Win: Bill Scranton (5-22) Loss: Lew Tiant (11-16)
Save: Jim Strickland (15)
Inning: 1 Houston Bill Scranton pitching. Ed Lutenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Maurer singles to right field. Vern Bare walks. John Poindexter doubles to right field. Gene Maurer scores. Vern Bare uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Sanders walks. Fred Lord flies out to the left fielder. Red Thurman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Arizona Lew Tiant pitching. Edwards Plummer doubles to left field. Bill Smith flies out to the right fielder. Lester Jones singles to center field. Edwards Plummer scores. Tim Earley pops out to the second baseman. Terry Harper hits a home run. Lester Jones scores. James Reid strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston John Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Lew Tiant grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Hal Brubaker grounds out to the shortstop. Artis Bunyard walks. Artis Bunyard is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Scranton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Gene Maurer flies out to the center fielder. Vern Bare pops out to the shortstop. John Poindexter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Edwards Plummer strikes out. Bill Smith strikes out. Lester Jones hits a home run. Tim Earley singles to right field. Terry Harper triples. Tim Earley scores. James Reid grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Tom Sanders grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Fred Lord singles to center field. Fred Lord steals second. Red Thurman strikes out. John Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Hal Brubaker grounds out to the third baseman. Artis Bunyard strikes out. Bill Scranton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ryan Burkart is pinch hitting for Lew Tiant. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ryan Burkart singles to left field. Ed Lutenberg grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Gene Maurer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Harry Busby pitching. Edwards Plummer singles to right field. Bill Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Lester Jones singles to left field. Tim Earley singles past the shortstop. Lester Jones advances to third on the hit. Terry Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Vern Bare singles to left field. John Poindexter pops out to the third baseman. Tom Sanders grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona James Reid strikes out. Hal Brubaker flies out to the center fielder. Artis Bunyard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Fred Lord flies out to the center fielder. Red Thurman strikes out. John Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Bill Scranton grounds out to the third baseman. Edwards Plummer walks. Bill Smith doubles to right field. Edwards Plummer uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Brower comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lester Jones strikes out. Tim Earley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Masaji Sogawa is pinch hitting for John Brower. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Masaji Sogawa singles to right field. Harry Ryan is pinch hitting for Ed Lutenberg. Harry Ryan grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Gene Maurer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Rip Thielman pitching. Al McGunnigle enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harry Ryan at 3B. Terry Harper strikes out. James Reid flies out to the left fielder. Hal Brubaker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Vern Bare hits a home run. Jim Strickland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Poindexter grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Lord flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 3 Arizona total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Edwards Plummer (27), Bill Smith (32).3B - Terry Harper (5).HR - Lester Jones (11), Terry Harper (17).GIDP - Bill Smith. Baserunning: CS - Artis Bunyard (3).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fritz Gleaton did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Strohmayer did not respond to coaching in endurance Bob Gaw did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Archie Griffin improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Taff improves in speed Bob Robinson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Seery did not respond to coaching in range Bob Singleton did not respond to coaching in control Rupe Edler improves in power_vs_lefty Riccardo Blair did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Conley did not respond to coaching in speed Dick Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty