Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bill Brewer pitching. Ted Blong singles to left field. Dave Rodriguez walks. Art Robles strikes out. Passed ball. Ted Blong advances to third. Dave Rodriguez advances to second. Don White grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Blong scores. Dave Rodriguez advances to third on the play. Wally Daly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Jeff Gotay pitching. Hank Hornsby flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Scott grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Crompton singles to right field. Connie Wynn pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Al Burns doubles to left field. Chad Slagle hits a home run. Al Burns scores. John Melillo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Gotay flies out to the left fielder. Ted Blong flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Wingo Ivie walks. Mike Hartley doubles to left field. Wingo Ivie uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeff Bruckmiller singles to right field. Jay Hurst grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Mike Hartley scores. Bill Brewer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dave Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Art Robles strikes out. Don White flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Hank Hornsby singles to center field. Charlie Scott grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hank Hornsby is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mickey Crompton strikes out. Connie Wynn grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Scott is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Wally Daly strikes out. Al Burns singles to center field. Al Burns steals second. Chad Slagle triples. Al Burns scores. John Melillo strikes out. Jeff Gotay strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Wingo Ivie pops out to the shortstop. Mike Hartley pops out to the catcher. Jeff Bruckmiller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ted Blong grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Rodriguez hits a home run. Art Robles strikes out. Don White grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jay Hurst pops out to the second baseman. Bill Brewer pops out to the second baseman. Hank Hornsby flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Wally Daly doubles to right field. Al Burns grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wally Daly advances to third on the play. Chad Slagle walks. John Melillo strikes out. Jeff Gotay strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Charlie Scott flies out to the left fielder. Mickey Crompton walks. Connie Wynn pops out to the second baseman. Wingo Ivie doubles to right field. Mickey Crompton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Hartley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ted Blong grounds out to the catcher. Dave Rodriguez lines out to the shortstop. Art Robles grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Chris Pipgras comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jeff Bruckmiller singles to center field. Jay Hurst flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Brad Hilton is pinch hitting for Bill Brewer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Brad Hilton strikes out. Hank Hornsby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Morris Smith pitching. Don White triples. Wally Daly singles to right field. Don White scores. Wally Daly is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Al Burns grounds out to the second baseman. Chad Slagle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Charlie Scott grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Crompton walks. Mickey Crompton steals second. Connie Wynn strikes out. Wingo Ivie hits a home run. Mickey Crompton scores. Mike Hartley lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh John Melillo singles to center field. Ace Luskey is pinch hitting for Chris Pipgras. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ace Luskey grounds into a force play to the pitcher. John Melillo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ace Luskey steals second. Ted Blong reached on a fielding error by Jay Hurst. Dave Rodriguez singles to right field. Ace Luskey scores. Ted Blong aggressively advances to third on the hit. Art Robles doubles past the first baseman. Ted Blong scores. Dave Rodriguez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Don White grounds out to the second baseman. Art Robles advances to third on the play. Wally Daly doubles to center field. Art Robles scores. Al Burns strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jim Wilson pitching. Jeff Bruckmiller strikes out. Jay Hurst flies out to the left fielder. Emil Hildebrand is pinch hitting for Morris Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Emil Hildebrand doubles to left field. Hank Hornsby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5 Houston total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Art Robles (25), Wally Daly 2 (18), Al Burns (12).3B - Don White (2), Chad Slagle (4).HR - Dave Rodriguez (14), Chad Slagle (9). Baserunning: SB - Al Burns (17), Ace Luskey (8).CS - Wally Daly (8).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Wasdell did not respond to coaching in velocity Les Ryan did not respond to coaching in control Harry Wasdell did not respond to coaching in control Luis Coughtry did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Marsh did not respond to coaching in arm Ernie Figueroa did not respond to coaching in arm Miguel Rosen improves in 3B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Billy Naymick improves in velocity Billy Naymick did not respond to coaching in velocity Wayne Davis did not respond to coaching in control Marty Brower did not respond to coaching in endurance Marty Brower improves in velocity Wally Anderson did not respond to coaching in control