Inning: 1 Cincinnati
Jose Keenan pitching.
Jerry Rabe grounds out to the pitcher.
Al Linde strikes out.
Dale Hale strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 1 Houston
Jimmy Herman pitching.
Don Woodcock grounds out to the third baseman.
Dutton James strikes out.
Marty Kinslow strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 2 Cincinnati
Chris Ferguson walks.
Jim Foytack strikes out.
Adrian Roche grounds out to the second baseman.
Chris Ferguson advances to second on the play.
Johnny Stimmel walks.
Jeff Scherman flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 2 Houston
Bill Schelle grounds out to the pitcher.
Fujio Funado pops out to the catcher.
Jack Starr flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 3 Cincinnati
Jimmy Herman walks.
Jerry Rabe flies out to the left fielder.
Al Linde strikes out.
Dale Hale flies out to the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 3 Houston
Butch Pittinger pops out to the third baseman.
Bryan Parrish grounds out to the second baseman.
Jose Keenan walks.
Don Woodcock strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 4 Cincinnati
Chris Ferguson singles to center field.
Jim Foytack flies out to the right fielder.
Adrian Roche grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 4 Houston
Dutton James singles past the second baseman.
Marty Kinslow strikes out.
Bill Schelle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Dutton James advances to second on the play.
Fujio Funado doubles to left field.
Dutton James scores.
Jack Starr pops out to the first baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 5 Cincinnati
Johnny Stimmel grounds out to the second baseman.
Jeff Scherman singles to center field.
Jimmy Herman lays a bunt down the third base line.
He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance.
Jerry Rabe strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 5 Houston
Butch Pittinger grounds out to the shortstop.
Bryan Parrish flies out to the right fielder.
Ken Rohe is pinch hitting for Jose Keenan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired.
Ken Rohe walks.
Don Woodcock grounds out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Cincinnati
George Bohn pitching.
Al Linde singles to center field.
Dale Hale strikes out.
Chris Ferguson singles past the second baseman.
Jim Foytack walks.
Adrian Roche singles to center field.
Al Linde scores.
Chris Ferguson scores.
Joe Buckles comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Johnny Stimmel grounds into a force play to the shortstop.
Jim Foytack is out at third base.
Jeff Scherman singles to left field.
Adrian Roche is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Houston
Dutton James doubles to center field.
Marty Kinslow flies out to the right fielder.
Bill Schelle flies out to the right fielder.
Fujio Funado walks.
Jack Starr flies out to the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 7 Cincinnati
Jimmy Herman grounds out to the pitcher.
Jerry Rabe walks.
Jerry Rabe steals second.
Al Linde grounds out to the shortstop.
Dale Hale grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 7 Houston
Butch Pittinger strikes out.
Bryan Parrish doubles to right field.
Henry Pettini is pinch hitting for Joe Buckles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning.
Henry Pettini singles to left field.
Bryan Parrish scores.
Don Woodcock grounds into a force play to the second baseman.
Henry Pettini is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
Dutton James singles past the shortstop.
Marty Kinslow strikes out.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 8 Cincinnati
Lew Amelung pitching.
Chris Ferguson walks.
Jim Foytack grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single!
Chris Ferguson advances to second on the play.
Henry Schmidt is pinch hitting for Adrian Roche.
Henry Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop.
Dixie Gardella is pinch hitting for Johnny Stimmel.
Dixie Gardella triples.
Chris Ferguson scores.
Bob Bako comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Tom Eason is pinch hitting for Jeff Scherman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Tom Eason grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 8 Houston
Bill May enters the game as a defensive replacement for Henry Schmidt at LF.
Bob Kelso enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dixie Gardella at C.
Bill Schelle strikes out.
Fujio Funado walks.
Jack Starr grounds out to the catcher.
Fujio Funado advances to second on the play.
Butch Pittinger grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single!
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 9 Cincinnati
Herb Richards is pinch hitting for Jimmy Herman. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule.
Herb Richards grounds out to the second baseman.
Jerry Rabe hits a home run.
Bart Haugstad comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Al Linde flies out to the right fielder.
Dale Hale singles to left field.
Chris Ferguson grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 9 Houston
Bill Nash pitching.
Bryan Parrish flies out to the left fielder.
Bart Haugstad singles to center field.
Don Woodcock pops out to the shortstop.
Dutton James triples.
Bart Haugstad scores.
Hideyuki Kakimoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Marty Kinslow strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1
Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8
Houston total runners LOB: 9