Win: Dave W Stafford (6-4) Loss: Alfonso Clendenon (0-1)
Save: Mike Kress (27)
Inning: 1 Houston Stan Alou pitching. Tiny Easler walks. Snuffy Palacios grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tiny Easler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Strick Jester flies out to the right fielder. Snuffy Palacios steals second. Steve Brown triples. Snuffy Palacios scores. Mel Dreifort singles to left field. Steve Brown scores. Bill McClure pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Felix Allen pitching. Sandy Young singles to left field. Rhy Ryan singles to left field. Sandy Young advances to third on the hit. Riggs Rigdon strikes out. Rhy Ryan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jack Hughes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Rogers Birkofer strikes out. Jim Demaree grounds out to the second baseman. Felix Allen singles past the third baseman. Tiny Easler singles to center field. Felix Allen advances to third on the hit. Snuffy Palacios singles past the third baseman. Felix Allen scores. Strick Jester walks. Steve Brown flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Shawn Lucas singles to center field. Wilson Spalding hits a home run. Shawn Lucas scores. Alan Liddle walks. John Markell grounds out to the third baseman. Alan Liddle advances to second on the play. Alan Liddle steals third. Stan Alou grounds out to the third baseman. Sandy Young flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Mel Dreifort flies out to the center fielder. Bill McClure flies out to the left fielder. Rogers Birkofer grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Rhy Ryan strikes out. Riggs Rigdon singles to center field. Jack Hughes singles to center field. Shawn Lucas grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jack Hughes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wilson Spalding grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Jim Demaree strikes out. Felix Allen grounds out to the pitcher. Tiny Easler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Alan Liddle singles to center field. John Markell singles to center field. Stan Alou lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sandy Young lines out to the second baseman. Rhy Ryan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the third baseman. Strick Jester walks. Steve Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Strick Jester advances to second on the play. Mel Dreifort pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Riggs Rigdon walks. Riggs Rigdon steals second. Jack Hughes grounds out to the pitcher. Shawn Lucas walks. Wilson Spalding walks. Norm Smith 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. Alan Liddle walks. Riggs Rigdon scores. John Markell pops out to the shortstop. Shawn Lucas gets picked off third. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Bill McClure grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rogers Birkofer strikes out. Jim Demaree grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Stan Alou flies out to the right fielder. Sandy Young flies out to the center fielder. Rhy Ryan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Norm Smith strikes out. Tiny Easler pops out to the third baseman. Snuffy Palacios flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Riggs Rigdon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Hughes singles to left field. Shawn Lucas walks. Wilson Spalding strikes out. Alan Liddle singles to right field. Jack Hughes scores. Alfonso Clendenon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Markell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Strick Jester hits a home run. Dave W Stafford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Brown walks. Mel Dreifort flies out to the left fielder. Bill McClure grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill McClure steals second. Rogers Birkofer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Bobby Hillman is pinch hitting for Dave W Stafford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bobby Hillman grounds out to the shortstop. Tim K Parker is pinch hitting for Sandy Young. Tim K Parker singles to center field. Rhy Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Riggs Rigdon doubles past the third baseman. Tim K Parker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Vern Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Hughes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Mike Kress pitching. Al White enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tim K Parker at 3B. Jim Demaree grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Morehead is pinch hitting for Vern Thompson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Morehead flies out to the center fielder. Tiny Easler singles to right field. Snuffy Palacios grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tiny Easler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 7 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 11
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Cam Collier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Cam Collier improves in contact_vs_lefty Al Lansford did not respond to coaching in arm Steve King did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ernie Devens improves in arm Larry Holshouser improves in speed Curt Compton did not respond to coaching in CF
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gil Roberts did not respond to coaching in velocity Pepper Spradlin improves in power_vs_lefty Pepper Spradlin improves in power_vs_lefty Richie Siebern did not respond to coaching in control Zane Stone did not respond to coaching in endurance Gil Roberts did not respond to coaching in control