Win: John Nichols (7-3) Loss: Hector Johnson (2-7)
Inning: 1 Houston Dan James pitching. Bob Kramer strikes out. Rob Branca strikes out. Fritz Pendleton singles past the second baseman. John Tyack singles to center field. Burleigh Davis singles to right field. Fritz Pendleton scores. Roy Corey hits an infield single to the pitcher. Otis Valdez walks. John Tyack scores. Bill Mokan strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Bill Montague pitching. Al Lindell singles to center field. Irv Parker flies out to the right fielder. Gilberto Brito strikes out. Dennys Darling grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bill Montague reached on a fielding error by D.T. Berg. Bob Kramer strikes out. Rob Branca grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Stan Kalin strikes out. Vance Ritchie walks. D.T. Berg doubles to right field. Vance Ritchie uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kirk Mancuso grounds out to the second baseman. D.T. Berg advances to third on the play. Dan James strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Fritz Pendleton grounds out to the shortstop. John Tyack strikes out. Burleigh Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Al Lindell grounds out to the second baseman. Irv Parker flies out to the left fielder. Gilberto Brito doubles to left field. Dennys Darling strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Roy Corey singles to right field. Otis Valdez pops out to the catcher. Bill Mokan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Stan Kalin grounds out to the pitcher. Vance Ritchie strikes out. D.T. Berg reached on a fielding error by John Tyack. Kirk Mancuso walks. Dan James pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Bill Montague grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Kramer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Rob Branca flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Al Lindell strikes out. Irv Parker grounds out to the second baseman. Gilberto Brito grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Fritz Pendleton pops out to the first baseman. John Tyack walks. Burleigh Davis grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Tyack is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Roy Corey walks. Otis Valdez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Dennys Darling grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Stan Kalin grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Vance Ritchie doubles to center field. D.T. Berg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Mokan strikes out. Bill Montague grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Kramer walks. Rob Branca strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Kirk Mancuso singles to left field. Joe Brookens is pinch hitting for Dan James. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joe Brookens grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kirk Mancuso is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Brookens steals second. Al Lindell singles to left field. Joe Brookens scores. Irv Parker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Lindell advances to second on the play. Cy Heredia 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. Gilberto Brito grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Al Touchstone pitching. Fritz Pendleton grounds out to the second baseman. John Tyack strikes out. Burleigh Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Dennys Darling flies out to the center fielder. Stan Kalin grounds out to the pitcher. Vance Ritchie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Roy Corey grounds out to the shortstop. Otis Valdez doubles to left field. Bill Mokan flies out to the center fielder. Dave Coulter is pinch hitting for Cy Heredia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Coulter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Philadelphia John Nichols pitching. D.T. Berg flies out to the right fielder. Kirk Mancuso flies out to the right fielder. Lew Aurilia is pinch hitting for Al Touchstone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lew Aurilia singles to center field. Al Lindell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Hector Johnson pitching. Bob Kramer hits an infield single to the second baseman. Rob Branca walks. Fritz Pendleton singles to center field. Bob Kramer scores. Rob Branca advances to third on the hit. John Tyack strikes out. Burleigh Davis hits a home run. Rob Branca scores. Fritz Pendleton scores. Jim McAndrew comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Corey singles to left field. Otis Valdez grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Roy Corey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Mokan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Philadelphia Irv Parker walks. Gilberto Brito strikes out. Dennys Darling strikes out. Stan Kalin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Irv Parker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Bill Montague is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Angel Jackson did not respond to coaching in endurance Tommy Cooper did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Kauff did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Rose improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Chalk improves in contact_vs_lefty George Rose improves in contact_vs_righty Mark Katz improves in 1B
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Greg Crowe improves in range Jake Hammonds improves in velocity Gary Easterday did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lance Lemke did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Steve Reese did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Reese improves in control John Rodgers did not respond to coaching in SS