Inning: 1 Houston Brad Henion pitching. Jack Hooper singles to right field. Edgar Cooper lines out to the first baseman. Nate Carroll flies out to the center fielder. John Kaline flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis John Pertica pitching. Pat Clark flies out to the left fielder. Ray Murakami singles past the second baseman. Rich Stahl singles to left field. Jorge Onslow strikes out. Ray Murakami steals third. Rich Stahl steals second. Darrell Putnam pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Steve Necciai walks. Ed Gagliano doubles to right field. Toshihiro Nishio grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Necciai scores. Ed Gagliano advances to third on the play. Silver Nicholson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Pertica grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Frank Monzant flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Cunningham strikes out. Elio Ladd grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jack Hooper flies out to the right fielder. Edgar Cooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nate Carroll reached on a 2-base fielding error by Eddie Cunningham. John Kaline strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Brad Henion strikes out. Pat Clark singles past the second baseman. Pat Clark gets picked off first. Ray Murakami singles to center field. Rich Stahl singles to center field. Jorge Onslow walks. Darrell Putnam flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Houston Steve Necciai flies out to the center fielder. Ed Gagliano flies out to the center fielder. Toshihiro Nishio walks. Silver Nicholson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Toshihiro Nishio is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Frank Monzant grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Cunningham strikes out. Elio Ladd walks. Brad Henion strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston John Pertica singles to right field. Jack Hooper strikes out. Edgar Cooper singles to center field. John Pertica advances to third on the hit. Nate Carroll strikes out. John Kaline grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Pat Clark walks. Ray Murakami singles to center field. Pat Clark advances to third on the hit. Rich Stahl pops out to the shortstop. Jorge Onslow walks. Darrell Putnam doubles to center field. Pat Clark scores. Ray Murakami scores. Jorge Onslow uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Monzant doubles to right field. Darrell Putnam scores. Oscar Curtis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Cunningham singles to right field. Frank Monzant scores. Elio Ladd doubles to left field. Brad Henion flies out to the center fielder. Pat Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Steve Necciai strikes out. Ed Gagliano flies out to the right fielder. Toshihiro Nishio grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ray Murakami grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rich Stahl strikes out. Jorge Onslow flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Silver Nicholson grounds out to the shortstop. Emmett St.Claire is pinch hitting for Oscar Curtis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Emmett St.Claire flies out to the right fielder. Jack Hooper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Billy Hayward pitching. Darrell Putnam pops out to the shortstop. Frank Monzant singles to right field. Eddie Cunningham singles past the shortstop. Elio Ladd grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Monzant advances to third on the play. Eddie Cunningham advances to second on the play. Brad Henion strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Edgar Cooper singles to left field. Nate Carroll grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Edgar Cooper is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Andy Drews is pinch hitting for John Kaline. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Andy Drews grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Pat Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Murakami strikes out. Rich Stahl strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Steve Necciai doubles to center field. Bill Kelly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ed Gagliano grounds out to the third baseman. Cecil Swoboda is pinch hitting for Toshihiro Nishio. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cecil Swoboda flies out to the center fielder. Silver Nicholson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 7 St. Louis total runners left on base: 10
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Vernon Irwin improves in power_vs_righty Fred Holcombe improves in power_vs_righty Bill Decker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mark Anderson improves in arm
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Gene Kirkpatrick improves in power_vs_lefty Art McCue improves in arm Johnny Mayne did not respond to coaching in control Jim Kittle did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Hyde did not respond to coaching in 2B