Win: Gene Jordan (3-10) Loss: Ralph Sheckard (11-5)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Gene Jordan pitching. Elmer Kreevich grounds out to the second baseman. Shinji Fukatani flies out to the center fielder. Rich Fletcher singles to center field. Cholly Goar grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Ralph Sheckard pitching. Tom Cooper walks. Stan Bithorn walks. Jeff Lavender singles to right field. Tom Cooper scores. Stan Bithorn advances to third on the hit. Vic Shantz walks. Barney Franklin strikes out. Nigel Planer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Jeff Scheffler strikes out. Elmer Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Nigel Carson hits a home run. Ellis Riley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Fitzgerald singles to center field. Lee Williams walks. Gene Jordan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Cooper grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Fitzgerald scores. Lee Williams advances to third on the play. Stan Bithorn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Ralph Sheckard grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Kreevich strikes out. Shinji Fukatani strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jeff Lavender triples. Vic Shantz singles to left field. Jeff Lavender scores. Barney Franklin strikes out. Nigel Planer singles to center field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Joe Fitzgerald hits a home run. Vic Shantz scores. Nigel Planer scores. Heath Babington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lee Williams strikes out. Gene Jordan singles to center field. Tom Cooper singles to right field. Stan Bithorn doubles to right field. Gene Jordan scores. Tom Cooper uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Kearns comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Lavender grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Rich Fletcher strikes out. Cholly Goar walks. Cholly Goar steals second. Jeff Scheffler singles to left field. Cholly Goar scores. Jeff Scheffler steals second. Elmer Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Scheffler advances to third on the play. Nigel Carson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Vic Shantz strikes out. Barney Franklin flies out to the center fielder. Nigel Planer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Ellis Riley flies out to the center fielder. John Kearns singles to left field. Elmer Kreevich doubles to left field. John Kearns is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Shinji Fukatani grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Fitzgerald strikes out. Lee Williams singles to right field. Gene Jordan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Cooper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Rich Fletcher singles to right field. Cholly Goar strikes out. Jeff Scheffler grounds out to the catcher. Rich Fletcher advances to second on the play. Elmer Walker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Stan Bithorn flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Lavender singles to center field. Vic Shantz pops out to the shortstop. Barney Franklin triples. Jeff Lavender scores. Nigel Planer singles to right field. Barney Franklin scores. Willard Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Fitzgerald walks. Lee Williams singles to right field. Nigel Planer scores. Joe Fitzgerald advances to third on the hit. Gene Jordan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Nigel Carson singles to right field. Ellis Riley strikes out. Rowland Money is pinch hitting for Willard Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rowland Money walks. Elmer Kreevich singles to center field. Nigel Carson scores. Shinji Fukatani strikes out. Rich Fletcher singles to center field. Rowland Money uses his aggressiveness and scores. Elmer Kreevich advances to third on the hit. Rich Otten is pinch hitting for Cholly Goar. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rich Otten lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Fielder Schramka pitching. Tom Cooper strikes out. Stan Bithorn strikes out. Jeff Lavender singles to right field. Vic Shantz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Jeff Scheffler strikes out. Elmer Walker flies out to the center fielder. Nigel Carson singles to center field. Ellis Riley hits a home run. Nigel Carson scores. Jose Wood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Nuxhall- is pinch hitting for Fielder Schramka. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rick Nuxhall- doubles to center field. Elmer Kreevich singles to left field. Rick Nuxhall- is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Milt Fleitas pitching. Barney Franklin walks. Nigel Planer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Barney Franklin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Fitzgerald flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Miller is pinch hitting for Lee Williams. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jeff Miller lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Shinji Fukatani walks. Rich Fletcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shinji Fukatani advances to second on the play. Rich Otten strikes out. Jeff Scheffler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 9
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Reggie Bransfield improves in velocity Al Smith improves in contact_vs_righty Vinny Timmermann did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Vinny Timmermann did not respond to coaching in range
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lefty Gutierrez improves in speed Otis Tepedino improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Quinlan did not respond to coaching in control Clarence Paris improves in speed