Win: Dick East (17-7) Loss: Sam Alicea (8-2)
Save: Bobby Chance (32)
Inning: 1 Florida Sam Alicea pitching. Geoff Kerr singles past the first baseman. Geoff Kerr steals second. Orlando Kinzy pops out to the second baseman. Les Fryman strikes out. Bob Monteagudo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Dick East pitching. Tiny Easler grounds out to the third baseman. Snuffy Palacios singles to right field. Strick Jester flies out to the right fielder. Al Lansford walks. Steve Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Florida Bobo Crumling walks. Irv Sanberg doubles to center field. Tommy Bongiovanni grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bobo Crumling scores. Irv Sanberg advances to third on the play. Bud Grzanich grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Dick East grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bill McClure singles to center field. Jim Demaree walks. Rogers Birkofer flies out to the left fielder. Sam Alicea lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tiny Easler singles to right field. Bill McClure scores. Jim Demaree scores. Snuffy Palacios grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tiny Easler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Florida Geoff Kerr walks. Orlando Kinzy strikes out. Les Fryman hits a home run. Geoff Kerr scores. Bob Monteagudo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobo Crumling grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Strick Jester grounds out to the second baseman. Al Lansford strikes out. Steve Brown pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Florida Irv Sanberg pops out to the shortstop. Tommy Bongiovanni pops out to the shortstop. Bud Grzanich singles to center field. Dick East walks. Geoff Kerr singles to left field. Bud Grzanich is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bill McClure strikes out. Jim Demaree grounds out to the third baseman. Rogers Birkofer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Florida Orlando Kinzy triples. Les Fryman strikes out. Bob Monteagudo strikes out. Bobo Crumling singles to center field. Orlando Kinzy scores. Irv Sanberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Sam Alicea strikes out. Tiny Easler doubles to right field. Snuffy Palacios pops out to the third baseman. Strick Jester singles to left field. Tiny Easler scores. Al Lansford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Florida Tommy Bongiovanni grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Grzanich strikes out. Dick East flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Steve Brown walks. Steve Brown is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill McClure flies out to the right fielder. Jim Demaree grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Florida Geoff Kerr grounds out to the second baseman. Orlando Kinzy walks. Orlando Kinzy steals second. Les Fryman grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bob Monteagudo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Rogers Birkofer flies out to the right fielder. Sam Alicea lines out to the shortstop. Tiny Easler doubles to right field. Snuffy Palacios flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Florida Bobo Crumling grounds out to the second baseman. Irv Sanberg strikes out. Tommy Bongiovanni singles to right field. Bud Grzanich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Strick Jester grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Lansford singles to center field. Steve Brown flies out to the left fielder. Mike James 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 1st. Bill McClure is hit by a pitch. Jim Demaree flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Florida Jack Tate is pinch hitting for Mike James. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jack Tate lines out to the second baseman. Geoff Kerr hits a home run. Vern Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Orlando Kinzy grounds out to the pitcher. Les Fryman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Bobby Chance pitching. Rogers Birkofer grounds out to the shortstop. Steve King is pinch hitting for Vern Thompson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve King grounds out to the shortstop. Tiny Easler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Florida total runners LOB: 6 Houston total runners LOB: 7
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Don Richardson did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Shirley did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobo Hurdle improves in arm Mark Tebeau improves in range Bobo Hurdle improves in contact_vs_righty George Goltz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
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 range Ernie Devens did not respond to coaching in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Babe Miller improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Morris improves in arm Jerry Matarazzo improves in LF