Win: Flint Low (8-4) Loss: Jimmy Dunn (2-5)
Save: Monty Crouch (14)
Inning: 1 Houston Shunji Sakai pitching. Tiny Easler grounds out to the shortstop. Strick Jester grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mel Dreifort grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Flint Low pitching. Dixie Hook strikes out. Dennis Kessler doubles to center field. Red Crider singles to center field. Dennis Kessler scores. Max Castillo strikes out. Bill Ganzel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Ziggy Lane strikes out. Ernie Brockett strikes out. Ezra Hutchinson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Danny Dyer walks. Danny Dyer steals second. Jim Martin flies out to the center fielder. Ray Zepp grounds out to the third baseman. Shunji Sakai strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Ed Kubiszyn flies out to the left fielder. Matt Conwell singles to center field. Flint Low lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Matt Conwell forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Tiny Easler grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Flint Low is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Dixie Hook flies out to the right fielder. Dennis Kessler grounds out to the second baseman. Red Crider doubles to center field. Max Castillo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Strick Jester flies out to the left fielder. Mel Dreifort singles to center field. Ziggy Lane grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Bill Ganzel singles to center field. Danny Dyer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Martin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ernie Brockett flies out to the right fielder. Ezra Hutchinson pops out to the shortstop. Ed Kubiszyn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Ray Zepp flies out to the right fielder. Shunji Sakai flies out to the left fielder. Dixie Hook strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Matt Conwell hits a home run. Flint Low strikes out. Tiny Easler singles to center field. Strick Jester flies out to the center fielder. Mel Dreifort singles to right field. Ziggy Lane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Dennis Kessler singles to left field. Red Crider grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dennis Kessler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Red Crider is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Max Castillo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Ernie Brockett strikes out. Ezra Hutchinson grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Kubiszyn singles to center field. Matt Conwell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Bill Ganzel walks. Danny Dyer pops out to the first baseman. Jim Martin strikes out. Ray Zepp flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Flint Low strikes out. Tiny Easler hits an infield single to the pitcher. Strick Jester strikes out. Mel Dreifort walks. Ziggy Lane grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Tommy Jones is pinch hitting for Shunji Sakai. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tommy Jones flies out to the left fielder. Dixie Hook flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Kessler singles past the third baseman. Red Crider grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dennis Kessler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jimmy Dunn pitching. Ernie Brockett hits a home run. Ezra Hutchinson flies out to the center fielder. Ed Kubiszyn doubles to center field. Matt Conwell flies out to the center fielder. Snuffy Palacios is pinch hitting for Flint Low. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Snuffy Palacios walks. Tiny Easler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Monty Crouch pitching. Max Castillo flies out to the left fielder. Bill Ganzel pops out to the second baseman. Danny Dyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 8 New York total runners LOB: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rogers Birkofer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Wheeler improves in speed Branch Proeser did not respond to coaching in control Monte Warhop did not respond to coaching in control Jim Demaree did not respond to coaching in speed Norm Smith did not respond to coaching in control Steve Brown did not respond to coaching in C
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Smith improves in arm Steve Kretlow improves in velocity Dave Gates improves in power_vs_righty Bobby Hobbie did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike LeMay did not respond to coaching in control Tim Merritt did not respond to coaching in control