Win: Howie Griggs (14-4) Loss: Jerry Sperry (14-11)
Inning: 1 Philadelphia Jerry Sperry pitching. Wally Wynne singles to right field. Carlisle Spanswick singles to left field. Wally Wynne advances to third on the hit. Charlie Burns strikes out. Buzzy Tozer strikes out. Ralph Flanigan hits a home run. Wally Wynne scores. Carlisle Spanswick scores. Johnny Adams hits an infield single to the first baseman. Neil Chambers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Howie Griggs pitching. Mike Hartley flies out to the right fielder. Hank Hornsby strikes out. Charlie Scott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Wid Carnett hits a home run. Howie Griggs grounds out to the second baseman. Wally Wynne doubles to center field. Carlisle Spanswick singles to left field. Wally Wynne scores. Carlisle Spanswick steals second. Charlie Burns grounds out to the second baseman. Carlisle Spanswick advances to third on the play. Buzzy Tozer doubles past the third baseman. Carlisle Spanswick scores. Ralph Flanigan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Troy McEnaney singles to left field. Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the left fielder. Gus Dozier grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Johnny Adams flies out to the center fielder. Neil Chambers walks. Wid Carnett grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Emil Hildebrand doubles to center field. Mickey Crompton grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jerry Sperry grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Hartley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Howie Griggs strikes out. Wally Wynne grounds out to the third baseman. Carlisle Spanswick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Hank Hornsby grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Scott flies out to the center fielder. Troy McEnaney doubles to right field. Joe Steinfeldt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Charlie Burns walks. Buzzy Tozer walks. Ralph Flanigan pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Adams grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Gus Dozier grounds out to the second baseman. Emil Hildebrand singles to center field. Mickey Crompton flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Sperry grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Emil Hildebrand is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Neil Chambers grounds out to the pitcher. Wid Carnett flies out to the left fielder. Howie Griggs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Mike Hartley grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Hornsby singles to right field. Charlie Scott grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Hornsby advances to second on the play. Troy McEnaney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Wally Wynne flies out to the left fielder. Carlisle Spanswick flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Burns flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the left fielder. Gus Dozier strikes out. Emil Hildebrand strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Buzzy Tozer pops out to the third baseman. Ralph Flanigan singles to left field. Johnny Adams grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ralph Flanigan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Neil Chambers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Mickey Crompton walks. Jerry Sperry lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Mickey Crompton forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Hartley grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jerry Sperry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hank Hornsby walks. Charlie Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Wid Carnett flies out to the center fielder. Howie Griggs singles to center field. Wally Wynne doubles to center field. Carlisle Spanswick flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Howie Griggs is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Troy McEnaney pops out to the shortstop. Joe Steinfeldt grounds out to the third baseman. John Romero is pinch hitting for Gus Dozier. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Romero strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 5 Houston total runners LOB: 6
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Em Wolf did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Todd Alexander did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Doyt Miller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dave Briles did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Verle Lyon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Verle Lyon improves in speed
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Dessau did not respond to coaching in endurance Rick Sabo did not respond to coaching in velocity Jimmy Agbayani did not respond to coaching in control Rip Schmidt improves in contact_vs_righty Marv Roque improves in speed Bucky Vickers improves in velocity Brad Hilton did not respond to coaching in CF