Inning: 1 Houston George Puig pitching. Hank Hornsby strikes out. Charlie Scott flies out to the right fielder. Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Jerry Sperry pitching. Doc Galvez doubles to left field. Cy Hardy grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Galvez advances to third on the play. Mickey Drake singles to center field. Doc Galvez scores. Steve Shumpert grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Walt Sizemore flies out to the right fielder. Ralph McNamara pops out to the first baseman. Troy McEnaney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis John Kaufman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bartolo Schofield grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Wright walks. Mike Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Mickey Crompton walks. Jay Hurst flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Sperry lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hank Hornsby reached on a fielding error by Mickey Drake. Charlie Scott singles past the second baseman. Mickey Crompton scores. Hank Hornsby advances to third on the hit. Joe Steinfeldt singles to right field. Hank Hornsby scores. Charlie Scott advances to third on the hit. Walt Sizemore singles to right field. Charlie Scott scores. Joe Steinfeldt advances to third on the hit. Ralph McNamara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis George Puig flies out to the left fielder. Doc Galvez grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Hardy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Troy McEnaney strikes out. Mickey Crompton walks. Mickey Crompton steals second. Jay Hurst grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jerry Sperry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Mickey Drake singles to center field. Steve Shumpert singles to left field. Mickey Drake is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. John Kaufman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Shumpert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bartolo Schofield flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Hank Hornsby strikes out. Charlie Scott singles to center field. Joe Steinfeldt singles to right field. Charlie Scott advances to third on the hit. Walt Sizemore strikes out. Tilly Biddle 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. Ralph McNamara strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Mike Wright walks. Mike Hernandez strikes out. Tilly Biddle lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Doc Galvez singles to center field. Mike Wright scores. Cy Hardy doubles to right field. Doc Galvez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mickey Drake grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Troy McEnaney flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Crompton walks. Jay Hurst strikes out. Jerry Sperry singles to right field. Mickey Crompton advances to third on the hit. Hank Hornsby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Steve Shumpert grounds out to the second baseman. John Kaufman flies out to the left fielder. Bartolo Schofield flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Charlie Scott grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Steinfeldt singles to right field. Walt Sizemore singles to left field. Ralph McNamara walks. Troy McEnaney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Steinfeldt scores. Walt Sizemore advances to third on the play. Ralph McNamara advances to second on the play. Junior Korince 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. Mickey Crompton walks. Jay Hurst walks. Walt Sizemore scores. Jerry Sperry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 St. Louis Mike Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Don White is pinch hitting for Mike Hernandez. Don White flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Mattox is pinch hitting for Junior Korince. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Eddie Mattox singles to right field. Gino Sheely 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 1st. Doc Galvez pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Osvaldo Rivas pitching. Hank Hornsby strikes out. Charlie Scott singles to right field. Joe Steinfeldt singles to left field. Charlie Scott advances to third on the hit. Joe Steinfeldt steals second. Walt Sizemore strikes out. Ralph McNamara strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Clay Biggs enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jay Hurst at SS. Cy Hardy strikes out. Mickey Drake flies out to the left fielder. Steve Shumpert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Troy McEnaney doubles to right field. Mickey Crompton reached on a 2-base throwing error by Osvaldo Rivas. Troy McEnaney scores. Clay Biggs singles to left field. Mickey Crompton scores. Emil Hildebrand is pinch hitting for Gino Sheely. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Emil Hildebrand flies out to the left fielder. Hank Hornsby grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Tony Young pitching. John Kaufman reached on a fielding error by Mickey Crompton. Bartolo Schofield strikes out. Mike Wright flies out to the center fielder. Don White flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 12 St. Louis total runners LOB: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Pate did not respond to coaching in velocity Elvis Janzen improves in control Bob Dessau did not respond to coaching in endurance Monte Kinsella did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tommy Karr did not respond to coaching in velocity Marty Brower did not respond to coaching in velocity Brad Hilton did not respond to coaching in CF
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George Stocksdale did not respond to coaching in control Barney Hatcher improves in contact_vs_righty Gary Irvine did not respond to coaching in speed Arch Hornung did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Stoops improves in speed Bud Anderson improves in power_vs_righty