Win: Carl Staller (1-0) Loss: Steve Olson (1-2)
Save: Kurt Ramsey (9)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Doc Helms pitching. Andy Radebaugh grounds out to the pitcher. Chief Hunter singles to right field. Rufus Potts strikes out. Peaches Martinez pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Alex Steele pitching. Al McGunnigle walks. Joe Byrne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al McGunnigle advances to second on the play. Jimmy Howell walks. Ryan Burkart grounds out to the shortstop. Al McGunnigle advances to third on the play. Jimmy Howell advances to second on the play. Harry Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jack Stanley doubles to right field. Hector Kane walks. Don Blodell flies out to the center fielder. Willie Nolan singles to left field. Jack Stanley scores. Alex Steele lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Hector Kane is thrown out at third. Willie Nolan advances to second on the play. Willie Nolan advances to second on the play. Andy Radebaugh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Glenn Chamberlain strikes out. Jim Fox grounds out to the shortstop. Masaji Sogawa lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Chief Hunter grounds out to the shortstop. Rufus Potts flies out to the center fielder. Peaches Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Doc Helms grounds out to the third baseman. Al McGunnigle grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Byrne pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jack Stanley hits a home run. Hector Kane grounds out to the second baseman. Don Blodell grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Nolan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Jimmy Howell lines out to the shortstop. Ryan Burkart grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Ryan walks. Glenn Chamberlain strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Alex Steele strikes out. Andy Radebaugh singles to center field. Chief Hunter strikes out. Rufus Potts singles to left field. Andy Radebaugh advances to third on the hit. Rufus Potts steals second. Peaches Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Jim Fox flies out to the right fielder. Masaji Sogawa strikes out. Doc Helms strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jack Stanley grounds out to the second baseman. Hector Kane singles to right field. Hector Kane steals second. Don Blodell grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Nolan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Al McGunnigle flies out to the left fielder. Joe Byrne hits a home run. Jimmy Howell singles to center field. Ryan Burkart singles to center field. Harry Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Howell advances to third on the play. Ryan Burkart advances to second on the play. Glenn Chamberlain singles to right field. Jimmy Howell scores. Ryan Burkart scores. Jim Fox flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Tim Kline is pinch hitting for Alex Steele. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tim Kline grounds out to the pitcher. Andy Radebaugh grounds out to the shortstop. Chief Hunter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Carl Staller pitching. Masaji Sogawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Helms flies out to the center fielder. Al McGunnigle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Rufus Potts singles to center field. Rufus Potts steals second. Masaji Sogawa throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Steve Olson 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. Peaches Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Rufus Potts scores. Jack Stanley strikes out. Hector Kane pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Byrne singles to right field. Jimmy Howell strikes out. Joe Byrne steals second. Ryan Burkart singles to left field. Joe Byrne scores. Ryan Burkart is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Harry Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Don Blodell singles to right field. Don Blodell steals second. Willie Nolan grounds out to the third baseman. Otis Ferens is pinch hitting for Carl Staller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Otis Ferens singles to right field. Don Blodell scores. Horace DeHart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Reggie Murray is pinch running for Otis Ferens on 1st base. Andy Radebaugh walks. Chief Hunter singles past the third baseman. Reggie Murray scores. Rufus Potts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Radebaugh advances to third on the play. Chief Hunter advances to second on the play. Peaches Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Kurt Ramsey pitching. Greg Bell is pinch hitting for Glenn Chamberlain. Greg Bell strikes out. Jim Fox flies out to the left fielder. Masaji Sogawa singles past the shortstop. David Clay is pinch hitting for Horace DeHart. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. David Clay grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Masaji Sogawa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 5
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kazuto Uzawa did not respond to coaching in endurance Teiichi Ishikawa did not respond to coaching in velocity Eric Kremer improves in control Bryan Drews improves in range Bryan Drews improves in contact_vs_lefty George Dixon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ned Rafter improves in power_vs_righty Lew Tiant improves in velocity Ace Mantle improves in velocity Jerry Zdeb did not respond to coaching in control Ace Mantle improves in control John Poindexter improves in arm