Win: Mark Augustine (7-5) Loss: Roy Johnson (8-7)
Save: Chuck Blatnik (5)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mike Henrich pitching. Drew Baylor singles to left field. Leo Conway singles to left field. Drew Baylor advances to third on the hit. Jackie Smith triples. Drew Baylor scores. Leo Conway scores. Delos Aven singles to left field. Jackie Smith scores. Bill Mason singles to center field. Lee Wert pops out to the third baseman. Ray Hitchcock flies out to the center fielder. Bert Rubeling strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Tommy Walden pitching. Harry Klawitter grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Patterson strikes out. Jim Weaver flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tommy Walden strikes out. Drew Baylor singles to right field. Leo Conway strikes out. Jackie Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Drew Baylor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Don Look flies out to the right fielder. Reid Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Doyle Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Delos Aven flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mason strikes out. Lee Wert pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Pete Dodd singles to center field. Dan Fiore doubles past the third baseman. Pete Dodd uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Henrich lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Klawitter grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Fiore scores. Juan Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ray Hitchcock grounds out to the shortstop. Bert Rubeling strikes out. Tommy Walden singles to center field. Drew Baylor grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tommy Walden is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Jim Weaver grounds out to the pitcher. Don Look grounds out to the pitcher. Reid Johnson walks. Doyle Reynolds singles to center field. Reid Johnson advances to third on the hit. Pete Dodd strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Leo Conway walks. King Dahlgren comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leo Conway steals second. Jackie Smith strikes out. Delos Aven pops out to the second baseman. Bill Mason walks. Lee Wert singles to right field. Leo Conway scores. Bill Mason advances to third on the hit. Ray Hitchcock flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Dan Fiore singles to center field. King Dahlgren lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Klawitter singles to center field. Juan Patterson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bert Rubeling strikes out. Tommy Walden flies out to the center fielder. Drew Baylor singles to right field. Leo Conway grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Drew Baylor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Jim Weaver flies out to the left fielder. Don Look flies out to the right fielder. Reid Johnson doubles to right field. Doyle Reynolds hits a home run. Reid Johnson scores. Frank Brabender comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Pete Dodd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jackie Smith doubles to center field. Sparky McLain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Delos Aven doubles to center field. Jackie Smith scores. Bill Mason singles to center field. Lee Wert singles in front of the center fielder. Delos Aven scores. Johnny Marak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Hitchcock grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Mason advances to third on the play. Lee Wert advances to second on the play. Bert Rubeling flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Mason scores. Frank Brabender singles to center field. Lee Wert scores. Drew Baylor singles to left field. Leo Conway strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Valdes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Mason at 2B. Hector Plantenberg enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ray Hitchcock at 1B. Dan Fiore walks. Frank Vaughn is pinch hitting for Johnny Marak. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Vaughn singles to right field. Dan Fiore advances to third on the hit. Harry Klawitter strikes out. Juan Patterson singles to left field. Dan Fiore scores. Frank Vaughn aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jim Weaver strikes out. Don Look hits a home run. Frank Vaughn scores. Juan Patterson scores. Mark Augustine comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Reid Johnson walks. Doyle Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bob Henry pitching. Jackie Smith strikes out. Delos Aven reached on a fielding error by Pete Dodd. Bill Valdes strikes out. Lee Wert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Pete Dodd pops out to the third baseman. Dan Fiore walks. Javier Weaver is pinch hitting for Bob Henry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Javier Weaver walks. Harry Klawitter grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Javier Weaver is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Juan Patterson walks. Jim Weaver singles to center field. Dan Fiore scores. Don Look pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Roy Johnson pitching. Hector Plantenberg singles to right field. Dan Ryan is pinch running for Hector Plantenberg on 1st base. Bert Rubeling singles to right field. Dan Ryan advances to third on the hit. Ray Allenson is pinch hitting for Mark Augustine. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ray Allenson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Ryan scores. Bert Rubeling advances to second on the play. Joe Simon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Drew Baylor strikes out. Leo Conway doubles to right field. Bert Rubeling scores. Jackie Smith singles to right field. Leo Conway scores. Delos Aven flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Chuck Blatnik pitching. Reid Johnson strikes out. Doyle Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Pete Dodd singles to left field. Dan Fiore flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11 Houston total runners LOB: 8
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Robert Gross did not respond to coaching in control Monte Conlan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Andy Hoover did not respond to coaching in control Jim Witmeyer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rich Chlupsa did not respond to coaching in C
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Gillespie did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Kitson improves in arm Roger Niemann did not respond to coaching in control Yam Bocachica improves in power_vs_lefty