Win: Frank Claire (10-3) Loss: George Manlove (15-9)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Frank Claire pitching. Mike Wright doubles to center field. Donie Szotkiewicz singles to right field. Mike Wright scores. Gus Wright grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Donie Szotkiewicz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Scott Hadley flies out to the left fielder. Lance Susce singles to right field. Gus Wright advances to third on the hit. Tony Landis pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston George Manlove pitching. Charlie Scott singles to right field. Emil Hildebrand reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ernest Peck. Joe Steinfeldt singles to right field. Charlie Scott scores. Emil Hildebrand scores. Gus Dozier singles to right field. Joe Steinfeldt advances to third on the hit. Mark Elliott grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Steinfeldt scores. Tom Cangelosi walks. Norm Hollahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Steve McKnight grounds out to the pitcher. Ernest Peck strikes out. George Manlove grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Ralph McNamara grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Claire pops out to the shortstop. Charlie Scott flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Mike Wright grounds out to the third baseman. Donie Szotkiewicz walks. Gus Wright walks. Scott Hadley strikes out. Lance Susce flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Emil Hildebrand grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Gus Dozier singles to right field. Mark Elliott singles to right field. Gus Dozier advances to third on the hit. Tom Cangelosi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Tony Landis flies out to the right fielder. Steve McKnight grounds out to the pitcher. Ernest Peck walks. George Manlove flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Norm Hollahan flies out to the right fielder. Ralph McNamara walks. Frank Claire lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Mike Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Donie Szotkiewicz singles to center field. Gus Wright strikes out. Scott Hadley walks. Lance Susce flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Emil Hildebrand walks. Joe Steinfeldt singles to center field. Gus Dozier walks. Mark Elliott lines out to the shortstop. Tom Cangelosi hits a home run. Emil Hildebrand scores. Joe Steinfeldt scores. Gus Dozier scores. Norm Hollahan reached on a fielding error by Gus Wright. Ralph McNamara grounds out to the third baseman. Norm Hollahan advances to second on the play. Frank Claire grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Tony Landis flies out to the center fielder. Steve McKnight strikes out. Ernest Peck triples. George Manlove flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Charlie Scott singles to right field. Emil Hildebrand grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Scott is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Steinfeldt walks. Gus Dozier flies out to the right fielder. Mark Elliott flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Mike Wright flies out to the center fielder. Donie Szotkiewicz hits a home run. Gus Wright singles to right field. Scott Hadley strikes out. Lance Susce strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the third baseman. Hi Hickey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Norm Hollahan grounds out to the pitcher. Ralph McNamara grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Tony Landis grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Gearin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Steve McKnight strikes out. Ernest Peck pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Randy Short is pinch hitting for Tommy Gearin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Randy Short triples. Charlie Scott singles to right field. Randy Short scores. Emil Hildebrand doubles to right field. Charlie Scott uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Steinfeldt grounds out to the third baseman. Gus Dozier walks. Mike Kaiserling is pinch hitting for Mark Elliott. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Kaiserling grounds out to the third baseman. Emil Hildebrand advances to third on the play. Gus Dozier advances to second on the play. Tom Cangelosi walks. Norm Hollahan triples. Emil Hildebrand scores. Gus Dozier scores. Tom Cangelosi scores. Ralph McNamara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ozzie Fingers pitching. Vic Aguilera is pinch hitting for Hi Hickey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Vic Aguilera pops out to the shortstop. John Rees is pinch hitting for Mike Wright. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Rees walks. Donie Szotkiewicz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Rees advances to second on the play. Gus Wright walks. Josh Coomer is pinch hitting for Scott Hadley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Josh Coomer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gus Wright is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 St. Louis total runners left on base: 11 Houston total runners left on base: 8
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Acosta did not respond to coaching in velocity Darren Bannon did not respond to coaching in speed Domingo Porto did not respond to coaching in range Neal Keener did not respond to coaching in control Roberto Kenworthy improves in range Roberto Kenworthy improves in arm
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Koob did not respond to coaching in range Clay Biggs improves in range Ed Wolfe improves in control Jay Hurst improves in range Joe Dodson did not respond to coaching in control Hank Bosetti did not respond to coaching in control