Win: Buddy Smith (7-4) Loss: Mike LeMay (8-7)
Save: Norm Smith (18)
Inning: 1 Houston Mike Barney pitching. Tiny Easler flies out to the center fielder. Strick Jester walks. Tom Morehead walks. Bill McClure triples. Strick Jester scores. Tom Morehead scores. Jim Demaree singles to center field. Bill McClure scores. Takashi Ichihashi grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Tatsuhiko Satake pitching. Dave Gates pops out to the shortstop. Ramon Heinkel walks. Bob Dudra doubles to right field. Red Crider strikes out. John Ewing singles to center field. Ramon Heinkel scores. Bob Dudra scores. Bob Chesbro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Rogers Birkofer strikes out. Steve King flies out to the right fielder. Tatsuhiko Satake grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Joe Valdez strikes out. Ben Buice grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Barney singles to center field. Dave Gates grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Barney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Tiny Easler flies out to the left fielder. Strick Jester hits a home run. Tom Morehead grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill McClure grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Ramon Heinkel singles to right field. Bob Dudra strikes out. Red Crider hits a home run. Ramon Heinkel scores. Shigeru Niimi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Ewing flies out to the right fielder. Bob Chesbro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Jim Demaree grounds out to the shortstop. Takashi Ichihashi flies out to the right fielder. Rogers Birkofer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Joe Valdez hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ben Buice singles to center field. Mike Barney lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Gates flies out to the left fielder. Ramon Heinkel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Steve King grounds out to the pitcher. Shigeru Niimi walks. Tiny Easler strikes out. Strick Jester flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Bob Dudra singles to center field. Red Crider hits a home run. Bob Dudra scores. Monte Warhop comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Ewing triples. Bob Chesbro flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Ewing scores. Buddy Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Valdez grounds out to the catcher. Ben Buice grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Tom Morehead singles to left field. Tom Morehead steals second. Bill McClure strikes out. Jim Demaree strikes out. Takashi Ichihashi singles to left field. Tom Morehead scores. Mike LeMay comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rogers Birkofer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Mike LeMay grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Gates grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon Heinkel singles to center field. Bob Dudra pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Steve King strikes out. Buddy Smith singles to left field. Tiny Easler walks. Strick Jester grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tiny Easler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Morehead hits a home run. Buddy Smith scores. Strick Jester scores. George Hickey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill McClure strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Red Crider strikes out. John Ewing flies out to the right fielder. Bob Chesbro pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Demaree flies out to the right fielder. Takashi Ichihashi hits an infield single to the shortstop. Rogers Birkofer walks. Steve King walks. Cam Collier is pinch hitting for Buddy Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Cam Collier grounds out to the second baseman. Takashi Ichihashi scores. Rogers Birkofer advances to third on the play. Steve King advances to second on the play. Tiny Easler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Vern Thompson pitching. Joe Valdez singles to left field. Ben Buice flies out to the right fielder. Tom Berryhill is pinch hitting for George Hickey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Tom Berryhill walks. Dave Gates strikes out. Ramon Heinkel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Rube Miller pitching. Strick Jester flies out to the right fielder. Tom Morehead strikes out. Bill McClure walks. Jim Demaree strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Norm Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Dudra walks. Red Crider doubles to right field. Bob Dudra uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Ewing grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Chesbro flies out to the left fielder. Joe Valdez pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 5 New York total runners LOB: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ernie Devens did not respond to coaching in range Joe Hayes did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Brett improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Hayes did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Veil improves in speed David Lindsay improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Brett improves in LF
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ramon Powell improves in arm Grant Gullic did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Roy West did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Brian Baichley did not respond to coaching in velocity Scoops Narron did not respond to coaching in control Jesse Veres improves in power_vs_lefty