Inning: 1 Houston Bill Stocksdale pitching. Barney Franklin flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Bateman singles past the third baseman. Jeff Lavender flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Carl singles to center field. Ralph Bateman is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Joe Wrightstone pitching. Scott Kretsch singles to center field. Oscar Vaughn strikes out. Bill Shirley hits a home run. Scott Kretsch scores. Smooth Ed Simpson walks. Christian Monsour walks. James Helms grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Steve Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Don Allen walks. Red Sojo singles to center field. Don Allen advances to third on the hit. Clarence Paris flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Don Allen scores. Joe Wrightstone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Edgardo Boone flies out to the right fielder. Buddy Formby grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Stocksdale reached on a 2-base throwing error by Red Sojo. Scott Kretsch pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Barney Franklin doubles past the third baseman. Ralph Bateman flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Lavender triples. Barney Franklin scores. Ralph Carl doubles to center field. Jeff Lavender scores. Steve Martinez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Don Allen singles to left field. Ralph Carl scores. Red Sojo singles past the second baseman. Clarence Paris strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Oscar Vaughn strikes out. Bill Shirley grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Smooth Ed Simpson grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Wrightstone singles to left field. Barney Franklin grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Wrightstone advances to second on the play. Ralph Bateman pops out to the shortstop. Jeff Lavender flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Christian Monsour strikes out. James Helms strikes out. Edgardo Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ralph Carl grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Martinez strikes out. Don Allen walks. Red Sojo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Buddy Formby reached on a fielding error by Barney Franklin. Bill Stocksdale lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Scott Kretsch strikes out. Oscar Vaughn singles to center field. Buddy Formby scores. Oscar Vaughn steals second. Bill Shirley hits a home run. Oscar Vaughn scores. Smooth Ed Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Clarence Paris singles to center field. Ryan Shelton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Nagy is pinch hitting for Joe Wrightstone. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Paul Nagy pops out to the catcher. Barney Franklin singles to left field. Ralph Bateman flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Lavender flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jeff Ritchie pitching. Christian Monsour flies out to the left fielder. James Helms doubles to left field. Edgardo Boone singles to left field. James Helms scores. Ed Cornell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Edgardo Boone steals second. Buddy Formby strikes out. Ryan Shelton grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Otis Tepedino is pinch hitting for Ralph Carl. Otis Tepedino flies out to the right fielder. Steve Martinez singles to center field. Don Allen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Steve Martinez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Don Allen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Scott Kretsch singles to right field. Oscar Vaughn grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Scott Kretsch is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Shirley walks. Smooth Ed Simpson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Oscar Vaughn advances to third on the play. Bill Shirley advances to second on the play. Christian Monsour walks. James Helms grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Trea Tucker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Shirley at 2B. Joe Carlos enters the game as a defensive replacement for Edgardo Boone at CF. Red Sojo flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Paris strikes out. Tom Cooper is pinch hitting for Ed Cornell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Tom Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Jose Wood pitching. Joe Carlos walks. Buddy Formby grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jamison Reid is pinch hitting for Ryan Shelton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jamison Reid pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Will Trent pitching. Barney Franklin singles to right field. Ralph Bateman flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Lavender strikes out. Otis Tepedino walks. Steve Martinez singles to right field. Barney Franklin scores. Otis Tepedino advances to third on the hit. Don Allen singles to center field. Otis Tepedino scores. Steve Martinez advances to third on the hit. Ray Blaylock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Sojo singles to right field. Steve Martinez scores. Clarence Paris singles to center field. Don Allen scores. Red Sojo advances to third on the hit. Jose Wood grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Scott Kretsch grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Oscar Vaughn strikes out. Trea Tucker reached on a 2-base throwing error by Red Sojo. Smooth Ed Simpson singles to left field. Trea Tucker scores. Christian Monsour walks. James Helms strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 10 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Barney Franklin (15), Ralph Carl (12).3B - Jeff Lavender (3).SF - Clarence Paris. Baserunning: CS - Don Allen (1). Fielding: E - Barney Franklin, Red Sojo 2.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ernie Moore did not respond to coaching in range Corky Lowe did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Chittum did not respond to coaching in control Rob Podres improves in range
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jerry Cantrell did not respond to coaching in velocity Henry McHenry did not respond to coaching in control Steve Shirley did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Pride improves in contact_vs_righty