Win: Wally Lombard (10-13) Loss: Carl McLaughlin (2-4)
Save: Al Earley (49)
Inning: 1 Houston Wally Lombard pitching. Joe Steinfeldt doubles to center field. Tom Cangelosi flies out to the center fielder. Gus Dozier flies out to the left fielder. Randy Short singles to left field. Joe Steinfeldt scores. Jeffrey Cox flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Carl McLaughlin pitching. Bob Inglett singles to left field. Bob Inglett is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Greg Prokopec flies out to the right fielder. George Lundquist flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Tom Lee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Norm Hollahan grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph McNamara grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Paul Fraser hits a home run. Tom Inks hits a home run. Dick Giles flies out to the right fielder. Bert Kirk walks. Bob Erickson singles to left field. Wally Lombard lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Bert Kirk is thrown out at third. Bob Erickson advances to second on the play. Bob Erickson advances to second on the play. Bob Inglett reached on a fielding error by Gus Dozier. Greg Prokopec hits a home run. Bob Erickson scores. Wally Lombard scores. Bob Inglett scores. George Lundquist walks. Paul Fraser strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Carl McLaughlin flies out to the left fielder. Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the right fielder. Tom Cangelosi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Tom Inks pops out to the shortstop. Dick Giles flies out to the right fielder. Bert Kirk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Gus Dozier flies out to the right fielder. Randy Short singles to left field. Jeffrey Cox hits a home run. Randy Short scores. Tom Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Norm Hollahan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bob Erickson singles to left field. Bob Erickson steals second. Wally Lombard lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Inglett lines out to the shortstop. Greg Prokopec singles to left field. Bob Erickson scores. George Lundquist hits a home run. Greg Prokopec scores. Paul Fraser grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ralph McNamara grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Carl McLaughlin flies out to the left fielder. Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tom Inks flies out to the right fielder. Dick Giles lines out to the second baseman. Bert Kirk lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Tom Cangelosi strikes out. Gus Dozier walks. Randy Short walks. Jeffrey Cox singles to left field. Gus Dozier scores. Tom Lee grounds out to the pitcher. Randy Short advances to third on the play. Jeffrey Cox advances to second on the play. Norm Hollahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bob Erickson singles to center field. Wally Lombard lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Bob Erickson forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Inglett grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Ralph McNamara walks. Carl McLaughlin fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Carl McLaughlin strikes out. Joe Steinfeldt grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Greg Prokopec walks. George Lundquist grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Prokopec advances to second on the play. Paul Fraser flies out to the right fielder. Tom Inks flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Tom Cangelosi flies out to the center fielder. Gus Dozier lines out to the shortstop. Randy Short grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bill Naymick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Dick Giles grounds out to the pitcher. Bert Kirk grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Erickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jeffrey Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Lee singles to left field. Norm Hollahan singles to right field. Tom Lee advances to third on the hit. Ralph McNamara flies out to the center fielder. Ted Barnhart is pinch hitting for Bill Naymick. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ted Barnhart hits a home run. Tom Lee scores. Norm Hollahan scores. Al Earley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 3 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 2
Batting:HR - Greg Prokopec (23), George Lundquist (8), Paul Fraser (30), Tom Inks (8).GIDP - Bob Inglett. Baserunning: SB - Bob Erickson (6).CS - Bob Inglett (5).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Kaiserling did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Kaiserling improves in arm Ozzie Fingers did not respond to coaching in control Alex Foley improves in control Alex Foley did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Gearin did not respond to coaching in control
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jarok Moreira did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Katsunori Motoyashiki improves in contact_vs_lefty Mark Mills improves in speed Shoji Narita did not respond to coaching in arm Scott Billings did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Julio Stewart did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty