Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Steve Eufemia pitching. Jim Demeter strikes out. Reuben Amaro strikes out. John Wright grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Luis Phillips pitching. Monte Heving grounds out to the pitcher. George Foster grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Joe Bancroft grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Hobbie Landrith flies out to the left fielder. Joe Slaughter singles to left field. Bill Towne singles to left field. Don Santo strikes out. Don Dorner singles to left field. Joe Slaughter scores. Bill Towne advances to third on the hit. Luis Phillips doubles to right field. Bill Towne scores. Don Dorner uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Demeter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Hal Boone grounds out to the shortstop. Emil Bragan grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Reuben Amaro grounds out to the second baseman. John Wright strikes out. Hobbie Landrith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Mahkan Singh triples. Mickey Estrada strikes out. Steve Eufemia grounds out to the shortstop. Mahkan Singh scores. Monte Heving reached on a fielding error by Reuben Amaro. George Foster hits a home run. Monte Heving scores. Joe Bancroft pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Slaughter strikes out. Bill Towne strikes out. Don Santo singles to left field. Don Dorner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Hal Boone bunts for a base hit. Emil Bragan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hal Boone is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gary Smith singles to right field. Emil Bragan advances to third on the hit. Mahkan Singh lines out to the shortstop. Mickey Estrada singles to center field. Emil Bragan scores. Gary Smith advances to third on the hit. Steve Eufemia grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Luis Phillips doubles to right field. Jim Demeter lines out to the second baseman. Reuben Amaro flies out to the center fielder. John Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Monte Heving bunts for a base hit. George Foster flies out to the right fielder. Joe Bancroft grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Hobbie Landrith flies out to the left fielder. Joe Slaughter flies out to the center fielder. Bill Towne singles to right field. Don Santo grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Towne is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Hal Boone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Emil Bragan singles to center field. Gary Smith strikes out. Mahkan Singh grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Emil Bragan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Don Dorner doubles past the center fielder. Alex Grammas is pinch hitting for Luis Phillips. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Alex Grammas doubles to center field. Don Dorner scores. Jim Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Demeter singles past the second baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. Reuben Amaro singles to left field. Alex Grammas scores. Jim Demeter advances to third on the hit. John Wright grounds out to the third baseman. Reuben Amaro advances to second on the play. Hobbie Landrith flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Demeter is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Walsh pitching. Julio Gotay enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Demeter at 2B. Mickey Estrada walks. Carlos Glaviano is pinch hitting for Jim Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Carlos Glaviano strikes out. Monte Heving strikes out. George Foster grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh George Ford pitching. Joe Slaughter walks. Bill Towne grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Slaughter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Towne steals second. Mickey Estrada throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Don Santo strikes out. Don Dorner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Bancroft flies out to the center fielder. Hal Boone walks. Emil Bragan singles to right field. Hal Boone advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Gary Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Boone scores. Emil Bragan advances to second on the play. Mahkan Singh flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Archie Baumgartner is pinch hitting for Bob Walsh. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Archie Baumgartner walks. Julio Gotay singles to center field. Reuben Amaro pops out to the third baseman. John Wright pops out to the shortstop. Hobbie Landrith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Ed Long pitching. Alex Gedeon is pinch hitting for Mickey Estrada. Alex Gedeon singles to left field. Eddie Milner is pinch hitting for George Ford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Eddie Milner walks. Monte Heving singles to center field. Alex Gedeon scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity Tommy Turner improves in speed Tris Rye improves in contact_vs_righty Choo-Choo Coleman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Red Kerr did not respond to coaching in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hidekazu Takuwa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Warhop did not respond to coaching in speed Gus Layne did not respond to coaching in control King Blackburn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty