Win: Joe Murphy (11-5) Loss: Red Cantwell (6-10)
Save: Francis Vitchard (19)
Inning: 1 Houston Red Cantwell pitching. Gary Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Bancroft hits a home run. Camilius Fly walks. Hal Boone grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Camilius Fly is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hal Boone is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Joe Murphy pitching. Doug Wells flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Brantley singles to center field. Dick Thomas hits an infield single to the shortstop. Luis Lee grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dick Thomas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Carmelo Chambers strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston George Foster walks. Charlie Warhop flies out to the left fielder. Monte Heving flies out to the right fielder. Emil Bragan singles to right field. Joe Murphy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Bugs Demeter grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Kaline strikes out. Bill Lavagetto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Gary Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Bancroft hits a home run. Camilius Fly grounds out to the pitcher. Hal Boone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Red Cantwell strikes out. Doug Wells grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tommy Brantley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston George Foster singles to left field. Charlie Warhop strikes out. Monte Heving singles to right field. Emil Bragan grounds out to the shortstop. George Foster advances to third on the play. Monte Heving advances to second on the play. Joe Murphy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Dick Thomas strikes out. Luis Lee flies out to the center fielder. Carmelo Chambers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Gary Smith strikes out. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the third baseman. Camilius Fly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Bugs Demeter strikes out. Jose Kaline singles to left field. Bill Lavagetto strikes out. Red Cantwell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Hal Boone grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! George Foster reached on a 2-base throwing error by Luis Lee. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the third baseman. Monte Heving grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Doug Wells flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Brantley strikes out. Dick Thomas walks. Luis Lee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Emil Bragan grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Murphy strikes out. Gary Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Carmelo Chambers walks. Bugs Demeter grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jose Kaline doubles to left field. Bill Lavagetto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Bancroft hits an infield single to the pitcher. Camilius Fly singles to left field. Joe Bancroft advances to third on the hit. Hal Boone singles to right field. Joe Bancroft scores. George Foster grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Camilius Fly is out at third base. Charlie Warhop triples. Hal Boone scores. George Foster scores. Monte Heving doubles to left field. Charlie Warhop scores. Emil Bragan flies out to the center fielder. Joe Murphy doubles to right field. Monte Heving scores. Gary Smith singles to center field. Joe Bancroft hits a home run. Joe Murphy scores. Gary Smith scores. Ross Sterrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Camilius Fly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Ross Sterrett singles to center field. Doug Wells singles past the shortstop. Tommy Brantley flies out to the right fielder. Dick Thomas hits an infield single to the pitcher. Luis Lee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ross Sterrett scores. Doug Wells advances to third on the play. Dick Thomas advances to second on the play. Carmelo Chambers doubles to center field. Doug Wells scores. Dick Thomas scores. B.J. Cafego is pinch hitting for Bugs Demeter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. B.J. Cafego singles to left field. Jose Kaline grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Hal Boone strikes out. George Foster flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Charlie Warhop grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Bill Lavagetto triples. Ty Mathis is pinch hitting for Ross Sterrett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ty Mathis hits a home run. Bill Lavagetto scores. Yamil Delacruz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Wells singles to right field. Tommy Brantley singles to left field. Dick Thomas grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tommy Brantley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Luis Lee flies out to the center fielder. Carmelo Chambers singles to right field. Doug Wells scores. Francis Vitchard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. B.J. Cafego walks. Jose Kaline grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners LOB: 5 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 10
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Ryan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Rozema did not respond to coaching in speed John Anderson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Al Graham improves in contact_vs_righty
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jose Peters improves in range Pat Ortiz did not respond to coaching in endurance Orestes Mattingly did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Peters improves in contact_vs_righty