Win: Vida Washington (18-4) Loss: Hal Gaston (6-4)
Inning: 1 Houston Fabian Priest pitching. Monte Heving strikes out. George Foster flies out to the center fielder. Mahkan Singh singles to center field. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Floyd Spicoli pitching. Steve Gipson grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Madison strikes out. Steve Mann flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Hy Harder walks. Carlos Glaviano grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Hy Harder is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Hopkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Glaviano advances to second on the play. Fred Christensen singles to right field. Carlos Glaviano scores. Floyd Spicoli singles to right field. Fred Christensen advances to third on the hit. Monte Heving walks. George Foster grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Beauty Connelly strikes out. Lou Wenz singles to center field. Donell Woodson strikes out. Blas Zupo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Mahkan Singh grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Bancroft singles to center field. Hy Harder flies out to the center fielder. Joe Bancroft steals second. Carlos Glaviano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Dan Elliott strikes out. Fabian Priest flies out to the center fielder. Steve Gipson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Frank Hopkins pops out to the shortstop. Fred Christensen grounds out to the second baseman. Floyd Spicoli grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Billy Madison doubles to center field. Steve Mann strikes out. Beauty Connelly flies out to the center fielder. Lou Wenz singles to left field. Billy Madison scores. Donell Woodson singles to right field. Lou Wenz advances to third on the hit. Blas Zupo walks. Dan Elliott walks. Lou Wenz scores. Fabian Priest grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Houston Monte Heving grounds out to the second baseman. George Foster hits a home run. Mahkan Singh flies out to the center fielder. Joe Bancroft singles to left field. Bill Rudolph 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. Hy Harder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Steve Gipson grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Madison grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Mann reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mahkan Singh. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Beauty Connelly pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Carlos Glaviano hits an infield single to the second baseman. Frank Hopkins grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Carlos Glaviano is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Fred Christensen pops out to the first baseman. Alex Gedeon is pinch hitting for Floyd Spicoli . Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Alex Gedeon walks. Hal Gaston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Monte Heving grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alex Gedeon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Vida Washington pitching. Lou Wenz flies out to the right fielder. Donell Woodson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Blas Zupo grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston George Foster grounds out to the pitcher. Mahkan Singh flies out to the center fielder. Joe Bancroft doubles to left field. Hy Harder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Dan Elliott flies out to the left fielder. Hal Gaston pops out to the third baseman. Steve Gipson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Carlos Glaviano hits a home run. Pablo Lopez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Hopkins pops out to the shortstop. Fred Christensen grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Miller is pinch hitting for Vida Washington. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mickey Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Buddy Henderson pitching. Billy Madison strikes out. Steve Mann flies out to the center fielder. Beauty Connelly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Monte Heving walks. George Foster triples. Monte Heving scores. Duke White comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mahkan Singh walks. Joe Bancroft singles to left field. George Foster scores. Mahkan Singh advances to third on the hit. Hy Harder singles to left field. Mahkan Singh scores. Joe Bancroft advances to third on the hit. Biggs Maranda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Glaviano strikes out. Frank Hopkins walks. Fred Christensen flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Bancroft scores. Hidekazu Takuwa is pinch hitting for Buddy Henderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Hidekazu Takuwa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Reggie Hall pitching. Lou Wenz grounds out to the shortstop. Donell Woodson singles to center field. Blas Zupo flies out to the center fielder. Dan Elliott flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 11 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Joe Bancroft (17).3B - George Foster (7).HR - George Foster (11), Carlos Glaviano (4).SF - Fred Christensen. Baserunning: SB - Joe Bancroft (9). Fielding: E - Mahkan Singh.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Luis Gelnar improves in control Al Graham improves in power_vs_righty Jim Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity Luis Gelnar did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Graham did not respond to coaching in RF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sandy Hart did not respond to coaching in control Bill Batsch did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Durnbaugh did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill Batsch did not respond to coaching in velocity