Inning: 1 Houston Red Rikard pitching. Al McGunnigle strikes out. Ed Perez pops out to the second baseman. Vern Bare strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Tom Grant pitching. Eric Stephenson grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Huckleberry singles to right field. Peaches Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Bub Groth singles to left field. Rick Huckleberry advances to third on the hit. Rufus Potts hits an infield single to the third baseman. Rick Huckleberry scores. Tom Rohn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Gene Maurer flies out to the center fielder. Yoshihiro Oishi singles to left field. Harry Ryan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jack Stanley flies out to the left fielder. Don Blodell walks. Red Rikard lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eric Stephenson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Greg Bell pops out to the first baseman. Ryan Burkart singles to center field. Tom Grant 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 walks. Ed Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Rick Huckleberry pops out to the first baseman. Peaches Martinez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Bub Groth hits a home run. Rufus Potts flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Vern Bare pops out to the first baseman. Gene Maurer walks. Yoshihiro Oishi strikes out. Harry Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Tom Rohn grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jack Stanley strikes out. Don Blodell walks. Red Rikard walks. Eric Stephenson singles to right field. Rick Huckleberry walks. Don Blodell scores. Peaches Martinez singles to center field. Red Rikard scores. Eric Stephenson scores. Rick Huckleberry advances to third on the hit. Peaches Martinez steals second. Bub Groth doubles to right field. Rick Huckleberry scores. Peaches Martinez scores. Jerry Zdeb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rufus Potts strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Greg Bell flies out to the right fielder. Ryan Burkart grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Zdeb grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Tom Rohn flies out to the center fielder. Jack Stanley doubles to center field. Don Blodell walks. Red Rikard lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Jack Stanley is thrown out at third. Don Blodell advances to second on the play. Don Blodell advances to second on the play. Eric Stephenson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Al McGunnigle pops out to the catcher. Ed Perez flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Vern Bare strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Rick Huckleberry singles to right field. Peaches Martinez singles to right field. Bub Groth walks. Rufus Potts flies out to the center fielder. Tom Rohn singles to center field. Rick Huckleberry scores. Peaches Martinez scores. Jack Stanley strikes out. Don Blodell doubles to right field. Bub Groth scores. Tom Rohn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Red Rikard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Gene Maurer hits a home run. Yoshihiro Oishi grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Harry Ryan singles to center field. Greg Bell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harry Ryan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Greg Bell steals second. Ryan Burkart hits a home run. Greg Bell scores. Jimmy Howell is pinch hitting for Jerry Zdeb. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jimmy Howell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Rip Thielman pitching. Eric Stephenson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Huckleberry singles to center field. Rick Huckleberry steals second. Peaches Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Bub Groth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Haney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Al McGunnigle grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Vern Bare flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Rufus Potts singles to center field. Tom Rohn flies out to the left fielder. Jack Stanley singles to left field. Rufus Potts advances to third on the hit. Jack Stanley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Don Blodell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Gene Maurer is hit by a pitch. Yoshihiro Oishi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Harry Ryan singles to left field. Greg Bell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 4 St. Louis total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Bub Groth (32), Jack Stanley (11), Don Blodell (12).HR - Bub Groth (25). Baserunning: SB - Rick Huckleberry (20), Peaches Martinez (31).CS - Jack Stanley (5).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Randy Dilauro improves in control John Brown did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Brower did not respond to coaching in control Ned Rafter improves in speed John Poindexter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Brown improves in power_vs_lefty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Dixon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Carl Pyle improves in control Ernie Hill did not respond to coaching in control Chuck McFarland improves in contact_vs_righty Howard Phillips improves in arm Bryan Drews improves in contact_vs_lefty