Win: Yasuo Tobe (14-8) Loss: Tom Grant (4-19)
Save: Kurt Ramsey (39)
Inning: 1 Houston Yasuo Tobe pitching. Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Charlie Umbricht walks. Cy Brumley strikes out. Ed Perez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Umbricht is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Tom Grant pitching. Vern Moreno reached on a fielding error by Ed Lutenberg. Bub Groth walks. Harry Daviault grounds out to the pitcher. Vern Moreno advances to third on the play. Bub Groth advances to second on the play. Earl Harper strikes out. Peaches Martinez singles to right field. Vern Moreno scores. Bub Groth scores. Peaches Martinez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Vern Bare strikes out. Al McGunnigle singles to right field. Purnal Bates strikes out. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Rufus Potts grounds out to the pitcher. George Dixon flies out to the center fielder. Doc Holcombe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Tom Grant grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Lutenberg grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Umbricht walks. Charlie Umbricht steals second. Cy Brumley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Yasuo Tobe walks. Vern Moreno walks. Bub Groth pops out to the second baseman. Harry Daviault grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Ed Perez hits an infield single to the third baseman. Vern Bare doubles to left field. Ed Perez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al McGunnigle grounds out to the second baseman. Vern Bare advances to third on the play. Purnal Bates flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Vern Bare scores. Fred Lord singles to left field. Tom Grant lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Earl Harper grounds out to the third baseman. Peaches Martinez hits a home run. Rufus Potts singles to left field. George Dixon singles to left field. Rufus Potts advances to third on the hit. Doc Holcombe grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Charlie Umbricht pops out to the catcher. Cy Brumley singles to left field. Cy Brumley steals second. Ed Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Yasuo Tobe grounds out to the shortstop. Vern Moreno grounds out to the third baseman. Bub Groth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Vern Bare walks. Vern Bare is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Al McGunnigle grounds out to the pitcher. Purnal Bates singles to left field. Fred Lord lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Harry Daviault walks. Harry Daviault steals second. Earl Harper grounds out to the shortstop. Peaches Martinez singles to center field. Harry Daviault scores. Rufus Potts strikes out. George Dixon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Tom Grant grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Charlie Umbricht reached on a 2-base throwing error by Yasuo Tobe. Cy Brumley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Doc Holcombe flies out to the right fielder. Yasuo Tobe strikes out. Vern Moreno strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Ed Perez strikes out. Vern Bare grounds out to the pitcher. Gene Maurer is pinch hitting for Al McGunnigle. Gene Maurer hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bill Buckalew 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 1st. Harry Ryan is pinch hitting for Purnal Bates. Gene Maurer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis John Poindexter enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gene Maurer at SS. Tom Sanders enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harry Ryan at C. Bub Groth grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Daviault singles to right field. Earl Harper flies out to the left fielder. Harry Daviault steals second. Peaches Martinez singles to center field. Harry Daviault scores. Rufus Potts flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston John Brown is pinch hitting for Tom Sanders. John Brown flies out to the left fielder. Ryan Burkart is pinch hitting for Fred Lord. Ryan Burkart strikes out. Red Thurman is pinch hitting for Tom Grant. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Red Thurman walks. Kurt Ramsey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 8 St. Louis total runners left on base: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Taff improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Strohmayer did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Robinson improves in contact_vs_righty Brian Tanner did not respond to coaching in control Phil Rivera improves in range Bob Weilman did not respond to coaching in speed
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pete White did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Marrow did not respond to coaching in control Mike Curd did not respond to coaching in control Tom Adams did not respond to coaching in control Jay Hernandez improves in contact_vs_lefty Brad DeSilva did not respond to coaching in velocity