Win: Harry Leibrandt (16-7) Loss: Hal Bair (11-13)
Inning: 1 Houston Harry Leibrandt pitching. Barney Franklin flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Paris singles to left field. Tom Cooper pops out to the third baseman. Joe Fitzgerald pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Milwaukee Hal Bair pitching. Appalach Gatewood doubles to left field. Johnny Reynolds walks. Chet Dugas strikes out. Merwin Merryfield walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Bill Rosso strikes out. Bass Reeves grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Appalach Gatewood is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Jeff Lavender strikes out. Stan Bithorn walks. Stan Bithorn is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Vic Shantz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Ken Bratschi hits a home run. Otis Stowe flies out to the left fielder. Harry Leibrandt strikes out. Appalach Gatewood walks. Appalach Gatewood steals second. Johnny Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Drummond Meadows pops out to the first baseman. Hal Bair grounds out to the third baseman. Barney Franklin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Chet Dugas flies out to the right fielder. Merwin Merryfield flies out to the right fielder. Bill Rosso strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Clarence Paris grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Cooper grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Fitzgerald flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Bass Reeves strikes out. Ken Bratschi grounds out to the third baseman. Otis Stowe walks. Harry Leibrandt singles to center field. Otis Stowe aggressively advances to third on the hit. Appalach Gatewood walks. Johnny Reynolds singles to center field. Otis Stowe scores. Chet Dugas singles to left field. Harry Leibrandt scores. Appalach Gatewood scores. Ed Cornell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Merwin Merryfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Jeff Lavender strikes out. Stan Bithorn singles to center field. Vic Shantz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Stan Bithorn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Drummond Meadows walks. Ed Cornell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Drummond Meadows is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Bill Rosso singles to right field. Bill Rosso steals second. Bass Reeves walks. Ken Bratschi singles past the second baseman. Bill Rosso scores. Herman Bradley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Otis Stowe doubles to center field. Bass Reeves scores. Ken Bratschi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Leibrandt lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Appalach Gatewood grounds out to the second baseman. Otis Stowe scores. Johnny Reynolds doubles to center field. Chet Dugas singles to left field. Johnny Reynolds scores. Merwin Merryfield grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Barney Franklin singles to center field. Clarence Paris pops out to the catcher. Tom Cooper flies out to the right fielder. Joe Fitzgerald walks. Jeff Lavender pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Bill Rosso singles to center field. Bass Reeves grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ken Bratschi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Stan Bithorn lines out to the shortstop. Vic Shantz singles past the second baseman. Drummond Meadows grounds out to the third baseman. Vic Shantz advances to second on the play. Steve Morris is pinch hitting for Herman Bradley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Steve Morris grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Willie McAleese pitching. Otis Stowe grounds out to the second baseman. Bryce Anders is pinch hitting for Harry Leibrandt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bryce Anders grounds out to the third baseman. Appalach Gatewood flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Lee Mellor pitching. Barney Franklin singles to left field. Clarence Paris singles to right field. Barney Franklin advances to third on the hit. Tom Cooper strikes out. Joe Fitzgerald grounds out to the third baseman. Clarence Paris advances to second on the play. Jeff Lavender flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Johnny Reynolds singles past the shortstop. Chet Dugas flies out to the left fielder. Merwin Merryfield singles to left field. Bill Rosso strikes out. Bass Reeves doubles to right field. Johnny Reynolds scores. Merwin Merryfield uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeff Menhart is pinch hitting for Ken Bratschi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jeff Menhart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Stan Bithorn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vic Shantz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Drummond Meadows walks. Dann Gabler is pinch hitting for Willie McAleese. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dann Gabler reached on a fielding error by Otis Stowe. Barney Franklin singles to center field. Drummond Meadows scores. Dann Gabler advances to third on the hit. Clarence Paris grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 10 Milwaukee total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Jeff Menhart is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Otis Tepedino did not respond to coaching in speed Lefty Gutierrez improves in arm Max Roush improves in speed Max Roush improves in power_vs_righty Clay Williams did not respond to coaching in 2B
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Spicer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Speed Cather did not respond to coaching in speed Fred Rucker improves in arm Manny Bradley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Fred Rucker did not respond to coaching in CF