Inning: 1 Houston Frank Lee pitching. Masaki Arasuna grounds out to the second baseman. George Gilhooley grounds out to the shortstop. Earle Mooneyham grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Diego Ernie Kennedy pitching. Shitoshi Nitta flies out to the left fielder. Doc Sprite doubles to right field. Nick Meyers grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Doc Sprite advances to third on the play. Hal Dowse walks. Dick Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Bud Siever grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Wathan flies out to the center fielder. Mark Carney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Diego Steve Yankowski singles to right field. Oscar Robertson strikes out. Ed Pennington pops out to the third baseman. Frank Lee grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Yankowski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Dick Carroll grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Felske strikes out. Ernie Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Diego Shitoshi Nitta pops out to the third baseman. Doc Sprite flies out to the right fielder. Nick Meyers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Masaki Arasuna strikes out. George Gilhooley walks. George Gilhooley is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Earle Mooneyham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Diego Hal Dowse walks. Dick Smith singles to center field. Hal Dowse advances to third on the hit. Steve Yankowski singles to left field. Hal Dowse scores. Dick Smith advances to third on the hit. Steve Yankowski is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Oscar Robertson grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Smith scores. Ed Pennington doubles to center field. Frank Lee grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bud Siever pops out to the third baseman. Ed Wathan grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Diego Shitoshi Nitta grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Sprite grounds out to the third baseman. Nick Meyers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Dick Carroll singles to left field. Dick Carroll steals second. Stan Felske flies out to the center fielder. Pi Ortiz is pinch hitting for Ernie Kennedy. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pi Ortiz walks. Masaki Arasuna pops out to the shortstop. George Gilhooley grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dick Carroll is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 San Diego Tony Thompson pitching. Hal Dowse flies out to the center fielder. Dick Smith doubles to center field. Steve Yankowski flies out to the right fielder. Oscar Robertson singles to center field. Dick Smith scores. Ed Pennington doubles past the left fielder. Oscar Robertson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Earle Mooneyham pops out to the shortstop. Bud Siever strikes out. Ed Wathan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Diego Bill Bonner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shitoshi Nitta walks. Doc Sprite strikes out. Shitoshi Nitta steals second. Nick Meyers singles to right field. Shitoshi Nitta scores. Hal Dowse doubles to left field. Nick Meyers uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dick Smith hits a home run. Hal Dowse scores. Steve Yankowski walks. Ike Rogers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Oscar Robertson pops out to the second baseman. Steve Yankowski steals second. Ed Pennington pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Mark Carney flies out to the right fielder. Dick Carroll strikes out. Stan Felske strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Diego Frank Lee grounds out to the third baseman. Shitoshi Nitta pops out to the third baseman. Doc Sprite grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Ike Rogers singles to center field. Masaki Arasuna flies out to the center fielder. George Gilhooley singles to left field. Ike Rogers advances to third on the hit. Earle Mooneyham grounds out to the second baseman. Ike Rogers scores. George Gilhooley advances to second on the play. Bud Siever flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 3 San Diego total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Doc Sprite (23), Hal Dowse (16), Dick Smith (15), Ed Pennington 2 (12).HR - Dick Smith (15). Baserunning: SB - Shitoshi Nitta (43), Steve Yankowski (16).CS - Steve Yankowski (9).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Ganzel improves in contact_vs_righty Dino Kauff improves in range John Marshall improves in range Graeme Parsons did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Spongberg did not respond to coaching in 2B
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Buzz Sample did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Agler did not respond to coaching in control Gene Batiste did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Chad Finney improves in contact_vs_lefty