Win: Dutch Henshaw (12-4) Loss: Tony Taylor (6-11)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Tony Taylor pitching. Jeff Matias grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Black singles to center field. Bob Black is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rennie McGlothin walks. Bruce Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Dutch Henshaw pitching. Alex Flores grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Purtell lines out to the third baseman. Allie Dowell singles to left field. Steve Shipley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Milt Mauldin singles to center field. Icehouse Erautt singles to left field. Milt Mauldin advances to third on the hit. Bob Escobar strikes out. Jeff Worthington pops out to the shortstop. Dutch Henshaw grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Ernie Galvin singles in front of the right fielder. Hal DiPietro walks. Heinie Schullstrom grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ernie Galvin advances to third on the play. Ray Mamaux reached on a 2-base throwing error by Milt Mauldin. Ernie Galvin scores. Tony Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Jeff Matias singles to center field. Bob Black grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Matias advances to second on the play. Rennie McGlothin hits a home run. Jeff Matias scores. Bruce Smith strikes out. Milt Mauldin walks. Icehouse Erautt hits a home run. Milt Mauldin scores. Bob Escobar walks. Jeff Worthington grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Alex Flores strikes out. Joe Purtell grounds out to the second baseman. Allie Dowell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Dutch Henshaw grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Matias pops out to the second baseman. Bob Black grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Steve Shipley singles to center field. Ernie Galvin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Hal DiPietro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Rennie McGlothin strikes out. Bruce Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Milt Mauldin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Heinie Schullstrom is hit by a pitch. Ray Mamaux singles to right field. Heinie Schullstrom advances to third on the hit. Tony Taylor strikes out. Alex Flores grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Schullstrom scores. Ray Mamaux advances to second on the play. Joe Purtell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Icehouse Erautt strikes out. Bob Escobar singles to center field. Jeff Worthington strikes out. Dutch Henshaw singles to center field. Jeff Matias singles to right field. Bobby Aragon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Black walks. Bob Escobar scores. Rennie McGlothin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Houston Allie Dowell doubles to right field. Steve Shipley flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Galvin walks. Hal DiPietro flies out to the center fielder. Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Bruce Smith strikes out. Milt Mauldin pops out to the second baseman. Icehouse Erautt singles to center field. Bob Escobar hits a home run. Icehouse Erautt scores. Lerrin Lary comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tamaichi Satake is pinch hitting for Jeff Worthington. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tamaichi Satake doubles to left field. Dutch Henshaw singles to left field. Tamaichi Satake scores. Jeff Matias strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Ray Mamaux grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Umbarger is pinch hitting for Lerrin Lary. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnny Umbarger strikes out. Alex Flores grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Bob Donovan pitching. Bob Black grounds out to the second baseman. Rennie McGlothin doubles to right field. Bruce Smith strikes out. Milt Mauldin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Donie Hennessey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Joe Purtell strikes out. Allie Dowell flies out to the center fielder. Ollie Blemker is pinch hitting for Steve Shipley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ollie Blemker flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Icehouse Erautt walks. Nobuyuki Miwa is pinch hitting for Bob Escobar. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Nobuyuki Miwa flies out to the center fielder. Tamaichi Satake walks. John Simmons is pinch hitting for Donie Hennessey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Simmons singles to right field. Icehouse Erautt scores. Nick Dobbek comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Matias singles to left field. Tamaichi Satake scores. John Simmons advances to third on the hit. Bob Black strikes out. Rennie McGlothin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Ham McCrabb pitching. Ernie Galvin pops out to the third baseman. Wimpy Ginter is pinch hitting for Hal DiPietro. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wimpy Ginter grounds out to the shortstop. Heinie Schullstrom pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 11 Houston total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Johnny Umbarger is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Walt Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Decker improves in arm Mark Bradley did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Robinson did not respond to coaching in control Mark Bradley did not respond to coaching in velocity Tommy Robinson did not respond to coaching in control Rowdy Sewell did not respond to coaching in C
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Byrne did not respond to coaching in arm Red Merritt did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Ryan improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Lewis did not respond to coaching in range Carlos Chappell did not respond to coaching in control Joe Byrne did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty