Inning: 1 Houston Frosty Minton pitching. Toshihiro Nishio strikes out. Edgar Cooper singles past the first baseman. Bill Crabtree grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Edgar Cooper advances to second on the play. Les Forsch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Lefty Sisler pitching. Pat Clark singles in front of the center fielder. Jim Wine doubles to center field. Pat Clark is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Rich Stahl strikes out. Alan Freeman singles to center field. Jim Wine scores. Buck Green grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Nate Carroll singles to left field. John Kaline grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Ivy Aragon singles past the second baseman. Danny Kremmel pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Nellie Lee singles to right field. Kazutomi Kondo grounds out to the third baseman. Nellie Lee advances to second on the play. Ray Murakami grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Frosty Minton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Lefty Sisler strikes out. Toshihiro Nishio pops out to the first baseman. Edgar Cooper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Pat Clark grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Wine grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Stahl grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Crabtree singles past the second baseman. Les Forsch singles to center field. Nate Carroll pops out to the second baseman. John Kaline doubles to center field. Bill Crabtree scores. Ivy Aragon flies out to the center fielder. Danny Kremmel hits a home run. Les Forsch scores. John Kaline scores. Lefty Sisler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Alan Freeman flies out to the center fielder. Buck Green strikes out. Nellie Lee singles to right field. Kazutomi Kondo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Nellie Lee is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Toshihiro Nishio grounds out to the shortstop. Edgar Cooper flies out to the center fielder. Bill Crabtree grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Ray Murakami singles to right field. Frosty Minton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frosty Minton strikes out. Pat Clark flies out to the right fielder. Jim Wine walks. Rich Stahl flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Les Forsch singles to center field. Nate Carroll singles to center field. John Kaline walks. Ivy Aragon walks. Les Forsch scores. Charlie Vasquez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danny Kremmel walks. Nate Carroll scores. Lefty Sisler strikes out. Toshihiro Nishio singles to right field. John Kaline scores. Ivy Aragon scores. Danny Kremmel advances to third on the hit. Toshihiro Nishio steals second. Edgar Cooper flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Danny Kremmel scores. Bill Crabtree walks. Les Forsch doubles to right field. Toshihiro Nishio scores. Nate Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Alan Freeman strikes out. Buck Green flies out to the center fielder. Nellie Lee walks. Kazutomi Kondo singles to right field. Ray Murakami singles to right field. Nellie Lee scores. Elio Ladd is pinch hitting for Charlie Vasquez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Elio Ladd grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ray Murakami is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Fred Harris pitching. John Kaline strikes out. Ivy Aragon grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Kremmel pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Pat Clark strikes out. Jim Wine singles to right field. Jim Wine steals second. Rich Stahl flies out to the right fielder. Alan Freeman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Lefty Sisler singles to left field. Jim Kosco is pinch hitting for Toshihiro Nishio. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Kosco singles to left field. Lefty Sisler advances to third on the hit. Win Sarmiento is pinch hitting for Edgar Cooper. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Win Sarmiento singles to left field. Lefty Sisler scores. Jim Kosco advances to third on the hit. Andy Drews is pinch hitting for Bill Crabtree. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Andy Drews singles to center field. Jim Kosco scores. Les Forsch singles to left field. Win Sarmiento scores. Jack Hooper is pinch hitting for Nate Carroll. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Hooper strikes out. John Kaline singles to right field. Andy Drews scores. Les Forsch advances to third on the hit. Ivy Aragon strikes out. John Kaline is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Buck Green strikes out. Nellie Lee doubles past the third baseman. Kazutomi Kondo flies out to the left fielder. Ray Murakami grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Danny Kremmel grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Sisler walks. Jim Kosco singles to right field. Win Sarmiento singles to right field. Andy Drews singles to center field. Lefty Sisler scores. Les Forsch hits a home run. Jim Kosco scores. Win Sarmiento scores. Andy Drews scores. Bob Myers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Jack Hooper flies out to the left fielder. John Kaline walks. Ivy Aragon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Jack Lakeman is pinch hitting for Bob Myers. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jack Lakeman walks. Pat Clark walks. Jim Wine walks. Rich Stahl pops out to the shortstop. Alan Freeman singles to left field. Jack Lakeman scores. Pat Clark scores. Jim Wine advances to third on the hit. Buck Green singles to left field. Jim Wine scores. Alan Freeman advances to third on the hit. Nellie Lee walks. Kazutomi Kondo singles to right field. Alan Freeman scores. Buck Green scores. Ray Murakami strikes out. Jack Lakeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 6 St. Louis total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Les Forsch (6), John Kaline (4).HR - Les Forsch (4), Danny Kremmel (4).SF - Edgar Cooper.GIDP - John Kaline. Baserunning: SB - Toshihiro Nishio (4).CS - John Kaline (2).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Oscar Curtis did not respond to coaching in endurance Steve Necciai did not respond to coaching in range Bob Roseboro did not respond to coaching in control Bill Decker improves in range
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Herb Hayworth improves in contact_vs_lefty Kevin Repass did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Mauch did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Cunningham improves in speed