Inning: 1 Houston Dave Tomer pitching. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Steinfeldt hits a home run. Charlie Scott walks. Gus Dozier walks. Troy McEnaney grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Candy Doyle pitching. Ted Blong grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Green strikes out. Bill Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Mickey Crompton pops out to the second baseman. Ralph McNamara doubles to left field. Emil Hildebrand strikes out. Candy Doyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Brian Manda walks. Greg Partenheimer pops out to the shortstop. Danny Weaver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Manda advances to second on the play. Algie Belitz walks. Tom Lillis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Tom Cangelosi is hit by a pitch. Joe Steinfeldt singles to right field. Tom Cangelosi advances to third on the hit. Charlie Scott grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tom Cangelosi scores. Gus Dozier reached on a fielding error by Brian Manda. Gus Dozier steals second. Troy McEnaney singles to right field. Gus Dozier is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dave Tomer flies out to the right fielder. Ted Blong singles to right field. Bill Green grounds out to the catcher. Ted Blong advances to second on the play. Bill Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Mickey Crompton reached on a fielding error by Greg Partenheimer. Ralph McNamara pops out to the shortstop. Emil Hildebrand singles to left field. Mickey Crompton advances to third on the hit. Candy Doyle flies out to the right fielder. Tom Cangelosi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Brian Manda pops out to the catcher. Greg Partenheimer walks. Danny Weaver grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Greg Partenheimer advances to second on the play. Algie Belitz singles to left field. Greg Partenheimer scores. Tom Lillis walks. Dave Tomer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Steinfeldt singles to right field. Charlie Scott strikes out. Gus Dozier walks. Troy McEnaney grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gus Dozier is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mickey Crompton triples. Joe Steinfeldt scores. Troy McEnaney scores. Ralph McNamara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ted Blong walks. Bill Green walks. Bill Rodriguez grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ted Blong is out at third base. Brian Manda doubles to center field. Bill Green scores. Bill Rodriguez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Greg Partenheimer strikes out. Danny Weaver flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Emil Hildebrand grounds out to the third baseman. Candy Doyle strikes out. Tom Cangelosi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Algie Belitz grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Lillis grounds out to the pitcher. Cotton Newhauser is pinch hitting for Dave Tomer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Cotton Newhauser flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Candy Vuckovich pitching. Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Scott grounds out to the third baseman. Gus Dozier flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ted Blong strikes out. Bill Green strikes out. Bill Rodriguez singles to center field. 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. Brian Manda grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Rodriguez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Troy McEnaney singles to left field. Mickey Crompton singles to center field. Ralph McNamara grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Troy McEnaney advances to third on the play. Emil Hildebrand singles to center field. Troy McEnaney scores. Walt Sizemore is pinch hitting for Mickey Hamilton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walt Sizemore grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Emil Hildebrand is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tommy Gearin pitching. Greg Partenheimer walks. Danny Weaver singles past the third baseman. Greg Partenheimer advances to third on the hit. Algie Belitz flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Greg Partenheimer scores. Danny Weaver steals second. Tom Lillis grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Danny Weaver advances to third on the play. Clyde Delahanty is pinch hitting for Candy Vuckovich. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Clyde Delahanty pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Fritz Cain pitching. Tom Cangelosi strikes out. Joe Steinfeldt pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Scott flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ted Blong singles to center field. Bill Green doubles to center field. Ted Blong uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Manda singles to left field. Bill Green scores. Houston total runners left on base: 7 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Mickey Hamilton is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Hartley improves in arm Billy Kyle did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Flowers did not respond to coaching in velocity Morris Smith did not respond to coaching in control Hank Hornsby improves in contact_vs_righty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chad Slagle did not respond to coaching in range Ace Luskey improves in power_vs_lefty Chris Pipgras did not respond to coaching in velocity Wally Daly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ralph Flynn did not respond to coaching in control Ralph Flynn did not respond to coaching in control Marcus Bartholomew did not respond to coaching in 2B