Win: Jiggs Corey (12-10) Loss: Bill Montague (9-5)
Save: Hi Mulvey (1)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Bill Montague pitching. Dixie Nash singles to center field. Jason Musial flies out to the center fielder. Dixie Nash steals second. John Boever grounds out to the second baseman. Dixie Nash advances to third on the play. Jess McCormick pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Jiggs Corey pitching. Bob Kramer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rob Branca grounds out to the third baseman. Fritz Pendleton reached on a fielding error by Danny Fries. John Tyack flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Fin Campbell grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Fries singles past the first baseman. Myles Wiggins grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Roy Corey strikes out. Otis Valdez flies out to the right fielder. Dave Runnels grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Darrell Kilgus grounds out to the third baseman. Jiggs Corey strikes out. Dixie Nash grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Don Speck grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Montague grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Kramer singles to left field. Rob Branca doubles to right field. Bob Kramer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Fritz Pendleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jason Musial grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Boever singles to left field. Jess McCormick hits a home run. John Boever scores. Fin Campbell walks. Danny Fries flies out to the right fielder. Myles Wiggins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston John Tyack strikes out. Roy Corey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Otis Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Darrell Kilgus grounds out to the shortstop. Jiggs Corey strikes out. Dixie Nash singles to left field. Jason Musial flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Dave Runnels grounds out to the shortstop. Don Speck singles to right field. Bill Montague fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Montague strikes out. Bob Kramer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis John Boever grounds out to the second baseman. Jess McCormick pops out to the catcher. Fin Campbell pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Rob Branca strikes out. Fritz Pendleton walks. John Tyack flies out to the center fielder. Roy Corey walks. Otis Valdez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Danny Fries grounds out to the pitcher. Myles Wiggins reached on a fielding error by Dave Runnels. Darrell Kilgus grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Dave Runnels grounds out to the pitcher. Don Speck flies out to the right fielder. Harry Lobert is pinch hitting for Bill Montague. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Harry Lobert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Randy Creel pitching. Jiggs Corey grounds out to the shortstop. Dixie Nash strikes out. Jason Musial doubles to left field. John Boever strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bob Kramer flies out to the right fielder. Rob Branca flies out to the center fielder. Fritz Pendleton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Jess McCormick pops out to the first baseman. Fin Campbell singles to center field. Danny Fries flies out to the center fielder. Myles Wiggins singles to right field. Fin Campbell advances to third on the hit. Darrell Kilgus grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Hi Mulvey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Tyack singles to left field. Roy Corey strikes out. Otis Valdez strikes out. Dave Runnels flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 6 Houston total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Hi Mulvey is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jose Palmquist did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Smythe improves in speed Mo Lerian improves in velocity Emmet Parker improves in range Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Emmet Parker improves in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Lanning improves in range Alberto Pena did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Douglass did not respond to coaching in speed Bobby Pickering improves in range Joe Marion did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Pickering improves in power_vs_righty Jerry Tolan did not respond to coaching in 3B