Win: Steve Olson (4-5) Loss: Alberto Swindells (0-2)
Save: Earl Sweeney (20)
Inning: 1 Houston Paxton Burnett pitching. Al McGunnigle strikes out. Tom Sanders singles past the shortstop. Joe Byrne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Sanders advances to second on the play. Jimmy Howell singles to right field. Gene Maurer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati March Knowlton pitching. Harry Simpson singles to center field. Joe Gordon flies out to the left fielder. Damon Fahr singles to left field. Harry Simpson advances to third on the hit. Joe Morton flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Harry Simpson scores. Damon Fahr steals second. Clyde Moore singles to center field. Damon Fahr scores. Chick Krueger lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Ryan Burkart hits a home run. Harry Ryan walks. Glenn Chamberlain grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harry Ryan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. March Knowlton 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 triples. Glenn Chamberlain scores. Al McGunnigle scores. Joe Byrne grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Will Clark walks. Bill Appier grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Paxton Burnett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jimmy Howell grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Maurer walks. Ryan Burkart walks. Gene Maurer steals third. Ryan Burkart is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Harry Ryan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Harry Simpson pops out to the second baseman. Joe Gordon walks. Joe Gordon steals second. Damon Fahr grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Gordon advances to third on the play. Joe Morton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Glenn Chamberlain singles to left field. March Knowlton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al McGunnigle strikes out. Tom Sanders walks. Jim Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Byrne flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Clyde Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Chick Krueger flies out to the left fielder. Will Clark walks. Bill Appier walks. Jim Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Jimmy Howell grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Maurer strikes out. Ryan Burkart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Harry Simpson doubles to left field. Joe Gordon walks. Damon Fahr singles to right field. Harry Simpson scores. Joe Gordon advances to third on the hit. Joe Morton walks. Clyde Moore strikes out. Chick Krueger strikes out. Will Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Houston Harry Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Glenn Chamberlain grounds out to the shortstop. March Knowlton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bill Appier grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Simpson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Al McGunnigle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Tom Sanders walks. Joe Byrne grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Tom Sanders is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jimmy Howell walks. Gene Maurer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jimmy Howell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Joe Gordon pops out to the third baseman. Damon Fahr flies out to the center fielder. Joe Morton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston 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. Ryan Burkart pops out to the third baseman. Masaji Sogawa is pinch hitting for Harry Ryan. Masaji Sogawa strikes out. Greg Bell is pinch hitting for Glenn Chamberlain. Greg Bell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jim Fox enters the game as a defensive replacement for Masaji Sogawa at CF. Clyde Moore flies out to the left fielder. Chick Krueger strikes out. Will Clark flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Bill Lewis is pinch hitting for March Knowlton. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Bill Lewis grounds out to the second baseman. Al McGunnigle grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Sanders doubles to left field. Joe Byrne grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Steve Olson pitching. Don Henderson is pinch hitting for Bill Appier. Don Henderson is hit by a pitch. Tony Mills is pinch hitting for Irv Christian. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Tony Mills grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Harry Simpson walks. Joe Gordon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Alberto Swindells pitching. Joe Nicholson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Henderson at C. Jimmy Howell singles to center field. Gene Maurer singles to left field. Jimmy Howell advances to third on the hit. Ryan Burkart grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jimmy Howell scores. Jim Fox walks. Greg Bell hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mike Hampton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Bissonette is pinch hitting for Steve Olson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Bissonette singles to right field. Jim Fox scores. Greg Bell advances to third on the hit. Al McGunnigle singles to center field. Greg Bell scores. Bob Bissonette advances to third on the hit. Tom Sanders strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Earl Sweeney pitching. Damon Fahr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Morton strikes out. Clyde Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 11 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Harry Simpson (23).SF - Joe Morton.GIDP - Bill Appier, Tony Mills.HBP - Don Henderson (1). Baserunning: SB - Joe Gordon (10), Damon Fahr (14).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rich Morman did not respond to coaching in range Purnal Bates improves in contact_vs_righty Tex Gibbon improves in range Purnal Bates improves in speed Bob Weilman improves in power_vs_lefty Lew Tiant did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Rohde improves in range Al Kekich improves in control Rick Olivares did not respond to coaching in arm Paul Gibson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Brinkman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Larry Smith improves in velocity Rocky Gumbert did not respond to coaching in 3B