Inning: 1 St. Louis Ed Wolfe pitching. Mickey Drake grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Shumpert grounds out to the pitcher. John Kaufman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston George Puig pitching. Hank Hornsby pops out to the first baseman. Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Troy McEnaney singles to left field. Mickey Crompton reached on a fielding error by Bartolo Schofield. Monte Kinsella grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Mark Hague pops out to the third baseman. Bill Green lines out to the second baseman. Dave Chalmers singles to right field. Bartolo Schofield flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Mike Hartley singles to center field. Jay Hurst grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Walt Sizemore walks. Ed Wolfe grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Walt Sizemore is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Ernie Nelson singles to center field. Ernie Nelson steals second. George Puig lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mickey Drake strikes out. Steve Shumpert pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Hank Hornsby hits an infield single to the second baseman. Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the left fielder. Troy McEnaney strikes out. Hank Hornsby steals second. Mickey Crompton walks. Monte Kinsella strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis John Kaufman pops out to the second baseman. Mark Hague singles to right field. Bill Green grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Mike Hartley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jay Hurst singles to left field. Walt Sizemore grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Dave Chalmers pops out to the third baseman. Bartolo Schofield pops out to the third baseman. Ernie Nelson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Wolfe hits an infield single to the pitcher. Hank Hornsby flies out to the left fielder. Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Troy McEnaney walks. Mickey Crompton walks. Ever Zuvella 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. Monte Kinsella flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 St. Louis Mike Hernandez is pinch hitting for Ever Zuvella. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Hernandez singles to right field. Mickey Drake strikes out. Steve Shumpert flies out to the left fielder. John Kaufman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Osvaldo Rivas pitching. Mike Hartley singles to center field. Jay Hurst strikes out. Walt Sizemore strikes out. Ed Wolfe singles past the second baseman. Mike Hartley advances to third on the hit. Hank Hornsby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Mark Hague hits an infield single to the third baseman. Bill Green grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mark Hague is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Neale is pinch hitting for Dave Chalmers. Joe Neale reached on a fielding error by Monte Kinsella. Bartolo Schofield grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Green advances to third on the play. Joe Neale advances to second on the play. Ernie Nelson singles to left field. Bill Green scores. Joe Neale scores. Joe Valdez is pinch hitting for Osvaldo Rivas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Joe Valdez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Hugh Lefler pitching. Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the center fielder. Troy McEnaney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Mickey Crompton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Mickey Drake grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Shumpert bunts for a base hit. John Kaufman pops out to the second baseman. Mark Hague doubles to center field. Steve Shumpert uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Green flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Monte Kinsella flies out to the center fielder. Mike Hartley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jay Hurst hits a home run. Walt Sizemore singles past the second baseman. Neal Keener 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. Emil Hildebrand is pinch hitting for Ed Wolfe. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Emil Hildebrand walks. Hank Hornsby grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Tony Young pitching. Danny McNamara is pinch hitting for Joe Neale. Danny McNamara strikes out. Bartolo Schofield strikes out. Ernie Nelson singles to right field. Neal Keener strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the center fielder. Troy McEnaney singles to center field. Mickey Crompton grounds out to the shortstop. Troy McEnaney advances to second on the play. Monte Kinsella strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 6 Houston total runners LOB: 13
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Stocksdale did not respond to coaching in velocity John Combs did not respond to coaching in velocity Barney Hatcher improves in contact_vs_lefty Ted Nixon improves in control Jim Long did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Red Schultz did not respond to coaching in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pete Allen did not respond to coaching in velocity Wingo Ivie did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dallas Lennon improves in velocity Charlie Pate did not respond to coaching in control Rick Sabo improves in control Mike Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity