Win: Charles Collins (12-14) Loss: Ace Mantle (12-15)
Inning: 1 Chicago Ace Mantle pitching. Brian Davis singles to left field. Brian Davis steals second. Mike Shaw doubles to right field. Brian Davis scores. Kevin Dykstra singles to center field. Mike Shaw scores. Orlando Wojna strikes out. Fred Girard strikes out. Joe Staiger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Charles Collins pitching. Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Charlie Umbricht strikes out. Cy Brumley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Jack Allen grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Kerr flies out to the right fielder. Charles Collins singles to right field. Brian Davis doubles to center field. Mike Shaw walks. Kevin Dykstra singles to center field. Charles Collins scores. Brian Davis scores. Orlando Wojna triples. Mike Shaw scores. Kevin Dykstra scores. Vic Nold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Girard hits an infield single to the first baseman. Orlando Wojna scores. Joe Staiger singles to left field. Jack Allen walks. Harry Kerr hits a home run. Fred Girard scores. Joe Staiger scores. Jack Allen scores. Charles Collins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Ed Perez flies out to the center fielder. Bob Weilman grounds out to the third baseman. Al McGunnigle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Brian Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Shaw strikes out. Kevin Dykstra grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Purnal Bates strikes out. Fred Lord strikes out. Vic Nold grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Orlando Wojna flies out to the left fielder. Fred Girard singles to left field. Joe Staiger singles to right field. Jack Allen singles to right field. Fred Girard scores. Joe Staiger advances to third on the hit. Harry Kerr lines out to the first baseman. John Brower comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Charles Collins strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Ed Lutenberg flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Umbricht flies out to the center fielder. Cy Brumley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Brian Davis pops out to the second baseman. Mike Shaw strikes out. Kevin Dykstra strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Weilman hits a home run. Al McGunnigle singles in front of the right fielder. Purnal Bates walks. Fred Lord strikes out. John Brower flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Orlando Wojna strikes out. Fred Girard strikes out. Joe Staiger hits a home run. Jack Allen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Ed Lutenberg doubles to center field. Charlie Umbricht grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Cy Brumley strikes out. Ed Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Harry Kerr flies out to the left fielder. Charles Collins walks. Brian Davis singles past the shortstop. Charles Collins aggressively advances to third on the hit. Mike Shaw flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Dykstra walks. Orlando Wojna singles past the first baseman. Charles Collins scores. Brian Davis scores. Kevin Dykstra advances to third on the hit. Fred Girard strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Weilman flies out to the right fielder. Al McGunnigle lines out to the second baseman. Purnal Bates flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Joe Staiger strikes out. Jack Allen singles to left field. Jack Allen steals second. Harry Kerr pops out to the third baseman. Charles Collins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Fred Lord walks. Gene Maurer is pinch hitting for John Brower. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gene Maurer walks. John Brown is pinch hitting for Ed Lutenberg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Brown strikes out. Red Thurman is pinch hitting for Charlie Umbricht. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Red Thurman flies out to the left fielder. Cy Brumley singles to right field. Fred Lord scores. Gene Maurer advances to third on the hit. Ed Perez singles to left field. Gene Maurer scores. Cy Brumley advances to third on the hit. Ole Flores 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 2nd. Bob Weilman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Jerry Zdeb pitching. Brian Davis pops out to the second baseman. Mike Shaw strikes out. Kevin Dykstra strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston John Poindexter is pinch hitting for Al McGunnigle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Poindexter singles to center field. Purnal Bates singles to right field. John Poindexter advances to third on the hit. Fred Lord strikes out. Vern Bare is pinch hitting for Jerry Zdeb. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Vern Bare walks. John Brown grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. John Poindexter is out at home. Red Thurman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Chicago total runners LOB: 6 Houston total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Brian Davis (31), Mike Shaw (20).3B - Orlando Wojna (3).HR - Joe Staiger (15), Harry Kerr (3). Baserunning: SB - Brian Davis (25), Jack Allen (5).
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ted Sosa did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Rich Susce improves in velocity Andy Perisho improves in range Al Ramsey did not respond to coaching in 3B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Bale did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Doran did not respond to coaching in control Earl Stanceu did not respond to coaching in arm Gene Hopp improves in power_vs_righty Phil Rivera did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bobby White did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty