Inning: 1 St. Louis Casey Madden pitching. Frank Christensen singles to left field. Alex Berberet hits a home run. Frank Christensen scores. Fred Patton grounds out to the second baseman. Duffy Moss hits a home run. Waddy Messenger singles to right field. Andy Garibay lines out to the second baseman. Ed Flinn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Len Jackson pitching. Jim Weaver strikes out. Harry Klawitter singles to left field. Shawn Ashford strikes out. Harry Klawitter is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Gary Farnsworth grounds out to the shortstop. Len Jackson is hit by a pitch. Frank Christensen strikes out. Alex Berberet walks. Fred Patton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Don Look lines out to the second baseman. Reid Johnson walks. Frank Vaughn flies out to the center fielder. Juan Patterson walks. Larry Hill walks. Casey Madden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 St. Louis Duffy Moss singles to left field. Waddy Messenger walks. Sparky McLain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andy Garibay singles to center field. Duffy Moss scores. Ed Flinn strikes out. Gary Farnsworth strikes out. Len Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Jim Weaver singles to left field. Harry Klawitter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Weaver advances to second on the play. Shawn Ashford grounds out to the shortstop. Don Look flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Frank Christensen strikes out. Alex Berberet grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Patton singles to right field. Duffy Moss flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Reid Johnson doubles to right field. Frank Vaughn strikes out. Juan Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Larry Hill walks. Sparky McLain grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Waddy Messenger singles to left field. Andy Garibay walks. Joe Simon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Flinn grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Waddy Messenger advances to third on the play. Andy Garibay advances to second on the play. Gary Farnsworth strikes out. Len Jackson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Jim Weaver hits a home run. Harry Klawitter singles to right field. Shawn Ashford grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Don Look strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Frank Christensen walks. Alex Berberet strikes out. Frank Christensen steals second. Fred Patton strikes out. Duffy Moss hits a home run. Frank Christensen scores. Waddy Messenger grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Reid Johnson is hit by a pitch. Frank Vaughn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Reid Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Juan Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Vaughn advances to second on the play. Larry Hill grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Andy Garibay grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Flinn lines out to the third baseman. Gary Farnsworth singles past the shortstop. Len Jackson singles to center field. Frank Christensen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Pete Dodd is pinch hitting for Joe Simon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pete Dodd singles to left field. Jim Weaver flies out to the center fielder. Harry Klawitter doubles to right field. Pete Dodd uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mick Balaz 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 2nd. Shawn Ashford grounds out to the third baseman. Don Look grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Johnny Marak pitching. Alex Berberet flies out to the right fielder. Fred Patton strikes out. Duffy Moss singles to left field. Waddy Messenger triples. Duffy Moss scores. Andy Garibay grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Reid Johnson strikes out. Frank Vaughn walks. Juan Patterson strikes out. Larry Hill doubles past the center fielder. Rick Morrison is pinch hitting for Johnny Marak. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rick Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Roy Johnson pitching. Ed Flinn grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Farnsworth walks. Buck Mathewson is pinch hitting for Mick Balaz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Buck Mathewson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gary Farnsworth is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Christensen singles to center field. Buck Mathewson advances to third on the hit. Alex Berberet flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Johnny Jones pitching. Jim Weaver hits a home run. Harry Klawitter grounds out to the shortstop. Shawn Ashford reached on a 2-base throwing error by Duffy Moss. Don Look singles in front of the center fielder. Reid Johnson walks. Frank Vaughn grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 St. Louis total runners LOB: 13 Houston total runners LOB: 12
Batting:2B - Harry Klawitter (34), Reid Johnson (15), Larry Hill (2).HR - Jim Weaver 2 (12).GIDP - Shawn Ashford, Frank Vaughn.HBP - Reid Johnson (1). Baserunning: CS - Harry Klawitter (19).
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Livan Kinney did not respond to coaching in velocity Lew Ibanez did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Woodward did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Bishop improves in range
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Butler did not respond to coaching in control Dixie Giard did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Witt did not respond to coaching in endurance Tony Dillard did not respond to coaching in control