Win: Harry Leibrandt (22-5) Loss: Russ Pickering (0-1)
Inning: 1 Houston Harry Leibrandt pitching. Len Stiely singles to left field. Ed Tyree grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Sleeper Nosek grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Milwaukee Russ Pickering pitching. Bass Reeves grounds out to the pitcher. Chet Dugas flies out to the center fielder. Merwin Merryfield singles to center field. Merwin Merryfield steals second. Kennie Boyle walks. Eddie Graff strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston George Faeth grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Hopper grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Fitzgerald singles to right field. Mike Tobin grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Fitzgerald is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Bill Rosso pops out to the shortstop. Bryce Anders hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ken Bratschi strikes out. Harry Leibrandt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Kim Pegues grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Russ Pickering strikes out. Len Stiely grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Bass Reeves strikes out. Chet Dugas grounds out to the second baseman. Merwin Merryfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Ed Tyree singles to center field. Sleeper Nosek strikes out. George Faeth grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Kennie Boyle singles to left field. Eddie Graff doubles to left field. Kennie Boyle uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Rosso strikes out. Bryce Anders hits a home run. Eddie Graff scores. Ken Bratschi walks. Ken Bratschi steals second. Harry Leibrandt lines out to the second baseman. Bass Reeves grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Hopper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Fitzgerald grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Tobin pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Chet Dugas strikes out. Merwin Merryfield hits a home run. Ed Cornell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kennie Boyle strikes out. Eddie Graff singles to left field. Bill Rosso grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Kim Pegues grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Morris is pinch hitting for Ed Cornell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Steve Morris pops out to the shortstop. Len Stiely strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Barry Guisto pitching. Bryce Anders walks. Ken Bratschi singles to center field. Bryce Anders advances to third on the hit. Harry Leibrandt strikes out. Ken Bratschi steals second. Bass Reeves walks. Chet Dugas pops out to the catcher. Merwin Merryfield walks. Bryce Anders scores. Joe Clark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kennie Boyle singles to right field. Ken Bratschi scores. Bass Reeves scores. Merwin Merryfield advances to third on the hit. Eddie Graff strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Ed Tyree pops out to the first baseman. Sleeper Nosek flies out to the center fielder. George Faeth lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Bill Rosso hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bill Rosso steals second. Bryce Anders strikes out. Ken Bratschi strikes out. Trevor Napoleon 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. Harry Leibrandt pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bob Hopper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Joe Fitzgerald grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Tobin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Bass Reeves reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Fitzgerald. Chet Dugas grounds out to the third baseman. Merwin Merryfield grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bass Reeves advances to third on the play. Dan Elvira is pinch hitting for Kennie Boyle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dan Elvira flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Cecil Gedman 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. Kim Pegues walks. Vic Shantz is pinch hitting for Trevor Napoleon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Vic Shantz singles to left field. Len Stiely strikes out. Ed Tyree singles to left field. Kim Pegues scores. Sleeper Nosek grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 2 Milwaukee total runners left on base: 9
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Max Roush improves in arm Barney Franklin improves in power_vs_righty Gene Jordan did not respond to coaching in velocity Barney Franklin improves in LF
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Earl Sanford did not respond to coaching in velocity Manny Bradley did not respond to coaching in arm Scott Selbach did not respond to coaching in velocity Lefty Vaughan did not respond to coaching in range Jack Spicer did not respond to coaching in 1B