Win: Ace Mantle (12-14) Loss: Sal Leshnock (8-4)
Save: Jim Lee (21)
Inning: 1 Houston Alex Steele pitching. Ed Lutenberg grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Umbricht singles to left field. Cy Brumley flies out to the left fielder. Ed Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Ace Mantle pitching. Bub Groth strikes out. Earl Harper singles to left field. Bill Kommers strikes out. Peaches Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Vern Bare walks. Fred Lord doubles to right field. John Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ryan Burkart strikes out. Ace Mantle walks. Ed Lutenberg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 St. Louis Harry Daviault flies out to the right fielder. Rufus Potts strikes out. Tsutomu Misawa singles to right field. Andy Radebaugh pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Charlie Umbricht walks. Cy Brumley flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Umbricht steals second. Ed Perez hits a home run. Charlie Umbricht scores. Vern Bare strikes out. Fred Lord flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Alex Steele singles to center field. Bub Groth pops out to the first baseman. Earl Harper strikes out. Bill Kommers singles to right field. Peaches Martinez hits an infield single to the pitcher. Harry Daviault strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Houston John Brown strikes out. Ryan Burkart pops out to the second baseman. Ace Mantle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Rufus Potts grounds out to the second baseman. Tsutomu Misawa walks. Andy Radebaugh grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Lutenberg flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Umbricht strikes out. Cy Brumley singles to left field. Ed Perez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cy Brumley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Alex Steele strikes out. Bub Groth grounds out to the pitcher. Earl Harper grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Vern Bare strikes out. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. John Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bill Kommers strikes out. Peaches Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Harry Daviault strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Ryan Burkart grounds out to the shortstop. Ace Mantle singles to right field. Ed Lutenberg is hit by a pitch. Charlie Umbricht strikes out. Cy Brumley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Rufus Potts grounds out to the shortstop. Tsutomu Misawa flies out to the center fielder. Andy Radebaugh walks. Howard Wockenfuss is pinch hitting for Alex Steele. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Howard Wockenfuss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Sal Leshnock pitching. Ed Perez strikes out. Vern Bare flies out to the right fielder. Gene Maurer is pinch hitting for Fred Lord. Gene Maurer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Harry Ryan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gene Maurer at CF. Bub Groth walks. Earl Harper hits a home run. Bub Groth scores. Bill Kommers flies out to the center fielder. Peaches Martinez grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Daviault reached on a fielding error by Ed Lutenberg. Rufus Potts flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston John Brown singles to right field. John Poindexter is pinch hitting for Ryan Burkart. John Brown is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Poindexter hits a home run. Tom Sanders is pinch hitting for Ace Mantle. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Sanders strikes out. Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Jim Lee pitching. Tsutomu Misawa strikes out. Andy Radebaugh singles to right field. Doc Holcombe is pinch hitting for Sal Leshnock. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Doc Holcombe flies out to the center fielder. Bub Groth flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 7 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Fred Lord (20).HR - Ed Perez (22), John Poindexter (2).HBP - Ed Lutenberg (1). Baserunning: SB - Charlie Umbricht (27).CS - John Brown (3). Fielding: E - Ed Lutenberg.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Gaw did not respond to coaching in range Bob Weilman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Brian Tanner did not respond to coaching in control Bill Anderson did not respond to coaching in control Earl Stanceu did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mike Hartenstein did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Carl Pyle did not respond to coaching in velocity Pablo Harrison did not respond to coaching in control Carl Pyle did not respond to coaching in endurance Pablo Harrison did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Lake improves in arm