Win: Butch Clarkson (11-13) Loss: Bill Montague (11-7)
Save: Charlie Farmer (51)
Inning: 1 Houston Butch Clarkson pitching. Bob Kramer doubles to center field. Rob Branca pops out to the third baseman. John Tyack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Kramer advances to third on the play. Burleigh Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Bill Montague pitching. Red Maddox doubles to left field. Bill Scruggs singles to right field. Red Maddox scores. Marty Tiefenthaler flies out to the right fielder. Bill Scruggs steals second. Andy Gunderson singles to left field. Bill Scruggs scores. Andy Gunderson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Chris Capel singles to center field. Ben Ferriss grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chris Capel is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Roy Corey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Otis Valdez strikes out. Harry Lobert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Leslie Campanis singles to center field. Leslie Campanis is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Stan Stocker flies out to the left fielder. Butch Clarkson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Don Speck grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Montague singles to right field. Bob Kramer singles to left field. Rob Branca singles to right field. John Tyack grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Red Maddox grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Scruggs flies out to the left fielder. Marty Tiefenthaler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Burleigh Davis strikes out. Roy Corey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Otis Valdez bunts for a base hit. Harry Lobert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Andy Gunderson strikes out. Chris Capel pops out to the first baseman. Ben Ferriss flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Don Speck strikes out. Bill Montague strikes out. Bob Kramer singles to right field. Rob Branca grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Leslie Campanis grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Stocker strikes out. Butch Clarkson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston John Tyack strikes out. Burleigh Davis pops out to the second baseman. Roy Corey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Red Maddox grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Scruggs flies out to the right fielder. Marty Tiefenthaler walks. Andy Gunderson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Otis Valdez pops out to the third baseman. Harry Lobert doubles to center field. Don Speck flies out to the center fielder. Dave Coulter is pinch hitting for Bill Montague. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dave Coulter pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Cy Heredia pitching. Chris Capel strikes out. Ben Ferriss grounds out to the shortstop. Leslie Campanis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Frank Hutchinson 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. Bob Kramer singles to right field. Rob Branca flies out to the center fielder. John Tyack grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Kramer advances to second on the play. Burleigh Davis walks. Roy Corey grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Burleigh Davis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Stan Stocker singles to left field. Jack Abbaticchio is pinch hitting for Frank Hutchinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Abbaticchio walks. Red Maddox pops out to the second baseman. Bill Scruggs flies out to the center fielder. Marty Tiefenthaler pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Charlie Farmer pitching. Otis Valdez grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Lobert grounds out to the second baseman. Don Speck grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 8 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes John Tyack is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Rose did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dan James did not respond to coaching in range Tommy Cooper did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dan James did not respond to coaching in speed Al Douglass did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Marion did not respond to coaching in velocity Nick Bench did not respond to coaching in 2B
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Moore did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Velasquez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Fred Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rich Freeman did not respond to coaching in speed Stan Stevens did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Cordero did not respond to coaching in arm