Inning: 1 Houston Mike Kramer pitching. Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the center fielder. Tom Cangelosi doubles to center field. Randy Short strikes out. Mark Elliott singles to center field. Tom Cangelosi scores. Mike Kaiserling flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Vic Wendell pitching. Lefty Piniella singles to left field. Wally Umbricht singles to center field. Lefty Piniella advances to third on the hit. Jody Medwick doubles to left field. Lefty Piniella scores. Wally Umbricht uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wendell Lipon singles to center field. Jody Medwick scores. Jim Meyer singles to left field. Wendell Lipon advances to third on the hit. George Krukow strikes out. Jo-Jo Johnston strikes out. Jim Meyer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Norm Hollahan hits a home run. Ralph McNamara lines out to the shortstop. Lariel Hocking grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vic Wendell walks. Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Darrell Heard strikes out. Mike Kramer grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Piniella flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Tom Cangelosi bunts for a base hit. Randy Short grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Mark Elliott reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Krukow. Mike Kaiserling strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Wally Umbricht grounds out to the shortstop. Jody Medwick flies out to the center fielder. Wendell Lipon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Norm Hollahan singles to right field. Ralph McNamara grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Lariel Hocking grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Jim Meyer grounds out to the third baseman. George Krukow walks. Jo-Jo Johnston strikes out. George Krukow is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Vic Wendell singles to right field. Passed ball. Vic Wendell advances to second. Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the center fielder. Tom Cangelosi flies out to the right fielder. Randy Short walks. George Nation 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. Mark Elliott strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Darrell Heard flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! George Nation flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Piniella strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Mike Kaiserling hits a home run. Norm Hollahan grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph McNamara flies out to the center fielder. Lariel Hocking flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Wally Umbricht grounds out to the shortstop. Jody Medwick hits a home run. Wendell Lipon walks. Jim Meyer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Ray Mahler is pinch hitting for Vic Wendell. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ray Mahler flies out to the center fielder. Joe Steinfeldt pops out to the second baseman. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Mickey Hamilton pitching. George Krukow singles to center field. George Krukow steals second. Jo-Jo Johnston grounds out to the shortstop. Darrell Heard singles to left field. George Krukow is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. George Nation grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Darrell Heard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Pat Flynn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lefty Piniella at RF. Danny Mason enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wally Umbricht at CF. John Shannon enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jody Medwick at 1B. Orlando Moore enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Meyer at C. Randy Short singles to center field. Mark Elliott grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mike Kaiserling flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Pat Flynn grounds out to the pitcher. Danny Mason flies out to the center fielder. John Shannon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Norm Hollahan doubles past the third baseman. Ralph McNamara flies out to the center fielder. Lariel Hocking flies out to the right fielder. Jeffrey Cox is pinch hitting for Mickey Hamilton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jeffrey Cox lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 6 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 2
Batting:2B - Jody Medwick (24).HR - Jody Medwick (27).GIDP - Jim Meyer. Baserunning: SB - George Krukow (37).CS - Jim Meyer (24), George Krukow (32). Fielding: E - George Krukow.PB - Jim Meyer.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Whitehouse did not respond to coaching in control Laurin Moore did not respond to coaching in control Alex Foley did not respond to coaching in velocity Troy McEnaney did not respond to coaching in speed Paddy Crosby did not respond to coaching in control Hank Bosetti did not respond to coaching in velocity
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chuck Hughes did not respond to coaching in velocity Rudy Donaldson did not respond to coaching in control Kevin Stephenson did not respond to coaching in endurance Bull Ordonez improves in control Bert Hendricks did not respond to coaching in endurance Ollie Maynard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty