Win: Shoji Takenouchi (5-9) Loss: John Herrera (3-7)
Inning: 1 Houston Shoji Takenouchi pitching. Jeff Lavender singles to left field. Jeff Lavender steals second. Tom Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Lavender advances to third on the play. Stan Bithorn reached on a 2-base throwing error by Herb Margoneri. Jeff Lavender scores. Drummond Meadows singles past the third baseman. Stan Bithorn scores. Joe Fitzgerald grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Drummond Meadows is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Fitzgerald steals second. Clarence Paris pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Philadelphia John Herrera pitching. Joe Franks reached on a 2-base throwing error by Drummond Meadows. Bruno Harris pops out to the second baseman. Darwin Krsnich flies out to the left fielder. Mike Abrego flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Al Tutwiler grounds out to the second baseman. George Faeth pops out to the first baseman. John Herrera pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Bill Mackanin hits a home run. Pedro Seilheimer singles to center field. Brian Hatten singles to left field. Pedro Seilheimer advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Herb Margoneri triples. Pedro Seilheimer scores. Brian Hatten scores. Shoji Takenouchi grounds out to the third baseman. Herb Margoneri scores. Willie McAleese comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Franks flies out to the right fielder. Bruno Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jeff Lavender strikes out. Tom Cooper strikes out. Stan Bithorn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Darwin Krsnich strikes out. Mike Abrego walks. Bill Mackanin singles to left field. Mike Abrego advances to third on the hit. Bill Mackanin steals second. Pedro Seilheimer singles to center field. Mike Abrego scores. Bill Mackanin scores. Al Belloir comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Hatten strikes out. Herb Margoneri singles to left field. Pedro Seilheimer advances to third on the hit. Shoji Takenouchi singles to left field. Pedro Seilheimer scores. Herb Margoneri advances to third on the hit. Joe Franks strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Drummond Meadows walks. Drummond Meadows steals second. Joe Fitzgerald flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Paris grounds out to the second baseman. Drummond Meadows advances to third on the play. Al Tutwiler walks. Al Tutwiler steals second. George Faeth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Bruno Harris doubles to right field. Darwin Krsnich pops out to the third baseman. Mike Abrego strikes out. Bill Mackanin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Al Belloir grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Lavender doubles to center field. Tom Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Stan Bithorn is hit by a pitch. Drummond Meadows grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Pedro Seilheimer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Hatten walks. Herb Margoneri grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Hatten advances to second on the play. Mike Bonner 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. Shoji Takenouchi walks. Passed ball. Brian Hatten advances to third. Shoji Takenouchi advances to second. Joe Franks grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Fitzgerald strikes out. Clarence Paris strikes out. Al Tutwiler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Bruno Harris doubles to left field. Darwin Krsnich flies out to the center fielder. Mike Abrego flies out to the left fielder. Bill Mackanin singles to right field. Bruno Harris scores. Bill Mackanin is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston George Faeth strikes out. Steve Morris is pinch hitting for Mike Bonner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Steve Morris grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Lavender grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Fred Mohler pitching. Pedro Seilheimer hits a home run. Brian Hatten flies out to the right fielder. Herb Margoneri walks. Herb Margoneri steals second. Shoji Takenouchi grounds out to the second baseman. Herb Margoneri advances to third on the play. Joe Franks hits a home run. Herb Margoneri scores. Bruno Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Tom Cooper singles to left field. Tom Cooper steals second. Stan Bithorn pops out to the third baseman. Drummond Meadows walks. Joe Fitzgerald singles to right field. Tom Cooper scores. Drummond Meadows advances to third on the hit. Clarence Paris grounds out to the second baseman. Drummond Meadows scores. Joe Fitzgerald advances to second on the play. Al Tutwiler singles to right field. Joe Fitzgerald scores. Vic Shantz is pinch hitting for George Faeth. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Tutwiler is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Darwin Krsnich walks. Mike Abrego singles to left field. Darwin Krsnich advances to third on the hit. Bill Mackanin walks. Pedro Seilheimer flies out to the center fielder. Homer Malone is pinch hitting for Brian Hatten. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Homer Malone grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Darwin Krsnich is out at home. Herb Margoneri singles to center field. Mike Abrego scores. Bill Mackanin scores. Homer Malone advances to third on the hit. Herb Thompson is pinch hitting for Shoji Takenouchi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Herb Thompson walks. Joe Franks doubles to center field. Homer Malone scores. Herb Margoneri scores. Herb Thompson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bruno Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Doug Kuzava pitching. Vic Shantz grounds out to the second baseman. Dann Gabler is pinch hitting for Fred Mohler. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dann Gabler strikes out. Jeff Lavender flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 5 Philadelphia total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Jeff Lavender (22).HBP - Stan Bithorn (5). Baserunning: SB - Jeff Lavender (12), Tom Cooper (8), Drummond Meadows (13), Joe Fitzgerald (11), Al Tutwiler (3).CS - Al Tutwiler (1). Fielding: E - Drummond Meadows.PB - Clarence Paris.
Batting:2B - Joe Franks (20), Bruno Harris 2 (29).3B - Herb Margoneri (1).HR - Joe Franks (17), Bill Mackanin (18), Pedro Seilheimer (10). Baserunning: SB - Bill Mackanin (4), Herb Margoneri (9).CS - Bill Mackanin (7). Fielding: E - Herb Margoneri.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Clay Williams did not respond to coaching in arm Sam Wolfe improves in power_vs_righty Lefty Gutierrez improves in contact_vs_righty Pete Melo did not respond to coaching in endurance Barney Franklin did not respond to coaching in 3B
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Hageman did not respond to coaching in control Jay Lelivelt improves in power_vs_righty Dinny Bergman did not respond to coaching in range Dinny Bergman improves in contact_vs_righty Dinny Bergman improves in LF