Win: Robinson Alcaraz (3-2) Loss: Herb Eisenhart (3-3)
Inning: 1 Philadelphia Robinson Alcaraz pitching. Bill Schulze grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Morejon strikes out. Juan Hamelin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Herb Eisenhart pitching. Tiny Easler flies out to the right fielder. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Strick Jester singles to left field. Tom Morehead walks. Steve Brown singles past the first baseman. Strick Jester scores. Tom Morehead advances to third on the hit. Jim Demaree walks. Bill McClure grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Gene Yoshii strikes out. Johnny Tappe strikes out. Masatoshi Nakamura singles to right field. Charlie DeJohn singles to center field. Wayne Henry strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Cam Collier hits an infield single to the pitcher. Robinson Alcaraz fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Robinson Alcaraz flies out to the right fielder. Tiny Easler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Herb Eisenhart strikes out. Bill Schulze walks. Paul Morejon bunts for a base hit. Juan Hamelin strikes out. Gene Yoshii grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the shortstop. Strick Jester strikes out. Tom Morehead grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Johnny Tappe strikes out. Masatoshi Nakamura grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie DeJohn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Steve Brown singles to right field. Jim Demaree doubles to center field. Steve Brown uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill McClure walks. Cam Collier walks. Robinson Alcaraz singles to center field. Jim Demaree scores. Bill McClure scores. Cam Collier advances to third on the hit. Tiny Easler grounds out to the shortstop. Cam Collier scores. Robinson Alcaraz advances to second on the play. Ralph Spohrer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Strick Jester grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Wayne Henry hits a home run. Ralph Spohrer pops out to the shortstop. Bill Schulze walks. Paul Morejon strikes out. Juan Hamelin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Tom Morehead grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Brown walks. Steve Brown steals second. Jim Demaree singles to left field. Steve Brown scores. Bill McClure walks. Cam Collier walks. Robinson Alcaraz singles to center field. Jim Demaree scores. Bill McClure scores. Cam Collier advances to third on the hit. Tiny Easler walks. Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the third baseman. Cam Collier scores. Robinson Alcaraz advances to third on the play. Tiny Easler advances to second on the play. Strick Jester singles to left field. Robinson Alcaraz scores. Tiny Easler scores. Strick Jester steals second. Tom Morehead strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Gene Yoshii strikes out. Johnny Tappe singles to center field. Masatoshi Nakamura singles to left field. Johnny Tappe advances to third on the hit. Charlie DeJohn flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Johnny Tappe scores. Wayne Henry grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Masatoshi Nakamura is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Johnny Walters comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Steve Brown pops out to the shortstop. Jim Demaree singles to right field. Bill McClure grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Demaree advances to second on the play. Cam Collier pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Johnny Walters grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Schulze strikes out. Paul Morejon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Robinson Alcaraz strikes out. Tiny Easler grounds out to the pitcher. Snuffy Palacios walks. Strick Jester grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Snuffy Palacios is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Juan Hamelin flies out to the center fielder. Gene Marrero is pinch hitting for Gene Yoshii. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Marrero strikes out. Johnny Tappe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Tom Morehead singles to left field. Steve Brown walks. Jim Demaree doubles to center field. Tom Morehead scores. Steve Brown uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill McClure grounds out to the third baseman. Cam Collier grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Demaree advances to third on the play. Broderick Johnson is pinch hitting for Robinson Alcaraz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Broderick Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Buddy Smith pitching. Masatoshi Nakamura reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill McClure. Charlie DeJohn doubles to right field. Masatoshi Nakamura scores. Wayne Henry reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill McClure. Charlie DeJohn scores. Chick Bernier is pinch hitting for Johnny Walters. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chick Bernier grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Schulze grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Morejon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Philadelphia total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 8
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jerry Grilli did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Pena did not respond to coaching in control Cecil Chamberlain did not respond to coaching in control Cecil Chamberlain did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Grilli improves in power_vs_righty Jerry Grilli did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ross James did not respond to coaching in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Moose Geiger did not respond to coaching in speed Larry Holshouser improves in power_vs_righty Mickey Motton improves in range Jerry Matarazzo did not respond to coaching in range Larry Holshouser did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mickey Motton improves in power_vs_lefty Curt Compton did not respond to coaching in CF