Win: Randy Dilauro (11-12) Loss: Red Rikard (8-5)
Save: Jim Lee (34)
Inning: 1 Houston Red Rikard pitching. Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Charlie Umbricht flies out to the center fielder. Cy Brumley singles to left field. Ed Perez lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Randy Dilauro pitching. Tsutomu Misawa grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Daviault flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Earl Harper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Weilman strikes out. Al McGunnigle triples. Purnal Bates strikes out. Fred Lord walks. Randy Dilauro grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Bill Kommers grounds out to the shortstop. Peaches Martinez strikes out. Fred Lake flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Ed Lutenberg singles to left field. Charlie Umbricht triples. Ed Lutenberg scores. Cy Brumley grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Umbricht scores. Ed Perez singles to center field. Bob Weilman flies out to the right fielder. Al McGunnigle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Rufus Potts grounds out to the third baseman. Bub Groth singles to right field. Red Rikard lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tsutomu Misawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Purnal Bates hits a home run. Fred Lord hits a home run. Gus Samford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Dilauro pops out to the second baseman. Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Charlie Umbricht strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Harry Daviault triples. Earl Harper strikes out. Bill Kommers strikes out. Peaches Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Cy Brumley strikes out. Ed Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Weilman singles to center field. Al McGunnigle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Fred Lake flies out to the left fielder. Rufus Potts strikes out. Bub Groth hits a home run. Gus Samford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Purnal Bates doubles to right field. Fred Lord flies out to the center fielder. Randy Dilauro grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Lutenberg hits a home run. Purnal Bates scores. Alex Steele comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Umbricht walks. Cy Brumley reached on a 2-base fielding error by Harry Daviault. Ed Perez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Tsutomu Misawa walks. Harry Daviault grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Earl Harper pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Weilman singles to center field. Al McGunnigle singles to right field. Purnal Bates flies out to the center fielder. Fred Lord flies out to the center fielder. Randy Dilauro strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Bill Kommers pops out to the shortstop. Peaches Martinez singles to center field. Fred Lake grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Peaches Martinez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rufus Potts singles to center field. Fred Lake advances to third on the hit. Bub Groth walks. Vern Moreno is pinch hitting for Alex Steele. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Vern Moreno grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston C.B. Chatham pitching. John Brown is pinch hitting for Ed Lutenberg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Brown reached on a 2-base throwing error by Peaches Martinez. Red Thurman is pinch hitting for Charlie Umbricht. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Red Thurman strikes out. Cy Brumley strikes out. Ed Perez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Tsutomu Misawa walks. Harry Daviault walks. Earl Harper strikes out. Bill Kommers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tsutomu Misawa advances to third on the play. Harry Daviault advances to second on the play. Peaches Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Bob Weilman strikes out. John Poindexter is pinch hitting for Al McGunnigle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Poindexter walks. Purnal Bates singles to center field. Fred Lord strikes out. Randy Dilauro strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Fred Lake singles to left field. Rufus Potts strikes out. Bub Groth walks. George Dixon is pinch hitting for C.B. Chatham. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Dixon singles to center field. Fred Lake scores. Bub Groth advances to third on the hit. Jim Lee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tsutomu Misawa strikes out. Harry Daviault singles to right field. Bub Groth scores. Earl Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 12 St. Louis total runners LOB: 9
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ron Gonzalez improves in range Archie Griffin did not respond to coaching in range Mike Doran did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Anderson did not respond to coaching in control Bobby White improves in arm Bob Gaw did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Crawford did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Brian Counts did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Hartenstein improves in power_vs_lefty Frank Glavenich did not respond to coaching in control Jay Hernandez did not respond to coaching in range Mike Escobar improves in power_vs_lefty