Win: Charlie Varner (13-12) Loss: Jerry Sperry (17-7)
Inning: 1 Houston Charlie Varner pitching. Troy McEnaney singles to center field. Charlie Scott grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Joe Steinfeldt singles to right field. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Jerry Sperry pitching. Tony Landis doubles to center field. Lance Susce grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Landis advances to third on the play. Buzzy Tozer strikes out. Steve McKnight flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Gus Dozier walks. Jay Hurst grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mickey Crompton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jim Pico walks. Ernest Peck grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Pico advances to second on the play. Larry Dolan doubles to left field. Jim Pico scores. Donie Szotkiewicz hits a home run. Larry Dolan scores. Charlie Varner strikes out. Tony Landis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Ralph McNamara strikes out. Jerry Sperry strikes out. Troy McEnaney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Lance Susce walks. Buzzy Tozer singles to center field. Lance Susce advances to third on the hit. Steve McKnight singles past the first baseman. Lance Susce scores. Buzzy Tozer advances to third on the hit. Jim Pico grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve McKnight advances to second on the play. Ernest Peck singles to right field. Buzzy Tozer scores. Steve McKnight scores. Larry Dolan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ernest Peck is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Donie Szotkiewicz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Charlie Scott triples. Joe Steinfeldt walks. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Steinfeldt advances to second on the play. Gus Dozier singles past the second baseman. Charlie Scott scores. Joe Steinfeldt scores. Gus Dozier steals second. Jay Hurst strikes out. Mickey Crompton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Charlie Varner flies out to the center fielder. Tony Landis grounds out to the shortstop. Lance Susce strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ralph McNamara flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Sperry strikes out. Troy McEnaney singles past the first baseman. Charlie Scott walks. Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Buzzy Tozer grounds out to the third baseman. Steve McKnight doubles to right field. Jim Pico strikes out. Ernest Peck strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Tom Cangelosi singles to center field. Tom Cangelosi steals second. Gus Dozier walks. Jay Hurst strikes out. Mickey Crompton flies out to the center fielder. Ralph McNamara strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Larry Dolan grounds out to the second baseman. Donie Szotkiewicz flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Varner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jerry Sperry flies out to the right fielder. Troy McEnaney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Scott singles to left field. Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Tony Landis walks. Mickey Hamilton 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 1st. Tony Landis is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Lance Susce flies out to the center fielder. Buzzy Tozer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Nick Burris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Dozier walks. Jay Hurst grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gus Dozier is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Norm Hollahan is pinch hitting for Mickey Crompton. Jay Hurst steals second. Norm Hollahan doubles to left field. Jay Hurst scores. Ralph McNamara grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Steve McKnight doubles to center field. Jim Pico walks. Ernest Peck grounds out to the third baseman. Steve McKnight advances to third on the play. Jim Pico advances to second on the play. Larry Dolan walks. Donie Szotkiewicz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve McKnight scores. Jim Pico advances to third on the play. Larry Dolan advances to second on the play. John Rees is pinch hitting for Nick Burris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Rees singles to center field. Jim Pico scores. Larry Dolan scores. Tony Landis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston George Acosta pitching. Walter Hughes is pinch hitting for Mickey Hamilton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Walter Hughes singles to center field. Troy McEnaney strikes out. Charlie Scott strikes out. Emil Hildebrand is pinch hitting for Joe Steinfeldt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Emil Hildebrand flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 9 St. Louis total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Norm Hollahan (14).3B - Charlie Scott (2).GIDP - Charlie Scott, Jay Hurst. Baserunning: SB - Tom Cangelosi (15), Gus Dozier (12), Jay Hurst (7).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Billy Kyle did not respond to coaching in endurance Paddy Crosby did not respond to coaching in velocity Connie Wynn did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tony Young did not respond to coaching in control Paddy Crosby did not respond to coaching in velocity Laurin Moore did not respond to coaching in velocity
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Sizemore did not respond to coaching in arm Darren Bannon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Sizemore did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Doc Galvez improves in contact_vs_righty Don White improves in range Roberto Kenworthy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty