Win: Bill Montague (9-13) Loss: Fred Merritt (1-13)
Inning: 1 Houston Fred Merritt pitching. Dave Runnels bunts for a base hit. Harry Lobert strikes out. Fritz Pendleton flies out to the center fielder. Dave Coulter hits a home run. Dave Runnels scores. Rob Branca flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Bill Montague pitching. Spec Bell flies out to the left fielder. Gary Queen strikes out. Paul Bowie walks. George Perkins grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Paul Bowie is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Rusty Keating lines out to the first baseman. Burleigh Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Mokan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Ike Morgan singles to right field. Dave Wood strikes out. Passed ball. Ike Morgan advances to second. Johnny Fitzgerald strikes out. Passed ball. Ike Morgan advances to third. Marsh Canizaro grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Bill Montague strikes out. Dave Runnels grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Lobert singles to center field. Fritz Pendleton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Harry Lobert is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Fred Merritt flies out to the right fielder. Spec Bell strikes out. Gary Queen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Dave Coulter walks. Rob Branca strikes out. Rusty Keating strikes out. Burleigh Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Paul Bowie strikes out. George Perkins grounds out to the second baseman. Ike Morgan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bill Mokan doubles to center field. Bill Montague lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Runnels grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Mokan scores. Harry Lobert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Dave Wood walks. Johnny Fitzgerald flies out to the center fielder. Marsh Canizaro flies out to the center fielder. Fred Merritt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Fritz Pendleton grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Coulter singles to center field. Rob Branca triples. Dave Coulter scores. Ray Nady comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rusty Keating singles to right field. Rob Branca scores. Burleigh Davis lines out to the second baseman. Bill Mokan singles to center field. Rusty Keating advances to third on the hit. Bill Montague strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Spec Bell singles to left field. Gary Queen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Paul Bowie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Dave Runnels singles to center field. Harry Lobert lines out to the shortstop. Fritz Pendleton hits a home run. Dave Runnels scores. Dave Coulter grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Schlitzer 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. Rob Branca grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles George Perkins pops out to the second baseman. Ike Morgan grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Wood walks. Johnny Fitzgerald grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Mark Katz is pinch hitting for Rusty Keating. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Katz grounds out to the second baseman. Burleigh Davis flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mokan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Marsh Canizaro pops out to the shortstop. Dave Schlitzer singles to left field. Spec Bell grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dave Schlitzer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gary Queen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Spec Bell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Bill Montague strikes out. Dave Runnels flies out to the center fielder. Doug Pfyl is pinch hitting for Harry Lobert. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Doug Pfyl grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Paul Bowie grounds out to the second baseman. George Perkins flies out to the center fielder. Ike Morgan singles to right field. Dave Wood grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ike Morgan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 4 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Angel Jackson did not respond to coaching in velocity Will Worrell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Chalk improves in range Bill Lanning improves in power_vs_lefty Johnny Wolfe improves in velocity Bob Kauff did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Lanning did not respond to coaching in LF
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Steve Reese did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy Harrington improves in arm Randy Harrington improves in contact_vs_righty Doc Wetherby did not respond to coaching in control Randy Harrington improves in arm Bob Flinn improves in control