Inning: 1 Pittsburgh
Gene Jordan pitching.
Sam House grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single!
Henry Okrie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Heinie Melton hits a home run.
Harry Castiglione strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 1 Houston
Orlando Conatser pitching.
Jeff Lavender grounds out to the shortstop.
Stan Bithorn singles to left field.
Barney Franklin singles to center field.
Stan Bithorn advances to third on the hit.
Tony Palmer hits a home run.
Stan Bithorn scores.
Barney Franklin scores.
Don Allen walks.
Tom Cooper flies out to the left fielder.
Nigel Planer grounds out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 2 Pittsburgh
Juan Ortiz singles to center field.
Juan Ortiz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd).
Toki Ichikawa singles to left field.
Sadao Nakayama strikes out.
Joe Bella singles past the shortstop.
Orlando Conatser doubles to left field.
Toki Ichikawa scores.
Joe Bella uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Sam House strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 2 Houston
Clarence Paris flies out to the center fielder.
Gene Jordan flies out to the center fielder.
Jeff Lavender strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 3 Pittsburgh
Henry Okrie singles to center field.
Heinie Melton singles to center field.
Harry Castiglione strikes out.
Juan Ortiz strikes out.
Toki Ichikawa grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 3 Houston
Stan Bithorn doubles to left field.
Barney Franklin pops out to the second baseman.
Tony Palmer walks.
Don Allen flies out to the left fielder.
Tom Cooper strikes out.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 4 Pittsburgh
Sadao Nakayama doubles to right field.
Joe Bella flies out to the right fielder.
Orlando Conatser flies out to the left fielder.
Sam House singles to center field.
Sadao Nakayama scores.
Jose Wood comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Henry Okrie flies out to the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 4 Houston
Nigel Planer singles to right field.
Clarence Paris flies out to the left fielder.
Jose Wood lays a bunt down the third base line.
He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance.
Jeff Lavender flies out to the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 5 Pittsburgh
Heinie Melton singles to center field.
Harry Castiglione hits a home run.
Heinie Melton scores.
Ed Cornell comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Juan Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman.
Toki Ichikawa grounds out to the third baseman.
Sadao Nakayama grounds out to the pitcher.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 5 Houston
Stan Bithorn grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single!
Barney Franklin singles to center field.
Tony Palmer strikes out.
Don Allen grounds into a force play to the first baseman.
Barney Franklin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Pittsburgh
Joe Bella singles to center field.
Orlando Conatser lays a bunt down the first base line.
He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance.
Sam House strikes out.
Henry Okrie grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Houston
Tom Cooper doubles to right field.
Nigel Planer grounds out to the second baseman.
Tom Cooper advances to third on the play.
Clarence Paris strikes out.
Brian Mathias is pinch hitting for Ed Cornell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning.
Brian Mathias grounds out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 7 Pittsburgh
Yoshihisa Nakatani pitching.
Heinie Melton singles to center field.
Harry Castiglione reached on a fielding error by Stan Bithorn.
Juan Ortiz strikes out.
Toki Ichikawa doubles to center field.
Heinie Melton scores.
Harry Castiglione is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder.
Guy Walker comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Sadao Nakayama singles to center field.
Toki Ichikawa scores.
Sadao Nakayama steals second.
Sadao Nakayama steals third.
Joe Bella pops out to the first baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 7 Houston
Mel Smalley comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired.
Jeff Lavender grounds out to the second baseman.
Stan Bithorn reached on a 2-base fielding error by Heinie Melton.
Barney Franklin strikes out.
Tony Palmer singles to left field.
Stan Bithorn scores.
Don Allen grounds into a force play to the first baseman.
Tony Palmer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 8 Pittsburgh
Pete Lyons is pinch hitting for Mel Smalley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning.
Pete Lyons grounds out to the pitcher.
Sam House walks.
Henry Okrie grounds into a force play to the second baseman.
Sam House is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
Heinie Melton walks.
Harry Castiglione singles to center field.
Henry Okrie scores.
Heinie Melton advances to third on the hit.
Jim Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Juan Ortiz strikes out.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 8 Houston
Marion Seguignol pitching.
Tom Cooper strikes out.
Clay Williams is pinch hitting for Nigel Planer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Clay Williams strikes out.
Clarence Paris strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 9 Pittsburgh
Toki Ichikawa strikes out.
Sadao Nakayama grounds out to the third baseman.
Joe Bella strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 9 Houston
Otis Tepedino is pinch hitting for Jim Johnson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat.
Otis Tepedino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Jeff Lavender grounds out to the second baseman.
Stan Bithorn grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single!
Runners left on base: 0
Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8
Houston total runners LOB: 7