Win: Len Jackson (4-11) Loss: Sparky McLain (5-10)
Inning: 1 Houston Len Jackson pitching. Harry Klawitter flies out to the left fielder. Juan Patterson pops out to the second baseman. Bill Muser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Sparky McLain pitching. Ed Flinn strikes out. Tony Chapman grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Farnsworth doubles to left field. Duffy Moss hits a home run. Gary Farnsworth scores. Waddy Messenger singles to center field. Waddy Messenger steals second. Fred Patton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Don Look strikes out. Reid Johnson walks. Reid Johnson steals second. Doyle Reynolds singles to right field. Reid Johnson scores. Pete Dodd grounds out to the pitcher. Doyle Reynolds advances to second on the play. Ramon Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Frank Christensen strikes out. Andy Garibay flies out to the left fielder. Len Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Sparky McLain singles to center field. Harry Klawitter flies out to the center fielder. Juan Patterson pops out to the catcher. Bill Muser walks. Don Look strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Ed Flinn singles to right field. Tony Chapman hits a home run. Ed Flinn scores. Bob Long comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Farnsworth grounds out to the shortstop. Duffy Moss strikes out. Waddy Messenger walks. Fred Patton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Reid Johnson singles to right field. Doyle Reynolds pops out to the first baseman. Pete Dodd walks. Ramon Brown walks. Bob Long grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Frank Christensen singles to left field. Andy Garibay walks. Len Jackson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Len Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Ed Flinn singles to left field. Frank Christensen scores. Andy Garibay advances to third on the hit. Bruce Hoyt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Chapman grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Garibay scores. Ed Flinn advances to second on the play. Gary Farnsworth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Harry Klawitter strikes out. Juan Patterson singles to left field. Bill Muser grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Juan Patterson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Don Look hits a home run. Bill Muser scores. Reid Johnson singles to right field. Doyle Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Duffy Moss strikes out. Waddy Messenger strikes out. Fred Patton singles to center field. Frank Christensen singles to center field. Andy Garibay doubles to center field. Fred Patton scores. Johnny Marak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Len Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Pete Dodd pops out to the first baseman. Ramon Brown singles to center field. Johnny Marak lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Jones 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. Harry Klawitter walks. Juan Patterson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Harry Klawitter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ed Flinn singles to right field. Tony Chapman flies out to the right fielder. Ed Flinn steals second. Ed Flinn steals third. Gary Farnsworth singles to right field. Ed Flinn scores. Duffy Moss lines out to the pitcher. Waddy Messenger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Muser flies out to the left fielder. Don Look grounds out to the shortstop. Reid Johnson doubles to left field. Doyle Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Fred Patton grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Christensen strikes out. Andy Garibay singles to center field. Alexander Perez is pinch hitting for Johnny Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Alexander Perez doubles to center field. Andy Garibay uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Flinn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Len Dillon pitching. Pete Dodd strikes out. Dan Fiore is pinch hitting for Ramon Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dan Fiore grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Ashford is pinch hitting for Johnny Marak. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shawn Ashford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Irv Greene pitching. Tony Chapman singles to center field. Gary Farnsworth pops out to the first baseman. Duffy Moss strikes out. Tony Chapman steals second. Waddy Messenger singles to right field. Tony Chapman scores. Fred Patton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Waddy Messenger is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Harry Klawitter flies out to the right fielder. Juan Patterson walks. Bill Muser pops out to the second baseman. Don Look pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 10 St. Louis total runners left on base: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jack Butler did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Butler improves in endurance Jason Hunter improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Johnson did not respond to coaching in endurance
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Klaerner improves in velocity Buck Mathewson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Duke Dobens did not respond to coaching in velocity Deacon Thome improves in contact_vs_lefty