Win: Johnny James (7-6) Loss: Eddie Gorbous (5-10)
Inning: 1 Houston Bill Harrist pitching. Joe Steinfeldt grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Cangelosi singles to right field. Gus Dozier grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Cangelosi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Randy Short strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Billy Crothers pitching. Lefty Piniella strikes out. Wally Umbricht strikes out. Jody Medwick singles past the second baseman. Mark Nelson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jody Medwick is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Mark Elliott singles to right field. Mike Kaiserling strikes out. Mark Elliott steals second. Norm Hollahan reached on a fielding error by Mark Nelson. Ralph McNamara reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Krukow. Mark Elliott scores. Billy Crothers strikes out. Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Wendell Lipon strikes out. Jim Meyer singles to left field. George Krukow strikes out. Jo-Jo Johnston singles to right field. Bill Harrist strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Tom Cangelosi singles to right field. Gus Dozier flies out to the right fielder. Randy Short singles to right field. Tom Cangelosi advances to third on the hit. Mark Elliott grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Cangelosi scores. Randy Short advances to second on the play. Mike Kaiserling grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Lefty Piniella hits a home run. Wally Umbricht singles to center field. Jody Medwick singles to center field. Wally Umbricht advances to third on the hit. Jody Medwick steals second. Mark Nelson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Wally Umbricht scores. Jody Medwick advances to third on the play. Wendell Lipon grounds out to the second baseman. Jody Medwick scores. Jim Meyer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Norm Hollahan strikes out. Ralph McNamara lines out to the first baseman. Billy Crothers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles George Krukow singles to right field. George Krukow steals second. Jo-Jo Johnston singles to left field. George Krukow scores. Bill Harrist fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Harrist grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jo-Jo Johnston advances to second on the play. Lefty Piniella walks. Wally Umbricht strikes out. Jody Medwick strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the right fielder. Tom Cangelosi singles to right field. Gus Dozier walks. Randy Short hits a home run. Tom Cangelosi scores. Gus Dozier scores. Mark Elliott strikes out. Mike Kaiserling grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Mark Nelson singles to right field. Wendell Lipon strikes out. Oscar Schulte 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 1st. Jim Meyer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Norm Hollahan grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph McNamara doubles to left field. Oscar Schulte grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles George Krukow walks. Jo-Jo Johnston lines out to the shortstop. Bill Harrist lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lefty Piniella strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Tom Cangelosi singles to right field. Gus Dozier grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Cangelosi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Randy Short walks. Mark Elliott singles to right field. Gus Dozier scores. Dan Kiser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Kaiserling pops out to the second baseman. Norm Hollahan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Wally Umbricht pops out to the third baseman. Jody Medwick strikes out. Mark Nelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Ralph McNamara singles to center field. Ray Mahler is pinch hitting for Oscar Schulte. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ray Mahler grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Joe Steinfeldt singles to left field. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Eddie Gorbous pitching. Wendell Lipon grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Meyer walks. Jim Meyer steals second. George Krukow singles to right field. Jim Meyer scores. George Krukow steals second. Jo-Jo Johnston flies out to the center fielder. Danny Mason is pinch hitting for Dan Kiser. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Danny Mason flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Johnny James pitching. Gus Dozier grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Short grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Elliott pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Lefty Piniella singles to left field. Wally Umbricht singles to center field. Lefty Piniella advances to third on the hit. Jody Medwick singles to center field. Lefty Piniella scores. Wally Umbricht advances to third on the hit. Jody Medwick steals second. Mark Nelson strikes out. Wendell Lipon strikes out. Jim Meyer singles past the third baseman. Wally Umbricht scores. Houston total runners left on base: 8 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 7
Batting:HR - Lefty Piniella (22).GIDP - Jim Meyer. Baserunning: SB - Jody Medwick 2 (41), Jim Meyer (19), George Krukow 2 (39). Fielding: E - Mark Nelson, George Krukow.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alex Foley did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Whitehouse did not respond to coaching in velocity Ozzie Fingers did not respond to coaching in endurance Paddy Crosby did not respond to coaching in control Wayne Shannon improves in control Troy McEnaney improves in contact_vs_righty
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bruce Regan did not respond to coaching in control Pat Ryan did not respond to coaching in speed Rudy Donaldson did not respond to coaching in control Kevin Stephenson did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Mason improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Mason improves in range