Inning: 1 Houston Tony Dixon pitching. Ed Lutenberg walks. Charlie Umbricht strikes out. Passed ball. Ed Lutenberg advances to second. Gene Maurer triples. Ed Lutenberg scores. Ed Perez pops out to the second baseman. Vern Bare singles past the first baseman. Gene Maurer scores. Al McGunnigle doubles to left field. Vern Bare uses his aggressiveness and scores. Purnal Bates flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Tom Grant pitching. Brian Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Pascual Riggs strikes out. John Harris singles to left field. Mike Shaw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Fred Lord is hit by a pitch. Fred Lord is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tom Grant flies out to the left fielder. Ed Lutenberg flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Joe Staiger flies out to the left fielder. Orlando Wojna strikes out. Kevin Dykstra flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Charlie Umbricht singles to center field. Gene Maurer strikes out. Ed Perez flies out to the left fielder. Vern Bare flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Jack Allen strikes out. Tony Dixon grounds out to the pitcher. Brian Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Al McGunnigle strikes out. Purnal Bates grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Lord flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Pascual Riggs grounds out to the shortstop. John Harris walks. Mike Shaw hits an infield single to the second baseman. Joe Staiger pops out to the shortstop. Orlando Wojna grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Tom Grant strikes out. Ed Lutenberg grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Umbricht walks. Charlie Umbricht steals second. Gene Maurer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Kevin Dykstra pops out to the second baseman. Jack Allen strikes out. Tony Dixon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Ed Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Vern Bare grounds out to the second baseman. Al McGunnigle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Brian Davis pops out to the shortstop. Pascual Riggs triples. John Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Pascual Riggs scores. Mike Shaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Purnal Bates flies out to the center fielder. Fred Lord singles to center field. Tom Grant fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tom Grant strikes out. Ed Lutenberg grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Fred Lord is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Joe Staiger singles to left field. Orlando Wojna pops out to the second baseman. Kevin Dykstra grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Staiger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Allen hits an infield single to the third baseman. Tony Dixon singles to right field. Kevin Dykstra scores. Jack Allen advances to third on the hit. Brian Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Charlie Umbricht strikes out. Gene Maurer grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Perez singles to center field. Vern Bare grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Pascual Riggs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! John Harris singles to right field. Mike Shaw grounds out to the second baseman. John Harris advances to second on the play. Joe Staiger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Tom Sanders is pinch hitting for Al McGunnigle. Tom Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Ryan Burkart is pinch hitting for Purnal Bates. Ryan Burkart flies out to the left fielder. Fred Lord singles past the second baseman. John Brown is pinch hitting for Tom Grant. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Brown pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Vic Nold pitching. John Poindexter enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tom Sanders at SS. Orlando Wojna strikes out. Kevin Dykstra flies out to the right fielder. Jack Allen singles to center field. Doc Holcombe is pinch hitting for Tony Dixon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Doc Holcombe doubles to center field. Jack Allen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Brian Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Mark Gorecki pitching. Harry Ryan is pinch hitting for Ed Lutenberg. Harry Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Umbricht pops out to the second baseman. Gene Maurer lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Chicago Randy Melter enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harry Ryan at 3B. Jerry Zdeb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pascual Riggs grounds out to the pitcher. John Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Shaw lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Houston Ed Perez strikes out. Vern Bare singles to center field. John Poindexter grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Chicago Joe Staiger strikes out. Orlando Wojna singles to left field. Orlando Wojna is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Kevin Dykstra flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Houston Ryan Burkart strikes out. Fred Lord flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Zdeb pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Chicago Jack Allen flies out to the right fielder. Mark Gorecki pops out to the second baseman. Brian Davis hits a home run. Houston total runners left on base: 6 Chicago total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Al McGunnigle (11).3B - Gene Maurer (4).GIDP - John Poindexter.HBP - Fred Lord (3). Baserunning: SB - Charlie Umbricht (28).CS - Fred Lord (11).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Strohmayer improves in velocity Bob Robinson improves in power_vs_lefty Cy Brumley did not respond to coaching in speed Fritz Gleaton did not respond to coaching in velocity Phil Rivera did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Strohmayer did not respond to coaching in control
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Angelo Cunningham did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Cronin did not respond to coaching in arm Ira Porter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rich Susce improves in control Ira Porter did not respond to coaching in arm Harry Kerr improves in arm Harry Kerr did not respond to coaching in 3B