Win: Fred Brown (4-12) Loss: Ted Smith (4-7)
Save: Bill Buckalew (1)
Inning: 1 Houston Fred Brown pitching. Daijiro Tanioka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Purtell reached on a fielding error by Ed Davis. Heinie Schullstrom singles past the second baseman. Joe Purtell is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Joe Byrne singles to center field. Heinie Schullstrom advances to third on the hit. Naoji Takahashi singles to right field. Heinie Schullstrom scores. Joe Byrne advances to third on the hit. Monty Thomas singles to center field. Joe Byrne scores. Naoji Takahashi advances to third on the hit. Harry Ryan lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Ted Smith pitching. Ed Davis singles to right field. Upper Decker grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ed Davis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Upper Decker steals second. Bob Black walks. Dave Hughes singles to center field. Upper Decker scores. Bob Black advances to third on the hit. Heinie Hairs strikes out. Emerson Delcamp reached on a fielding error by Naoji Takahashi. Bob Black scores. Juan Lazo walks. Bernie York singles to center field. Dave Hughes scores. Emerson Delcamp scores. Fred Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Greg Bell pops out to the shortstop. Ted Smith strikes out. Daijiro Tanioka flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Ed Davis walks. Upper Decker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Davis advances to second on the play. Bob Black singles to left field. Ed Davis scores. Dave Hughes doubles to right field. Heinie Hairs flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Black scores. Emerson Delcamp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Purtell strikes out. Heinie Schullstrom singles to center field. Joe Byrne flies out to the left fielder. Naoji Takahashi grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Heinie Schullstrom is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Juan Lazo strikes out. Bernie York flies out to the left fielder. Fred Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Monty Thomas walks. Harry Ryan strikes out. Greg Bell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Ed Davis walks. Ed Davis gets picked off first. Upper Decker flies out to the right fielder. Bob Black grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ted Smith flies out to the right fielder. Daijiro Tanioka flies out to the left fielder. Joe Purtell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Dave Hughes pops out to the third baseman. Heinie Hairs walks. Heinie Hairs steals second. Emerson Delcamp strikes out. Juan Lazo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Byrne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Naoji Takahashi grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Bernie York triples. Fred Brown strikes out. Ed Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie York scores. Steve Olson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Upper Decker reached on a 2-base throwing error by Steve Olson. Bob Black grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Monty Thomas strikes out. Harry Ryan grounds out to the pitcher. Greg Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Dave Hughes lines out to the first baseman. Heinie Hairs pops out to the shortstop. Emerson Delcamp is hit by a pitch. Crese Smallwood is pinch hitting for Juan Lazo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Emerson Delcamp steals second. Crese Smallwood singles to left field. Emerson Delcamp scores. Morrie Blankenship comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bernie York walks. Fred Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Bill Lewis is pinch hitting for Morrie Blankenship. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Lewis grounds out to the third baseman. Daijiro Tanioka walks. Yoshihiro Oishi is pinch hitting for Joe Purtell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yoshihiro Oishi walks. Heinie Schullstrom singles to center field. Daijiro Tanioka scores. Yoshihiro Oishi advances to third on the hit. Joe Byrne strikes out. David Clay is pinch hitting for Naoji Takahashi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. David Clay singles to center field. Yoshihiro Oishi scores. Heinie Schullstrom advances to third on the hit. Bill Buckalew comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ryan Burkart is pinch hitting for Monty Thomas. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ryan Burkart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Elmer Kane pitching. Ed Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Upper Decker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Black singles to center field. Dave Hughes walks. Heinie Hairs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Harry Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Bell strikes out. Hisanobu Inaba is pinch hitting for Elmer Kane. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hisanobu Inaba grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 5 New York total runners left on base: 9
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rich Morman improves in arm Al McGunnigle improves in range Tony Harrison improves in contact_vs_righty Rich Morman improves in arm Masaji Sogawa improves in range Tony Harrison improves in power_vs_righty Alex Flores did not respond to coaching in 1B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Hanley Arroyo did not respond to coaching in velocity Gus Durant did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Vern Bare improves in power_vs_righty Gus Samford did not respond to coaching in velocity Hanley Arroyo did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Zdeb did not respond to coaching in velocity