Win: Buddy Smith (2-0) Loss: Shunji Sakai (6-5)
Save: Felix Allen (2)
Inning: 1 New York Phil Riggs pitching. Dutch Coble strikes out. Dennis Kessler singles to right field. Dennis Kessler steals second. Jim Martin strikes out. Red Crider grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Shunji Sakai pitching. Tiny Easler grounds out to the second baseman. Snuffy Palacios flies out to the right fielder. Strick Jester grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Bill Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Dyer flies out to the right fielder. Bob Dudra grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Rogers Birkofer strikes out. Mel Dreifort singles to right field. Steve Brown strikes out. Jim Demaree flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Dave Gates grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Shunji Sakai grounds out to the second baseman. Dutch Coble grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Bill McClure strikes out. Phil Riggs strikes out. Tiny Easler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Dennis Kessler singles to left field. Jim Martin strikes out. Dennis Kessler steals second. Red Crider pops out to the pitcher. Bill Ganzel grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Snuffy Palacios singles to right field. Snuffy Palacios steals second. Strick Jester singles to left field. Snuffy Palacios scores. Rogers Birkofer flies out to the right fielder. Mel Dreifort strikes out. Strick Jester steals second. Steve Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Danny Dyer walks. Danny Dyer steals second. Bob Dudra lines out to the shortstop. Dave Gates strikes out. Shunji Sakai grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jim Demaree singles to center field. Jim Demaree steals second. Bill McClure pops out to the first baseman. Phil Riggs singles to center field. Jim Demaree scores. Tiny Easler walks. Snuffy Palacios grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Dutch Coble walks. Dennis Kessler flies out to the right fielder. Dutch Coble steals second. Jim Martin strikes out. Red Crider singles to center field. Dutch Coble uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Ganzel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Strick Jester grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rogers Birkofer strikes out. Mel Dreifort grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Danny Dyer singles to center field. Danny Dyer steals second. Bob Dudra singles to right field. Danny Dyer scores. Dave Gates lines out to the first baseman. Bob Dudra steals second. Shunji Sakai grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Dudra advances to third on the play. Asley Martin 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. Dutch Coble grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Steve Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Demaree walks. Jim Demaree is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill McClure doubles to right field. Tom Morehead is pinch hitting for Asley Martin. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tom Morehead grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Buddy Smith pitching. Dennis Kessler pops out to the shortstop. Jim Martin flies out to the left fielder. Red Crider bunts for a base hit. Bill Ganzel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Tiny Easler bunts for a base hit. Snuffy Palacios walks. Strick Jester strikes out. Passed ball. Tiny Easler advances to third. Snuffy Palacios advances to second. Rogers Birkofer singles to right field. Tiny Easler scores. Snuffy Palacios scores. Roy Spade comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mel Dreifort singles to left field. Steve Brown walks. Jim Demaree is hit by a pitch. Rogers Birkofer scores. Bill McClure grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Norm Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Danny Dyer lines out to the shortstop. Bob Dudra walks. Dave Gates walks. Tom Berryhill is pinch hitting for Roy Spade. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Berryhill walks. Dutch Coble grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Dudra scores. Dave Gates advances to third on the play. Tom Berryhill advances to second on the play. Felix Allen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dennis Kessler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 New York total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 6
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Juan Jessee improves in range Bobby Hobbie did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Wes Cressend did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Norm Vargas improves in velocity Steve Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Terry Ackley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Roy Roseman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Hayes improves in contact_vs_righty Moose Geiger improves in range Johnny Wheeler did not respond to coaching in arm Moose Geiger improves in power_vs_righty Moose Geiger did not respond to coaching in LF