Win: Pete McConnell (10-6) Loss: Lou Stratton (5-8)
Save: Gary Poholsky (3)
Inning: 1 Houston Lou Stratton pitching. Monte Heving grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Smith walks. Joe Bancroft grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gary Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hal Boone grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Bancroft is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Montreal Jim Miller pitching. Charlie Finley hits an infield single to the second baseman. Gordon Darnell singles to right field. Charlie Finley advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Phil Floyd grounds out to the second baseman. Gordon Darnell advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Eric McElroy flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Charlie Finley scores. Dan Chamberlain singles past the second baseman. Gordon Darnell is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston George Foster strikes out. Emil Bragan grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Montreal Paul Benton pops out to the second baseman. Art Kinney hits a home run. Bobby Garrett grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Lou Stratton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston King Blackburn strikes out. Jim Miller strikes out. Monte Heving grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Montreal Charlie Finley flies out to the center fielder. Gordon Darnell grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Floyd walks. Eric McElroy singles to left field. Dan Chamberlain grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Gary Smith strikes out. Joe Bancroft singles to right field. Hal Boone flies out to the center fielder. George Foster grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Montreal Paul Benton doubles past the first baseman. Art Kinney singles to center field. Paul Benton is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Bobby Garrett grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Emil Bragan walks. Charlie Warhop pops out to the second baseman. King Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop. Emil Bragan advances to second on the play. Jim Miller grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Montreal Lou Stratton grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Finley singles to right field. Charlie Finley is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Gordon Darnell singles to left field. Phil Floyd singles to right field. Eric McElroy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Monte Heving strikes out. Gary Smith singles to right field. Joe Bancroft singles to right field. Gary Smith advances to third on the hit. Hal Boone grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Smith scores. Joe Bancroft advances to second on the play. George Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Montreal Dan Chamberlain grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Buddy Henderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Paul Benton grounds out to the second baseman. Art Kinney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Emil Bragan singles to left field. Charlie Warhop grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. King Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Bobby Garrett grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Stratton flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Finley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Alex Gedeon is pinch hitting for Buddy Henderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Alex Gedeon walks. Monte Heving singles to left field. Alex Gedeon advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Gary Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Alex Gedeon scores. Joe Bancroft grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Montreal Pete McConnell pitching. John Beck is pinch hitting for Gordon Darnell. John Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Floyd singles to left field. Eric McElroy strikes out. Dan Chamberlain singles to right field. Phil Floyd advances to third on the hit. Paul Benton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Hal Boone singles to left field. George Foster doubles to left field. Hal Boone uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Baumann 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. Emil Bragan grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Warhop flies out to the center fielder. King Blackburn singles to center field. George Foster scores. Carlos Glaviano is pinch hitting for Pete McConnell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Carlos Glaviano grounds into a force play to the second baseman. King Blackburn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal Gary Poholsky pitching. Art Kinney walks. Archie Russell is pinch hitting for Bobby Garrett. Archie Russell singles to center field. Pete Easton is pinch hitting for Al Baumann. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pete Easton flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Finley grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 5 Montreal total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Buddy Henderson is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Murphy did not respond to coaching in velocity Glen Mathews improves in contact_vs_lefty Leo Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Spud Lodigiani improves in speed Walter Figueroa did not respond to coaching in 2B
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sam Long did not respond to coaching in velocity George Engle did not respond to coaching in control John Jones improves in contact_vs_lefty John Jones did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty