Inning: 1 Houston
Heath Vader pitching.
Al McGunnigle grounds out to the second baseman.
Tom Sanders grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Joe Byrne strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 1 Cincinnati
Al Stidham pitching.
Harry Simpson singles past the second baseman.
Clyde Moore grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.
Will Clark strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 2 Houston
Jimmy Howell doubles to left field.
Gene Maurer grounds out to the second baseman.
Jimmy Howell advances to third on the play.
Ryan Burkart strikes out.
Harry Ryan flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 2 Cincinnati
Chick Krueger strikes out.
John Brown strikes out.
Damon Fahr reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Byrne.
Joe Morton hits an infield single to the pitcher.
Bill Appier doubles to left field.
Damon Fahr scores.
Joe Morton uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Heath Vader flies out to the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 3 Houston
Glenn Chamberlain walks.
Al Stidham lays a bunt down the third base line.
He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance.
Al McGunnigle walks.
Tom Sanders strikes out.
Joe Byrne strikes out.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 3 Cincinnati
Harry Simpson grounds out to the shortstop.
Clyde Moore walks.
Will Clark strikes out.
Chick Krueger singles to center field.
Clyde Moore advances to third on the hit.
Passed ball.
Clyde Moore scores.
Chick Krueger advances to second.
John Brown doubles to right field.
Chick Krueger scores.
Damon Fahr singles to left field.
John Brown is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 4 Houston
Jimmy Howell singles to center field.
Gene Maurer grounds into a force play to the shortstop.
Jimmy Howell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Ryan Burkart singles past the third baseman.
Harry Ryan grounds into a 1-6-3 double play.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 4 Cincinnati
Joe Morton singles to center field.
Bill Appier singles to center field.
Joe Morton advances to third on the hit.
Heath Vader strikes out.
Harry Simpson doubles to left field.
Joe Morton scores.
Bill Appier uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Clyde Moore hits a home run.
Harry Simpson scores.
Will Clark strikes out.
Chick Krueger flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 5 Houston
Glenn Chamberlain singles to left field.
Al Stidham pops up a bunt to the pitcher.
Al McGunnigle strikes out.
Tom Sanders singles to center field.
Glenn Chamberlain advances to third on the hit.
Joe Byrne singles past the second baseman.
Glenn Chamberlain scores.
Tom Sanders advances to third on the hit.
Jimmy Howell singles in front of the left fielder.
Tom Sanders scores.
Gene Maurer strikes out.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 5 Cincinnati
Jerry Zdeb comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
John Brown hits a home run.
Damon Fahr strikes out.
Joe Morton singles to right field.
Joe Morton steals second.
Bill Appier singles to right field.
Joe Morton scores.
Heath Vader lays a bunt down the first base line.
He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance.
Harry Simpson strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Houston
Ryan Burkart singles to right field.
Harry Ryan strikes out.
Glenn Chamberlain flies out to the left fielder.
Ryan Burkart steals second.
Jerry Zdeb strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Cincinnati
Clyde Moore grounds out to the shortstop.
Will Clark grounds out to the second baseman.
Chick Krueger is hit by a pitch.
John Brown flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 7 Houston
Al McGunnigle grounds out to the third baseman.
Tom Sanders singles to center field.
Joe Byrne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Tom Sanders advances to second on the play.
Jimmy Howell strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 7 Cincinnati
Damon Fahr singles to left field.
Joe Morton strikes out.
Bill Appier walks.
Don Henderson is pinch hitting for Heath Vader. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired.
Don Henderson singles to right field.
Damon Fahr scores.
Bill Appier advances to third on the hit.
Harry Simpson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 8 Houston
Jose Allen pitching.
Gene Maurer pops out to the first baseman.
Ryan Burkart flies out to the right fielder.
Harry Ryan singles to center field.
Glenn Chamberlain lines out to the first baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 8 Cincinnati
Clyde Moore walks.
Len Zimmer is pinch hitting for Will Clark. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Len Zimmer walks.
Chick Krueger singles to left field.
Clyde Moore scores.
Len Zimmer advances to third on the hit.
Cal Moss is pinch hitting for John Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Cal Moss doubles to left field.
Len Zimmer scores.
Chick Krueger uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Rip Thielman comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs).
Joe Gordon is pinch hitting for Damon Fahr. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Joe Gordon singles to center field.
Cal Moss is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder.
Joe Gordon steals second.
Wild pitch, all runners advance a base.
Joe Morton pops out to the third baseman.
Bill Appier lines out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 9 Houston
Masaji Sogawa is pinch hitting for Rip Thielman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat.
Masaji Sogawa flies out to the center fielder.
Al McGunnigle grounds out to the shortstop.
Tom Sanders singles to left field.
Irv Christian 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.
Bob Bissonette is pinch hitting for Joe Byrne. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Bob Bissonette grounds into a force play to the shortstop.
Tom Sanders is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Runners left on base: 1
Houston total runners left on base: 10
Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6