Win: Johnny Harmon (8-6) Loss: Dick Goulish (2-19)
Inning: 1 Houston Fred Merritt pitching. Dave Runnels flies out to the center fielder. Harry Lobert flies out to the right fielder. Fritz Pendleton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Randy Creel pitching. Spec Bell flies out to the center fielder. Paul Bowie pops out to the shortstop. Ed McNertney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Dave Coulter strikes out. Rob Branca grounds out to the third baseman. Rusty Keating flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Ike Morgan grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Wood lines out to the third baseman. Gus Kibble strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Burleigh Davis walks. Don Speck doubles to left field. Burleigh Davis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Randy Creel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Runnels singles to center field. Don Speck scores. Harry Lobert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Runnels advances to second on the play. Fritz Pendleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Mike Edwards grounds out to the shortstop. Marsh Canizaro singles to left field. Fred Merritt lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Spec Bell singles to center field. Marsh Canizaro scores. Paul Bowie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Dave Coulter singles to left field. Rob Branca strikes out. Rusty Keating grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Ed McNertney grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Morgan pops out to the second baseman. Dave Wood grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Burleigh Davis singles to center field. Don Speck strikes out. Randy Creel lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Runnels pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Gus Kibble strikes out. Mike Edwards strikes out. Marsh Canizaro singles to right field. Fred Merritt grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Marsh Canizaro is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Harry Lobert grounds out to the shortstop. Fritz Pendleton grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Coulter hits an infield single to the first baseman. Rob Branca strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Spec Bell strikes out. Paul Bowie reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dave Coulter. Ed McNertney strikes out. Ike Morgan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Rusty Keating singles to right field. Burleigh Davis doubles to left field. Rusty Keating uses his aggressiveness and scores. Don Speck grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Creel grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Runnels pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Dave Wood flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Lou Zalusky is pinch hitting for Gus Kibble. Lou Zalusky grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Edwards walks. Marsh Canizaro doubles to left field. Mike Edwards uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Carlsen is pinch hitting for Fred Merritt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Carlsen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Keerl pitching. Pedro Hunter enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lou Zalusky at 2B. Harry Lobert singles to center field. Fritz Pendleton grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Dave Coulter singles to center field. Rob Branca walks. Rusty Keating flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Spec Bell grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Paul Bowie grounds out to the second baseman. Ed McNertney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Burleigh Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Don Speck singles to center field. Johnny McCall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Randy Creel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Runnels strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Ike Morgan singles to center field. Dave Wood singles to center field. Ike Morgan advances to third on the hit. Johnny Harmon 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. Pedro Hunter flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ike Morgan scores. Dave Wood steals second. Mike Edwards flies out to the center fielder. Marsh Canizaro flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Harry Lobert strikes out. Fritz Pendleton strikes out. Dave Coulter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Los Angeles Mike Donlin is pinch hitting for Johnny McCall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Donlin strikes out. Spec Bell singles to left field. Paul Bowie grounds out to the third baseman. Spec Bell advances to second on the play. Ed McNertney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Houston Dick Goulish pitching. Rob Branca singles to left field. Rob Branca steals second. Rusty Keating doubles to left field. Rob Branca scores. Burleigh Davis singles to left field. Rusty Keating scores. Ollie Reed comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Speck flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Harmon lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Runnels walks. Harry Lobert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Los Angeles Ike Morgan flies out to the center fielder. Dave Wood singles to left field. Pedro Hunter pops out to the third baseman. Mike Edwards strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Rusty Keating (14), Burleigh Davis (19), Don Speck (8).GIDP - Fritz Pendleton, Rusty Keating. Baserunning: SB - Rob Branca (11). Fielding: E - Dave Coulter.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Douglass improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Lanning did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Angel Jackson improves in control Bob Kramer did not respond to coaching in speed Alberto Pena did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Kauff improves in range Nick Bench did not respond to coaching in 2B
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: D Improvements: Tug Healy did not respond to coaching in control Dave Schlitzer did not respond to coaching in velocity Tug Healy did not respond to coaching in velocity Jay Rohde improves in contact_vs_lefty Whitey Kramer did not respond to coaching in range Doc Wetherby did not respond to coaching in velocity