Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ted Smith pitching. Harry Simpson flies out to the center fielder. Joe Gordon singles to center field. Chick Krueger strikes out. Joe Morton singles to center field. Rod Sloat grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe Morton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Heath Vader pitching. Al McGunnigle walks. Heinie Schullstrom singles to right field. Al McGunnigle is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Daijiro Tanioka hits a home run. Heinie Schullstrom scores. Joe Byrne hits a home run. Naoji Takahashi doubles to center field. Harry Ryan grounds out to the pitcher. David Clay grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bruce Decatur flies out to the left fielder. Joe Nicholson singles to left field. Cal Moss lines out to the second baseman. Heath Vader strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Hisanobu Inaba singles to left field. Ted Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ted Smith strikes out. Al McGunnigle lines out to the third baseman. Hisanobu Inaba steals second. Hisanobu Inaba is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Harry Simpson strikes out. Joe Gordon grounds out to the shortstop. Chick Krueger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Heinie Schullstrom reached on a 2-base fielding error by Chick Krueger. Daijiro Tanioka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Heinie Schullstrom advances to third on the play. Joe Byrne walks. Naoji Takahashi singles to left field. Heinie Schullstrom scores. Joe Byrne advances to third on the hit. Naoji Takahashi is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Harry Ryan singles to left field. Joe Byrne scores. Irv Christian comes in from the bullpen to pitch. David Clay strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Joe Morton flies out to the left fielder. Rod Sloat grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Decatur flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Hisanobu Inaba flies out to the right fielder. Ted Smith reached on a 2-base fielding error by Rod Sloat. Al McGunnigle singles to right field. Heinie Schullstrom walks. Daijiro Tanioka flies out to the right fielder. Joe Byrne strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Joe Nicholson singles to left field. Cal Moss doubles to left field. Joe Nicholson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Irv Christian fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Irv Christian strikes out. Harry Simpson grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Gordon lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Naoji Takahashi triples. Harry Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Naoji Takahashi scores. David Clay grounds out to the pitcher. Hisanobu Inaba flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Chick Krueger doubles to right field. Joe Morton walks. Rod Sloat pops out to the first baseman. Bruce Decatur grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Morton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Nicholson singles to left field. Chick Krueger scores. Cal Moss singles to left field. Bruce Decatur scores. Irv Christian hits a home run. Joe Nicholson scores. Cal Moss scores. Buddy Ruiz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Buddy Ruiz singles to left field. Al McGunnigle grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Buddy Ruiz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Heinie Schullstrom flies out to the center fielder. Russ Smith 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. Daijiro Tanioka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Joe Gordon singles to center field. Joe Gordon steals second. Chick Krueger grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Gordon advances to third on the play. Joe Morton singles to right field. Joe Gordon scores. Rod Sloat singles in front of the center fielder. Joe Morton advances to third on the hit. Bruce Decatur hits a home run. Joe Morton scores. Rod Sloat scores. Scott Reilly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Nicholson singles to right field. Cal Moss strikes out. Russ Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Joe Byrne hits a home run. Naoji Takahashi doubles to center field. Harry Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. David Clay singles to left field. Naoji Takahashi is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Hisanobu Inaba pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Harry Simpson singles to center field. Passed ball. Harry Simpson advances to second. Joe Gordon grounds out to the third baseman. Chick Krueger grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Morton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Clyde Moore enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bruce Decatur at 3B. Greg Bell is pinch hitting for Scott Reilly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Greg Bell strikes out. Jim Fox is pinch hitting for Al McGunnigle. Jim Fox pops out to the third baseman. Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Horace DeHart pitching. Yoshihiro Oishi enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Fox at SS. Rod Sloat grounds out to the pitcher. Clyde Moore singles to left field. Joe Nicholson singles to right field. Clyde Moore is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Cal Moss walks. George Derrick is pinch hitting for Russ Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. George Derrick singles past the second baseman. Harry Simpson singles to left field. Joe Nicholson scores. Cal Moss scores. George Derrick advances to third on the hit. Steve Olson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Gordon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Rod Smith pitching. Daijiro Tanioka singles to left field. Bill Lewis is pinch hitting for Joe Byrne. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Daijiro Tanioka steals second. Bill Lewis grounds out to the second baseman. Daijiro Tanioka advances to third on the play. Naoji Takahashi grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Ryan singles to center field. Daijiro Tanioka scores. David Clay grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harry Ryan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Chick Krueger (7), Cal Moss (10).HR - Bruce Decatur (5), Irv Christian (1). Baserunning: SB - Joe Gordon (6). Fielding: E - Chick Krueger, Rod Sloat.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Rocky Gumbert improves in contact_vs_righty Red Thurman improves in power_vs_lefty Rocky Gumbert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tony Mills improves in range Bill Appier did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Red Thurman improves in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Bowers improves in contact_vs_lefty Homer Nyman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jerry Zdeb improves in velocity Gene Maurer improves in power_vs_righty Glenn Chamberlain did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jerry Zdeb did not respond to coaching in control