Win: Jodie Grigsby (18-9) Loss: Steve Gordon (11-15)
Save: Pete McConnell (30)
Inning: 1 Houston Steve Gordon pitching. Monte Heving grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Boone pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Jodie Grigsby pitching. Chappie Bryant singles to center field. Charlie Rapp strikes out. Chappie Bryant steals second. Brooks Boerne doubles to center field. Chappie Bryant scores. Karl Lemaster strikes out. Tio Gromme flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston George Foster walks. King Blackburn singles to center field. George Foster advances to third on the hit. Dick Crist singles past the third baseman. George Foster scores. King Blackburn advances to third on the hit. George Mauch grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. King Blackburn scores. Ellis Schurr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Sam Goldsmith walks. Cisco Knight grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Geoff Plantt walks. Steve Gordon walks. Chappie Bryant walks. Charlie Rapp grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Houston Jodie Grigsby flies out to the left fielder. Monte Heving singles to center field. Joe Bancroft walks. Hal Boone grounds out to the third baseman. Monte Heving advances to third on the play. Joe Bancroft advances to second on the play. George Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Brooks Boerne singles to left field. Karl Lemaster walks. Tio Gromme strikes out. Sam Goldsmith flies out to the center fielder. Cisco Knight singles to right field. Geoff Plantt strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Houston King Blackburn singles to center field. Dick Crist strikes out. George Mauch strikes out. Ellis Schurr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Steve Gordon pops out to the shortstop. Chappie Bryant doubles past the left fielder. Charlie Rapp strikes out. Brooks Boerne flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jodie Grigsby grounds out to the shortstop. Monte Heving flies out to the right fielder. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Karl Lemaster strikes out. Tio Gromme grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Goldsmith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Hal Boone grounds out to the second baseman. George Foster singles to left field. King Blackburn grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Shano Banks is pinch hitting for Cisco Knight. Shano Banks doubles to center field. Geoff Plantt grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Steve Gordon pops out to the first baseman. Chappie Bryant grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Hank Bitters enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shano Banks at 2B. Dick Crist walks. George Mauch grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ellis Schurr reached on a 2-base throwing error by Brooks Boerne. Jodie Grigsby flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Charlie Rapp strikes out. Brooks Boerne strikes out. Karl Lemaster flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Monte Heving grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Bancroft flies out to the center fielder. Hal Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Pete McConnell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Tio Gromme is hit by a pitch. Mike Williams is pinch hitting for Sam Goldsmith. Mike Williams grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Hank Bitters grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Yunier Arias enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Williams at 1B. George Foster singles to right field. King Blackburn grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Dick Crist walks. George Mauch grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dick Crist is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Geoff Plantt singles to right field. Crazy Corey is pinch hitting for Steve Gordon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Crazy Corey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Geoff Plantt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chappie Bryant singles to right field. Charlie Rapp flies out to the right fielder. Brooks Boerne walks. Karl Lemaster flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners LOB: 5 St. Louis total runners LOB: 12
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Glen Mathews improves in power_vs_lefty Gus Layne did not respond to coaching in endurance Leo Johnson did not respond to coaching in speed Al Graham improves in range Walter Figueroa did not respond to coaching in 2B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Bailey did not respond to coaching in velocity Rabbit Bloodworth did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Bracken did not respond to coaching in control Jim Daniels did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Niemann did not respond to coaching in 2B