Win: Yukio Kuwata (11-3) Loss: Allen Wakefield (14-8)
Save: Ed Cornell (5)
Inning: 1 Houston Allen Wakefield pitching. Jeff Lavender grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Cooper singles to right field. Barney Franklin doubles to right field. Tom Cooper scores. Tony Palmer flies out to the center fielder. Stan Bithorn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Hal Bair pitching. Elmer Kreevich triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Elmer Walker flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Elmer Kreevich scores. Shinji Fukatani grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Fletcher walks. Cholly Goar walks. Vinny Timmermann doubles to right field. Rich Fletcher scores. Elston Spilman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Don Allen triples. Lefty Gutierrez strikes out. Drummond Meadows flies out to the center fielder. Hal Bair strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Rowland Money walks. Allen Wakefield lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Elmer Kreevich flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jeff Lavender singles to left field. Tom Cooper grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Barney Franklin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Shinji Fukatani pops out to the shortstop. Rich Fletcher strikes out. Cholly Goar singles to left field. Cholly Goar steals second. Vinny Timmermann flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Tony Palmer strikes out. Stan Bithorn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Allen singles to left field. Lefty Gutierrez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Don Allen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Elston Spilman flies out to the center fielder. Rowland Money pops out to the shortstop. Allen Wakefield strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Drummond Meadows strikes out. Hal Bair grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Lavender grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Elmer Kreevich grounds out to the third baseman. Elmer Walker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shinji Fukatani grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Tom Cooper grounds out to the third baseman. Barney Franklin grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Palmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Rich Fletcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cholly Goar singles to center field. Cholly Goar steals second. Cholly Goar is out trying to steal third. Vinny Timmermann strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Stan Bithorn grounds out to the second baseman. Don Allen bunts for a base hit. Lefty Gutierrez walks. Nigel Planer is pinch running for Lefty Gutierrez on 1st base. Drummond Meadows walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Bob Morris is pinch hitting for Hal Bair. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Morris grounds out to the second baseman. Don Allen scores. Nigel Planer advances to third on the play. Drummond Meadows advances to second on the play. Jeff Lavender grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Yukio Kuwata pitching. Clarence Paris enters the game as a defensive replacement for Nigel Planer at C. Elston Spilman strikes out. Rowland Money grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Allen Wakefield grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Tom Cooper strikes out. Barney Franklin grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Palmer hits a home run. Stan Bithorn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Elmer Kreevich singles to right field. Elmer Walker flies out to the left fielder. Shinji Fukatani flies out to the left fielder. Rich Fletcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Don Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Clarence Paris walks. Drummond Meadows grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Clarence Paris is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Clay Williams is pinch hitting for Yukio Kuwata. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Clay Williams grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Drummond Meadows is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Ed Cornell pitching. Cholly Goar strikes out. Vinny Timmermann grounds out to the shortstop. Elston Spilman walks. Frank Long is pinch running for Elston Spilman on 1st base. Rowland Money walks. Marv Richardt is pinch hitting for Allen Wakefield. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Marv Richardt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Wilson did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Sojo improves in arm Ralph Wilson improves in velocity
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rick Scott improves in contact_vs_lefty Larry Pike improves in velocity David Strampe improves in contact_vs_righty David Strampe did not respond to coaching in speed