burgess did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Buck McDaniel did not respond to coaching in range Steve Pizarro did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Mueller improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Burgess did not respond to coaching in CF
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Clements improves in contact_vs_righty John Bechtel did not respond to coaching in arm Charlie Hilsey did not respond to coaching in velocity John Bechtel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Charlie Kelly did not respond to coaching in 2B