Win: Randy Creel (1-0) Loss: Lee Hoag (3-2)
Save: Fred Little (1)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles John Nichols pitching. Spec Bell pops out to the shortstop. Gary Queen singles to center field. Paul Bowie flies out to the right fielder. Ed McNertney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Rube Lincoln pitching. Dave Runnels singles to center field. Harry Lobert grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rob Branca singles to center field. Rusty Keating flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Ike Morgan singles to center field. Dave Wood singles to left field. Ike Morgan advances to third on the hit. Lou Zalusky grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ike Morgan scores. Dave Wood advances to second on the play. Marsh Canizaro pops out to the second baseman. Rube Lincoln walks. Spec Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Burleigh Davis strikes out. Bill Mokan singles to right field. Jolbert Steevens singles to left field. Mark Katz flies out to the center fielder. John Nichols lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Gary Queen walks. Paul Bowie flies out to the center fielder. Ed McNertney strikes out. Ike Morgan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Dave Runnels singles to right field. Harry Lobert flies out to the center fielder. Dave Runnels steals second. Rob Branca grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Runnels advances to third on the play. Rusty Keating pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Dave Wood strikes out. Lou Zalusky triples. Marsh Canizaro hits a home run. Lou Zalusky scores. Rube Lincoln doubles to right field. Spec Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Rube Lincoln advances to third on the play. Gary Queen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Burleigh Davis walks. Bill Mokan strikes out. Jolbert Steevens singles to right field. Burleigh Davis advances to third on the hit. Mark Katz walks. John Nichols flies out to the right fielder. Dave Runnels grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Paul Bowie triples. Ed McNertney grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Bowie scores. Ike Morgan grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Wood grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Harry Lobert grounds out to the shortstop. Rob Branca singles to left field. Rusty Keating singles to right field. Rob Branca advances to third on the hit. Burleigh Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Rob Branca scores. Rusty Keating advances to second on the play. Bill Mokan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Lou Zalusky strikes out. Zoilo Pool comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Marsh Canizaro grounds out to the second baseman. Rube Lincoln grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Jolbert Steevens pops out to the shortstop. Mark Katz doubles to center field. Zoilo Pool flies out to the center fielder. Dave Runnels strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Spec Bell doubles to center field. Gary Queen pops out to the first baseman. Paul Bowie grounds out to the second baseman. Spec Bell advances to third on the play. Ed McNertney grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Harry Lobert strikes out. Rob Branca singles to center field. Rusty Keating strikes out. Burleigh Davis hits a home run. Rob Branca scores. Bill Mokan walks. Jolbert Steevens grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Mokan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Ike Morgan grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Wood hits a home run. Randy Creel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou Zalusky strikes out. Marsh Canizaro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Mark Katz strikes out. Doug Pfyl is pinch hitting for Randy Creel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Doug Pfyl pops out to the shortstop. Lee Hoag 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. Dave Runnels reached on a fielding error by Gary Queen. Harry Lobert singles to center field. Dave Runnels advances to third on the hit. Rob Branca hits a home run. Dave Runnels scores. Harry Lobert scores. Rusty Keating singles to right field. Burleigh Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Fred Little pitching. Gus Kibble is pinch hitting for Lee Hoag. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gus Kibble flies out to the left fielder. Spec Bell doubles past the center fielder. Gary Queen grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Paul Bowie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 11
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Randy Harrington improves in power_vs_lefty Ken Wyrostek improves in speed Les Pickering did not respond to coaching in velocity Robby Brock did not respond to coaching in speed Gary Devereaux improves in range Carden Twitchell improves in power_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Lanning improves in power_vs_righty George Rose did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tommy Cooper did not respond to coaching in arm Alberto Pena did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Tolan improves in arm Jerry Tolan improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Lanning did not respond to coaching in LF