Win: Ernie Kennedy (5-6) Loss: Oscar Williams (1-8)
Save: Oscar Gagne (9)
Inning: 1 Houston Oscar Williams pitching. George Gilhooley singles to left field. George Gilhooley is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Earle Mooneyham singles to center field. Pedro Grieve singles to center field. Pete Valdez walks. Bud Siever strikes out. Ed Wathan doubles to center field. Earle Mooneyham scores. Pedro Grieve scores. Mark Carney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ernie Kennedy pitching. Charlie Brett strikes out. Hank Stynes singles to center field. John Baird fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Baird pops out to the third baseman. Jamie Tejera strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Pi Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. George Gilhooley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bunny Lerchen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Grady Radford reached on a fielding error by Pi Ortiz. Ron Davidson lines out to the second baseman. Andres Houser doubles to center field. Grady Radford uses his aggressiveness and scores. Oscar Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Earle Mooneyham hits an infield single to the pitcher. Pedro Grieve strikes out. Earle Mooneyham steals second. Pete Valdez lines out to the first baseman. Bud Siever strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Charlie Brett walks. Hank Stynes triples. Charlie Brett scores. John Baird singles to right field. Hank Stynes scores. Jamie Tejera grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Baird is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bunny Lerchen is hit by a pitch. Grady Radford flies out to the center fielder. Ron Davidson singles to center field. Jamie Tejera is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Ed Wathan pops out to the shortstop. Mark Carney strikes out. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Andres Houser singles to left field. Oscar Williams fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Oscar Williams strikes out. Charlie Brett flies out to the center fielder. Andres Houser steals second. Hank Stynes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ernie Kennedy grounds out to the third baseman. George Gilhooley pops out to the shortstop. Earle Mooneyham hits a home run. Pedro Grieve doubles to left field. Pete Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh John Baird grounds out to the third baseman. Jamie Tejera grounds out to the shortstop. Bunny Lerchen singles to center field. Grady Radford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Bud Siever singles to center field. Bud Siever steals second. Ed Wathan flies out to the left fielder. Mark Carney pops out to the shortstop. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ron Davidson strikes out. Andres Houser lines out to the second baseman. Oscar Williams lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Ernie Kennedy strikes out. George Gilhooley strikes out. Earle Mooneyham doubles to right field. Pedro Grieve grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Charlie Brett grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Stynes flies out to the center fielder. John Baird singles to right field. Jamie Tejera singles in front of the center fielder. John Baird advances to third on the hit. Bunny Lerchen pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Pete Valdez singles to left field. Bud Siever reached on a 2-base fielding error by Hank Stynes. Jack Lennon 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. Ed Wathan flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Pete Valdez scores. Mark Carney hits a home run. Bud Siever scores. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Dick Carroll is pinch hitting for Ernie Kennedy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dick Carroll singles past the second baseman. George Gilhooley walks. Earle Mooneyham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Oscar Gagne pitching. Grady Radford lines out to the third baseman. Ron Davidson singles to right field. Ron Davidson steals second. Andres Houser walks. Jack Lennon pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Charlie Brett grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Phil Romero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pedro Grieve hits a home run. Pete Valdez walks. Bud Siever grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Valdez advances to second on the play. Ed Wathan walks. Mark Carney singles to right field. Pete Valdez scores. Ed Wathan advances to third on the hit. Dick Meyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pi Ortiz hits a home run. Ed Wathan scores. Mark Carney scores. Oscar Gagne singles to right field. George Gilhooley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Oscar Gagne is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Earle Mooneyham singles to center field. Pedro Grieve walks. Pete Valdez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Hank Stynes flies out to the right fielder. John Baird singles to left field. Jamie Tejera flies out to the center fielder. Bunny Lerchen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 11 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Earle Mooneyham (10), Pedro Grieve (5), Ed Wathan (6).HR - Earle Mooneyham (5), Pedro Grieve (9), Mark Carney (4), Pi Ortiz (3).SF - Ed Wathan. Baserunning: SB - Earle Mooneyham (4), Bud Siever (2).CS - George Gilhooley (3). Fielding: E - Pi Ortiz.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Ganzel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Marshall did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Witt improves in arm Arturo Dahlen improves in range Greg Spongberg did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: F RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bama Moss did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Aspromonte improves in range Al Kelly did not respond to coaching in velocity Rube Munson improves in velocity