Inning: 1 Los Angeles John Nichols pitching. Spec Bell walks. Ike Morgan flies out to the left fielder. Dave Wood lines out to the shortstop. Gus Kibble strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Mike Wojna pitching. Rob Branca lines out to the shortstop. Rusty Keating hits a home run. Dave Runnels strikes out. Burleigh Davis singles to right field. Fritz Pendleton bunts for a base hit. Otis Valdez triples. Burleigh Davis scores. Fritz Pendleton scores. Jose Mott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Ray Conway grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Carlsen strikes out. Lefty Harkness flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Don Speck doubles to center field. The catcher fields the ball and Don Speck is thrown out at third. Rob Branca flies out to the right fielder. Rusty Keating strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles George Higgins strikes out. Mike Wojna strikes out. Spec Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Dave Runnels pops out to the second baseman. Burleigh Davis flies out to the center fielder. Fritz Pendleton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Ike Morgan pops out to the shortstop. Dave Wood lines out to the second baseman. Gus Kibble grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Otis Valdez grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Mott walks. Don Speck flies out to the center fielder. John Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Ray Conway singles to left field. Tom Carlsen flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Lefty Harkness singles to right field. Ray Conway advances to third on the hit. George Higgins strikes out. Mike Wojna grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Rob Branca hits a home run. Rusty Keating singles to center field. Dave Runnels strikes out. Burleigh Davis flies out to the center fielder. Fritz Pendleton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Spec Bell flies out to the right fielder. Ike Morgan walks. Dave Wood flies out to the center fielder. Gus Kibble grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ike Morgan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Charlie Golden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Otis Valdez walks. Jose Mott strikes out. Don Speck grounds out to the shortstop. Otis Valdez advances to second on the play. John Nichols strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Ed Russell is pinch hitting for Ray Conway. Ed Russell strikes out. Marsh Canizaro is pinch hitting for Tom Carlsen. Marsh Canizaro doubles to center field. Lefty Harkness flies out to the left fielder. George Higgins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Rob Branca walks. Rusty Keating strikes out. Rob Branca steals second. Spec Bell throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Dave Runnels strikes out. Burleigh Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Lou Zalusky is pinch hitting for Charlie Golden. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Lou Zalusky grounds out to the shortstop. Jasper Salinas is pinch hitting for Spec Bell. Jasper Salinas singles to center field. Ike Morgan pops out to the first baseman. Dave Wood flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Marcos Schang pitching. Dave Mauch enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jasper Salinas at C. Fritz Pendleton hits a home run. Otis Valdez walks. Jose Mott flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Don Speck walks. John Nichols lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rob Branca reached on a fielding error by George Higgins. Otis Valdez scores. Mark Katz is pinch hitting for Rusty Keating. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Katz hits a home run. Don Speck scores. Rob Branca scores. Dave Runnels grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Gus Kibble grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Russell lines out to the shortstop. Marsh Canizaro hits a home run. Lefty Harkness doubles to right field. George Higgins reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rob Branca. Lefty Harkness scores. Chico McNichol is pinch hitting for Marcos Schang. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chico McNichol flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Don Speck (5).3B - Otis Valdez (4).HR - Rob Branca (16), Rusty Keating (30), Mark Katz (2), Fritz Pendleton (27). Baserunning: SB - Rob Branca (12). Fielding: E - Rob Branca.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tug Healy did not respond to coaching in control Johnny McCall did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Dopson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Whitey Kramer improves in range Ivy Haad improves in arm Clyde Freeman did not respond to coaching in range
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roy Corey did not respond to coaching in arm Jay Keeton improves in arm Al Douglass improves in range Jolbert Steevens did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Kramer did not respond to coaching in range Al Douglass improves in range Bob LeClaire did not respond to coaching in 3B