Win: Pedro Kutyna (3-0) Loss: Alberto Swindells (0-2)
Save: Al Verdel (3)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Lefty Whelan pitching. Bob Arrigo flies out to the right fielder. Jack Stanley pops out to the third baseman. Rick Huckleberry singles to right field. Hector Kane pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Jerald Brancato pitching. Alex Flores grounds out to the third baseman. Allie Dowell flies out to the center fielder. Heinie Schullstrom walks. Hal DiPietro lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Johnny Nagelsen singles to center field. Johnny Nagelsen steals second. Willie Nolan lines out to the third baseman. Gil Smith flies out to the right fielder. Mike Bench grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Monty Thomas strikes out. Ernie Galvin hits a home run. Naoji Takahashi lines out to the shortstop. Joe Byrne grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Jerald Brancato singles to right field. Bob Arrigo walks. Jack Stanley strikes out. Rick Huckleberry pops out to the second baseman. Hector Kane pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Lefty Whelan flies out to the left fielder. Alex Flores singles to center field. Allie Dowell walks. Heinie Schullstrom pops out to the first baseman. Hal DiPietro grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Allie Dowell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Johnny Nagelsen flies out to the right fielder. Willie Nolan strikes out. Gil Smith singles to right field. Mike Bench grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Gil Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Monty Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Galvin grounds out to the second baseman. Naoji Takahashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Jerald Brancato pops out to the first baseman. Bob Arrigo singles to left field. Jack Stanley singles to right field. Rick Huckleberry grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Arrigo advances to third on the play. Jack Stanley advances to second on the play. Hector Kane grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Byrne singles to right field. Lefty Whelan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Flores grounds out to the pitcher. Allie Dowell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Johnny Nagelsen flies out to the right fielder. Willie Nolan grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the shortstop. Hal DiPietro strikes out. Monty Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Mike Bench walks. Tim Kline is pinch hitting for Jerald Brancato. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tim Kline pops out to the first baseman. Bob Arrigo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Pedro Kutyna pitching. Ernie Galvin walks. Ernie Galvin steals second. Naoji Takahashi triples. Ernie Galvin scores. Joe Byrne strikes out. Lefty Whelan pops out to the shortstop. Alex Flores grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Jack Stanley reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ernie Galvin. Rick Huckleberry flies out to the center fielder. Hector Kane grounds out to the shortstop. Morrie Blankenship comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Johnny Nagelsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Allie Dowell grounds out to the shortstop. Heinie Schullstrom singles to center field. Hal DiPietro grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Heinie Schullstrom is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Monty Thomas singles to left field. Ernie Galvin walks. Naoji Takahashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 St. Louis Alberto Swindells comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Willie Nolan walks. Gil Smith flies out to the right fielder. Mike Bench walks. Rennie McGlothin is pinch hitting for Pedro Kutyna. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Andy Radebaugh is pinch running for Mike Bench on 1st base. Rennie McGlothin walks. Bob Arrigo strikes out. Jack Stanley walks. Willie Nolan scores. Rick Huckleberry singles to right field. Andy Radebaugh scores. Rennie McGlothin scores. Jack Stanley advances to third on the hit. Jerome Fuller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hector Kane doubles to center field. Jack Stanley scores. Rick Huckleberry uses his aggressiveness and scores. Johnny Nagelsen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Al Verdel pitching. Sid Colavito enters the game as a defensive replacement for Andy Radebaugh at C. Joe Byrne flies out to the left fielder. Hisanobu Inaba is pinch hitting for Jerome Fuller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hisanobu Inaba grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Flores singles past the shortstop. Allie Dowell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 9 Houston total runners LOB: 9
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Messersmith did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Goss did not respond to coaching in velocity Rufus Potts did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Barthold did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty C.B. Chatham improves in endurance Sal Leshnock did not respond to coaching in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ray Bratcher did not respond to coaching in arm Ryan Burkart did not respond to coaching in speed Neil Fariss did not respond to coaching in speed Jimmy Howell improves in range Tetsukazu Hitomi did not respond to coaching in velocity Gabby Huber improves in speed