Win: Floyd Gantenbein (6-9) Loss: George Smith (4-5)
Save: Bert Allen (30)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Arthur Mitchell pitching. Pat Clark flies out to the right fielder. Jim Wine singles to right field. Andy Givens singles to right field. Alan Freeman flies out to the left fielder. Rich Stahl walks. Buck Green singles to right field. Jim Wine scores. Andy Givens scores. Merle Dixon pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Lorne Malvo pitching. Toshihiro Nishio strikes out. Edgar Cooper strikes out. By Paniagua grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Darrell Putnam grounds out to the shortstop. Lorne Malvo strikes out. Pat Clark walks. Jim Wine doubles to left field. Pat Clark uses his aggressiveness and scores. Andy Givens walks. Alan Freeman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Les Forsch singles to left field. Nate Carroll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Les Forsch advances to second on the play. John Kaline strikes out. Ivy Aragon doubles to right field. Les Forsch scores. Danny Kremmel reached on a 2-base throwing error by Alan Freeman. Ivy Aragon scores. Arthur Mitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Rich Stahl singles to right field. Buck Green singles to center field. Rich Stahl advances to third on the hit. Merle Dixon grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Green advances to second on the play. Darrell Putnam strikes out. Lorne Malvo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Toshihiro Nishio grounds out to the shortstop. Edgar Cooper doubles to left field. By Paniagua strikes out. Les Forsch singles to left field. Les Forsch steals second. Nate Carroll doubles to center field. Edgar Cooper scores. Les Forsch scores. John Kaline grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Pat Clark pops out to the second baseman. Jim Wine grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Givens walks. Alan Freeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Ivy Aragon walks. Danny Kremmel strikes out. Arthur Mitchell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Toshihiro Nishio grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Rich Stahl flies out to the right fielder. Buck Green pops out to the second baseman. Merle Dixon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Edgar Cooper flies out to the center fielder. By Paniagua grounds out to the third baseman. Les Forsch grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Darrell Putnam doubles to right field. Lorne Malvo fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lorne Malvo strikes out. Pat Clark singles to left field. Darrell Putnam scores. Fred Robertson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Clark steals second. Jim Wine grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Clark advances to third on the play. Andy Givens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Nate Carroll strikes out. John Kaline flies out to the center fielder. Ivy Aragon singles to center field. Danny Kremmel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Alan Freeman strikes out. Rich Stahl strikes out. Buck Green grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Eli Branca is pinch hitting for Fred Robertson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eli Branca singles to right field. Toshihiro Nishio pops out to the second baseman. Edgar Cooper walks. By Paniagua strikes out. Les Forsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Floyd Gantenbein pitching. Merle Dixon flies out to the right fielder. Darrell Putnam strikes out. Ray Murakami is pinch hitting for Lorne Malvo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ray Murakami flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston George Smith pitching. Nate Carroll flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! John Kaline doubles to left field. Ivy Aragon grounds out to the second baseman. John Kaline advances to third on the play. Danny Kremmel walks. Andy Drews is pinch hitting for Floyd Gantenbein. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Kremmel steals second. Andy Drews singles to center field. John Kaline scores. Danny Kremmel uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Wallace comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Toshihiro Nishio walks. Edgar Cooper walks. By Paniagua singles to center field. Andy Drews scores. Les Forsch grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Toshihiro Nishio is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 St. Louis Bert Allen pitching. Pat Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Wine strikes out. Andy Givens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 9
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Kline improves in arm Bill Kelly did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Mayne improves in velocity Elbie Clift improves in velocity
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Milt Sipin did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Cunningham did not respond to coaching in velocity John Gaddy improves in contact_vs_righty Silver Nicholson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty