Win: Hideaki Murata (11-12) Loss: Gale Doyle (4-19)
Inning: 1 Houston Gale Doyle pitching. Tiny Easler singles past the third baseman. Snuffy Palacios flies out to the left fielder. Tiny Easler steals second. Gary Bell throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Moose Geiger grounds out to the shortstop. Tiny Easler scores. Al Lansford pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Hideaki Murata pitching. Riley Hayward grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Wolcott singles to left field. Willie Moran walks. Gary Bell grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jim Wolcott advances to third on the play. Willie Moran advances to second on the play. Sam Leifield reached on a 2-base throwing error by Snuffy Palacios. Jim Wolcott scores. Willie Moran scores. Harry Radke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bill McClure walks. Steve Brown doubles to center field. Bill McClure uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rogers Birkofer singles to center field. Steve Brown scores. Jim Demaree grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rogers Birkofer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hideaki Murata lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tiny Easler doubles to right field. Jim Demaree scores. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Frank Cho grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Fuchs flies out to the center fielder. Gale Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Moose Geiger bunts for a base hit. Al Lansford strikes out. Moose Geiger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill McClure grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Riley Hayward singles to left field. Jim Wolcott singles to center field. Riley Hayward is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Jim Wolcott is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Willie Moran walks. Gary Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Steve Brown triples. Rogers Birkofer flies out to the right fielder. Jim Demaree pops out to the second baseman. Hideaki Murata grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Sam Leifield strikes out. Harry Radke pops out to the shortstop. Frank Cho flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Tiny Easler singles to right field. Tiny Easler steals second. Snuffy Palacios singles to left field. Tiny Easler scores. Moose Geiger singles to center field. Snuffy Palacios advances to third on the hit. Al Lansford walks. Bill McClure flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Snuffy Palacios scores. John Fisher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Brown grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Al Lansford is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rogers Birkofer singles to left field. Moose Geiger scores. Steve Brown advances to third on the hit. Jim Demaree singles to left field. Steve Brown scores. Hideaki Murata grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Doc Fuchs flies out to the left fielder. John Fisher strikes out. Riley Hayward grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Tiny Easler grounds out to the pitcher. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Moose Geiger walks. Al Lansford hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bill McClure strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jim Wolcott reached on a 2-base throwing error by Snuffy Palacios. Willie Moran grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Bell singles to center field. Jim Wolcott scores. Sam Leifield flies out to the center fielder. Harry Radke grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gary Bell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Steve Brown doubles to center field. Wally Bolton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Rogers Birkofer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Willie Moran. Steve Brown scores. Jim Demaree flies out to the right fielder. Hideaki Murata singles to right field. Tiny Easler grounds out to the third baseman. Hideaki Murata advances to second on the play. Snuffy Palacios walks. Moose Geiger pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Frank Cho grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Fuchs strikes out. Wally Bolton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Al Lansford grounds out to the shortstop. Bill McClure flies out to the center fielder. Steve Brown triples. Rogers Birkofer grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Riley Hayward singles to center field. Jim Wolcott grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Riley Hayward is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Willie Moran pops out to the first baseman. Gary Bell hits a home run. Jim Wolcott scores. Sam Leifield flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jim Demaree singles to center field. Tom Morehead is pinch hitting for Hideaki Murata. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Demaree steals second. Tom Morehead strikes out. Tiny Easler grounds out to the third baseman. Snuffy Palacios flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Norm Smith pitching. Harry Radke flies out to the left fielder. Frank Cho flies out to the center fielder. Doc Fuchs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 11 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 3
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Hayes did not respond to coaching in speed Ernie Devens improves in contact_vs_lefty Jason Dresser did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Brett improves in contact_vs_lefty Babe Miller did not respond to coaching in speed Les Berger improves in velocity Cam Collier did not respond to coaching in CF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Cy Knight did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tommy Barnowski improves in contact_vs_righty Carlos Goss did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Netzel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Galvin did not respond to coaching in control Fred Kimm improves in contact_vs_righty