Win: Harry Welch (3-1) Loss: Gary Sukla (3-4)
Save: Jim Strickland (37)
Inning: 1 Houston Fred Casale pitching. Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Charlie Umbricht singles to left field. Gene Maurer strikes out. Ed Perez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Umbricht is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Ace Mantle pitching. Travis Miller grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Slow Poke Johnson singles to center field. William Smith pops out to the catcher. Bill Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Slow Poke Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Vern Bare singles to center field. Al McGunnigle singles to center field. Purnal Bates hits a home run. Vern Bare scores. Al McGunnigle scores. Fred Lord pops out to the shortstop. Ace Mantle flies out to the center fielder. Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Lester Jones pops out to the catcher. Hal Brubaker walks. Tim Earley grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Charlie Umbricht singles to right field. Gene Maurer hits a home run. Charlie Umbricht scores. Ed Perez singles to right field. Vern Bare flies out to the center fielder. Al McGunnigle grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Terry Harper triples. Fred Casale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Terry Harper scores. Travis Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Slow Poke Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Purnal Bates singles to center field. Fred Lord strikes out. Ace Mantle fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ace Mantle strikes out. Ed Lutenberg pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona William Smith walks. Bill Smith pops out to the second baseman. William Smith steals second. Lester Jones walks. Hal Brubaker singles to right field. William Smith scores. Lester Jones advances to third on the hit. Tim Earley doubles to center field. Lester Jones scores. Hal Brubaker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Terry Harper strikes out. Fred Casale singles to left field. Tim Earley scores. Travis Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Charlie Umbricht grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Maurer strikes out. Ed Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Gary Sukla comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Slow Poke Johnson flies out to the center fielder. William Smith flies out to the left fielder. Bill Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Harry Welch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vern Bare grounds out to the second baseman. Al McGunnigle flies out to the center fielder. Purnal Bates flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Lester Jones strikes out. Hal Brubaker singles to right field. Tim Earley walks. Terry Harper lines out to the third baseman. Harry Welch singles to center field. Hal Brubaker scores. Tim Earley aggressively advances to third on the hit. John Brower comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Travis Miller walks. Slow Poke Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Houston Fred Lord grounds out to the third baseman. John Brower grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Lutenberg is hit by a pitch. Charlie Umbricht singles to center field. Gene Maurer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Arizona William Smith strikes out. Bill Smith strikes out. Lester Jones doubles to center field. Hal Brubaker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Ed Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vern Bare pops out to the third baseman. Tom Sanders is pinch hitting for Al McGunnigle. Tom Sanders walks. Ryan Burkart is pinch hitting for Purnal Bates. Tom Sanders is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona John Poindexter enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tom Sanders at SS. Tim Earley walks. Tim Earley is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Terry Harper strikes out. Bill Mabry is pinch hitting for Harry Welch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bill Mabry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jim Strickland pitching. Ryan Burkart strikes out. Fred Lord flies out to the center fielder. John Brown is pinch hitting for John Brower. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 4 Arizona total runners left on base: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Earl Stanceu improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Weilman did not respond to coaching in speed Ron Gonzalez improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Weilman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Strohmayer did not respond to coaching in velocity Cy Brumley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Robin Keyser did not respond to coaching in control Bob Aaron did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tommy Williams did not respond to coaching in range Bob Aaron did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Robin Keyser did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Merloni did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Sam Merloni did not respond to coaching in C