Win: Jim Valentin (4-4) Loss: Tamotsu Hamada (8-13)
Inning: 1 Houston Charlie Julip pitching. Emmett St.Claire strikes out. Edgar Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Nate Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis John Pertica pitching. Jim Wine is hit by a pitch. Darrell Putnam singles to center field. Jim Wine advances to third on the hit. Rich Stahl strikes out. Jorge Onslow singles to right field. Jim Wine scores. Frank Monzant walks. Eddie Cunningham singles to right field. Darrell Putnam scores. Jorge Onslow scores. Elio Ladd walks. Nellie Lee walks. Frank Monzant scores. Charlie Julip strikes out. Jim Wine strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Les Forsch flies out to the left fielder. Ivy Aragon strikes out. Andy Kimball flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Darrell Putnam grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Stahl walks. Rich Stahl is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jorge Onslow walks. Frank Monzant singles to right field. Jorge Onslow advances to third on the hit. Bert Allen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Cunningham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Toshihiro Nishio walks. Danny Kremmel lines out to the first baseman. Bert Allen lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Toshihiro Nishio forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Emmett St.Claire flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Elio Ladd strikes out. Nellie Lee flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Julip strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Edgar Cooper flies out to the right fielder. Nate Carroll strikes out. Les Forsch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jim Wine doubles to center field. Darrell Putnam flies out to the left fielder. Rich Stahl triples. Jim Wine scores. Jorge Onslow strikes out. Frank Monzant flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ivy Aragon strikes out. Andy Kimball singles to right field. Toshihiro Nishio strikes out. Danny Kremmel singles to left field. Andy Kimball advances to third on the hit. Bert Allen reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jorge Onslow. Andy Kimball scores. Emmett St.Claire walks. Edgar Cooper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 St. Louis Eddie Cunningham strikes out. Elio Ladd walks. Nellie Lee walks. Charlie Julip lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Nellie Lee advances to second on the play. Nellie Lee advances to second on the play. Jim Wine grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Charlie Julip is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Nate Carroll grounds out to the third baseman. Les Forsch hits an infield single to the second baseman. Les Forsch is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ivy Aragon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Darrell Putnam flies out to the right fielder. Rich Stahl singles past the first baseman. Fred Enwright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jorge Onslow flies out to the center fielder. Frank Monzant walks. Eddie Cunningham singles to center field. Rich Stahl scores. Frank Monzant advances to third on the hit. Elio Ladd flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Andy Kimball pops out to the third baseman. Cecil Swoboda is pinch hitting for Toshihiro Nishio. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cecil Swoboda doubles to left field. Danny Kremmel doubles to right field. Cecil Swoboda scores. Larry Mauch 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 2nd. John Kaline is pinch hitting for Fred Enwright. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Kaline singles to left field. Danny Kremmel scores. Emmett St.Claire grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Kaline advances to second on the play. Edgar Cooper grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Steve Alomar pitching. Nellie Lee singles to left field. Larry Mauch lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Wine strikes out. Darrell Putnam strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Nate Carroll singles to left field. Nate Carroll steals second. Les Forsch singles to left field. Nate Carroll scores. Ivy Aragon singles to center field. Tommy Meeks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andy Kimball strikes out. Cecil Swoboda strikes out. Danny Kremmel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Rich Stahl flies out to the center fielder. Jorge Onslow grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Monzant flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Andy Drews is pinch hitting for Steve Alomar. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Andy Drews walks. Emmett St.Claire doubles to right field. Edgar Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Drews scores. Emmett St.Claire advances to third on the play. Nate Carroll walks. Les Forsch walks. Ivy Aragon grounds out to the second baseman. Emmett St.Claire scores. Nate Carroll advances to third on the play. Les Forsch advances to second on the play. Rollie Kusick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andy Kimball grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Bob Roseboro pitching. Eddie Cunningham singles to center field. Elio Ladd strikes out. Nellie Lee singles to center field. Eddie Cunningham advances to third on the hit. Bill Todd is pinch hitting for Rollie Kusick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bill Todd lines out to the second baseman. Jim Wine grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Houston Jim Valentin pitching. Cecil Swoboda strikes out. Danny Kremmel strikes out. Ben Hoffman is pinch hitting for Bob Roseboro. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ben Hoffman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 St. Louis Tamotsu Hamada pitching. Darrell Putnam grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Stahl strikes out. Jorge Onslow singles to center field. Frank Monzant singles to center field. Jorge Onslow is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Houston Emmett St.Claire grounds out to the third baseman. Edgar Cooper strikes out. Nate Carroll singles to center field. Les Forsch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 St. Louis Eddie Cunningham singles to left field. Elio Ladd singles to left field. Nellie Lee doubles to right field. Eddie Cunningham scores. Houston total runners left on base: 10 St. Louis total runners left on base: 14
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Milt Sipin did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Anderson improves in speed Bill Decker improves in power_vs_righty Vernon Irwin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ed George improves in power_vs_lefty Art McCue improves in arm Tom Hyde improves in range Dick Yingling did not respond to coaching in control Art McCue did not respond to coaching in 2B