Win: Bill Ray (2-3) Loss: Ted Smith (2-3)
Save: Tommy McCormack (6)
Inning: 1 Houston Bill Ray pitching. Alex Flores flies out to the center fielder. Joe Purtell grounds out to the second baseman. Allie Dowell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Ted Smith pitching. Jeff Matias hits an infield single to the shortstop. Rowdy Sewell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Milt Mauldin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Heinie Schullstrom pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Umbarger flies out to the left fielder. Monty Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Icehouse Erautt pops out to the third baseman. Bruce Smith strikes out. Bob Black strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Ernie Galvin singles to center field. Hirokazu Wada strikes out. Ernie Galvin gets picked off first. Ted Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Juan Lazo strikes out. Rennie McGlothin grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Ray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Alex Flores pops out to the shortstop. Joe Purtell pops out to the first baseman. Allie Dowell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Jeff Matias grounds out to the pitcher. Rowdy Sewell pops out to the third baseman. Milt Mauldin doubles to center field. Icehouse Erautt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Heinie Schullstrom strikes out. Johnny Umbarger grounds out to the shortstop. Monty Thomas pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Bruce Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Black doubles to right field. Juan Lazo singles to right field. Bob Black scores. Rennie McGlothin walks. Bill Ray fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Ray flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Matias grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Ernie Galvin grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Hirokazu Wada singles to left field. Ted Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Flores flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Rowdy Sewell flies out to the center fielder. Milt Mauldin strikes out. Icehouse Erautt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Joe Purtell singles to left field. Allie Dowell pops out to the shortstop. Heinie Schullstrom grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Joe Purtell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Johnny Umbarger singles to center field. Heinie Schullstrom advances to third on the hit. Monty Thomas singles to center field. Heinie Schullstrom scores. Johnny Umbarger advances to third on the hit. Ernie Galvin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Bruce Smith strikes out. Bob Black walks. Bob Black steals second. Juan Lazo singles to center field. Bob Black scores. Rennie McGlothin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Juan Lazo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Ray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Byrne is pinch hitting for Hirokazu Wada. Joe Byrne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Blemker is pinch hitting for Ted Smith. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Fred Blemker grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Flores walks. Joe Purtell walks. Allie Dowell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Purtell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Nick Dobbek pitching. Wimpy Ginter enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Byrne at RF. Jeff Matias flies out to the right fielder. Rowdy Sewell singles to left field. Milt Mauldin singles past the second baseman. Icehouse Erautt singles to right field. Rowdy Sewell scores. Alberto Swindells comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bruce Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Milt Mauldin advances to third on the play. Icehouse Erautt advances to second on the play. Bob Black singles to left field. Milt Mauldin scores. Juan Lazo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Bob Escobar enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rowdy Sewell at C. Tommy McCormack comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Umbarger strikes out. Monty Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 5 New York total runners left on base: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jimmy Howell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al McGunnigle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Robinson improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Lewis did not respond to coaching in arm Bobby Aragon did not respond to coaching in control Ray Bratcher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Michael Landrum did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Hayden did not respond to coaching in control Jim Hayden did not respond to coaching in control Roy Flick did not respond to coaching in velocity Dennis Holly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tommy Robinson did not respond to coaching in control Dennis Holly improves in LF