Win: John Tartabull (5-10) Loss: John Lowery (6-3)
Inning: 1 Houston Harvey Kline pitching. Tom Aker grounds out to the shortstop. Milt Bohanon flies out to the right fielder. Glenn Holland hits a home run. Gabby Kearney lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Al Oldring pitching. Ralph Felder hits a home run. Willie Brickley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Brown strikes out. Wesley Youngblood walks. Bob Somerville walks. Lynn Simpson doubles to right field. Wesley Youngblood scores. Tom Williams pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Mel Faircloth hits a home run. Dupee Roach grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Henry walks. Joey Bragan strikes out. Al Oldring lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Andy Batista singles to center field. Harvey Kline lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Ralph Felder singles to left field. Andy Batista scores. Willie Brickley flies out to the right fielder. Dan Brown singles to right field. Wesley Youngblood grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Tom Aker walks. Milt Bohanon hits a home run. Tom Aker scores. Earl Eaddy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Glenn Holland walks. Gabby Kearney grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Glenn Holland is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mel Faircloth grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Bob Somerville grounds out to the second baseman. Lynn Simpson strikes out. Tom Williams singles to left field. Tom Williams steals second. Andy Batista singles to right field. Earl Eaddy singles to center field. Tom Williams scores. Possum Infante comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ralph Felder flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Dupee Roach strikes out. Johnny Henry singles to right field. Al Charles 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. Joey Bragan strikes out. Possum Infante singles to center field. Johnny Henry advances to third on the hit. Tom Aker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Willie Brickley singles to left field. Dan Brown flies out to the center fielder. Wesley Youngblood singles past the first baseman. Bob Somerville grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Milt Bohanon grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Glenn Holland walks. Gabby Kearney singles to center field. Glenn Holland aggressively advances to third on the hit. Mel Faircloth pops out to the third baseman. Dupee Roach strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Lynn Simpson grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Williams strikes out. Andy Batista grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Johnny Henry singles to center field. Joey Bragan doubles to left field. Johnny Henry is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Possum Infante grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Aker walks. Milt Bohanon singles past the shortstop. Glenn Holland grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Joey Bragan is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 St. Louis John Burdick is pinch hitting for Al Charles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Burdick strikes out. Ralph Felder walks. Willie Brickley pops out to the catcher. Dan Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Dick Robertson pitching. Gabby Kearney strikes out. Mel Faircloth flies out to the left fielder. Dupee Roach grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Wesley Youngblood walks. Bob Somerville singles to right field. Lynn Simpson pops out to the first baseman. Tom Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Wesley Youngblood advances to third on the play. Bob Somerville advances to second on the play. Andy Batista flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Johnny Henry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joey Bragan grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Feliz is pinch hitting for Possum Infante. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jose Feliz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis John Tartabull pitching. Fred Stoner is pinch hitting for Dick Robertson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Fred Stoner hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ralph Felder strikes out. Willie Brickley singles to center field. Dan Brown grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Willie Brickley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wesley Youngblood strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston John Lowery pitching. Tom Aker walks. Milt Bohanon doubles to center field. Tom Aker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Glenn Holland walks. Gabby Kearney flies out to the center fielder. Mel Faircloth grounds out to the third baseman. Milt Bohanon advances to third on the play. Glenn Holland advances to second on the play. Dupee Roach singles to right field. Milt Bohanon scores. Glenn Holland scores. Wally Hiller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Henry singles to left field. Joey Bragan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Chad Murphy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dupee Roach at 3B. Bob Somerville singles to center field. Lynn Simpson hits a home run. Bob Somerville scores. Tom Williams singles to center field. Andy Batista grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Lave Eave is pinch hitting for Wally Hiller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lave Eave flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 10 St. Louis total runners LOB: 12
Batting:2B - Lynn Simpson (15).HR - Ralph Felder (13), Lynn Simpson (19).GIDP - Wesley Youngblood, Bob Somerville, Andy Batista. Baserunning: SB - Tom Williams (29).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Steve Souchock did not respond to coaching in control Alvaro Farnsworth did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack York did not respond to coaching in control Jack Rosen did not respond to coaching in velocity
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pete Walker did not respond to coaching in control Gene Edmondson improves in contact_vs_righty Gat Broughton did not respond to coaching in control Max Stember did not respond to coaching in arm