Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Tony Dingman pitching. Ted Blong hits a home run. Bill Green strikes out. Bill Rodriguez strikes out. Brian Manda grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Bob Brumley pitching. Troy McEnaney singles to center field. Charlie Scott strikes out. Joe Steinfeldt grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Troy McEnaney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Steinfeldt steals second. Tom Cangelosi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Juan Hyzdu strikes out. Danny Weaver walks. Algie Belitz strikes out. Tom Lillis hits a home run. Danny Weaver scores. Bob Brumley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Gus Dozier grounds out to the second baseman. Emil Hildebrand singles to left field. Mickey Crompton strikes out. Ralph McNamara singles to right field. Emil Hildebrand advances to third on the hit. Tony Dingman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ted Blong walks. Ted Blong steals second. Bill Green pops out to the first baseman. Bill Rodriguez singles to center field. Ted Blong scores. Brian Manda grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Troy McEnaney flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Scott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Joe Steinfeldt reached on a fielding error by Juan Hyzdu. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Juan Hyzdu flies out to the right fielder. Danny Weaver singles to left field. Algie Belitz 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. Tom Lillis doubles to left field. Danny Weaver scores. Algie Belitz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Brumley singles to center field. Tom Lillis scores. Ted Blong strikes out. Bill Green singles past the second baseman. Bob Brumley aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bill Rodriguez singles to center field. Bob Brumley scores. Bill Green advances to third on the hit. Brian Manda grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Gus Dozier flies out to the center fielder. Emil Hildebrand grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mickey Crompton walks. Ralph McNamara reached on a 2-base throwing error by Algie Belitz. Mickey Hamilton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Juan Hyzdu grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Weaver hits a home run. Algie Belitz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Lillis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Troy McEnaney flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Scott hits a home run. Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Tom Cangelosi walks. Gus Dozier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bob Brumley strikes out. Ted Blong flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bill Green walks. Bill Rodriguez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Emil Hildebrand singles past the second baseman. Emil Hildebrand steals second. Mickey Crompton hits a home run. Emil Hildebrand scores. Ralph McNamara walks. Mickey Hamilton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mickey Hamilton strikes out. Troy McEnaney grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Brian Manda strikes out. Juan Hyzdu walks. Danny Weaver grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Charlie Scott strikes out. Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Algie Belitz flies out to the center fielder. Tom Lillis flies out to the left fielder. Cotton Newhauser is pinch hitting for Bob Brumley. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Cotton Newhauser singles to center field. Mark Wetteland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Blong grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cotton Newhauser is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Fritz Cain pitching. Hideyuki Satozaki is pinch hitting for Gus Dozier. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hideyuki Satozaki singles to left field. Connie Wynn is pinch hitting for Emil Hildebrand. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Connie Wynn grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mickey Crompton singles to right field. Jeff Bruckmiller is pinch hitting for Ralph McNamara. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jeff Bruckmiller singles to left field. Walt Sizemore is pinch hitting for Mark Wetteland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walt Sizemore singles to center field. Mickey Crompton scores. Troy McEnaney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Alex Foley pitching. Bill Green walks. Bill Green is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Rodriguez bunts for a base hit. Bill Rodriguez steals second. Brian Manda flies out to the center fielder. Juan Hyzdu grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Charlie Scott strikes out. Joe Steinfeldt singles to left field. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Steinfeldt advances to second on the play. Hideyuki Satozaki singles to center field. Joe Steinfeldt scores. Connie Wynn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5 Houston total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Tom Lillis (3).HR - Ted Blong (3), Danny Weaver (13), Tom Lillis (3).GIDP - Brian Manda, Danny Weaver. Baserunning: SB - Ted Blong (11), Bill Rodriguez (3).CS - Bill Green (3). Fielding: E - Juan Hyzdu, Algie Belitz.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Preston Leiter did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Carew improves in contact_vs_lefty Marcus Bartholomew did not respond to coaching in arm Al Burns did not respond to coaching in range Dave Rodriguez improves in power_vs_righty Wally Daly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Marcus Bartholomew did not respond to coaching in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Flowers improves in control Babe Barton did not respond to coaching in control Chuck Poffenberger did not respond to coaching in velocity Babe Barton did not respond to coaching in endurance Walter Hughes did not respond to coaching in range Bill Brewer did not respond to coaching in control