Inning: 1 Houston Don Dittmer pitching. Don Woodcock grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Nyman strikes out. Dutton James grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Jose Keenan pitching. Forrest Kuenn singles to left field. Carl Hermanski grounds out to the third baseman. Forrest Kuenn advances to second on the play. Ellis Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jack Starr grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Brodie flies out to the right fielder. Marty Kinslow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Ernie Natal strikes out. Al Hawes grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Higginbotham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Butch Pittinger singles to center field. Bryan Parrish strikes out. Jose Keenan fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jose Keenan strikes out. Don Woodcock singles to center field. Jeff Nyman singles to left field. Butch Pittinger scores. Don Woodcock advances to third on the hit. Dutton James flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Tom Schwabe strikes out. Don Dittmer grounds out to the second baseman. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Jack Starr flies out to the right fielder. Cy Brodie flies out to the right fielder. Marty Kinslow walks. Butch Pittinger singles to left field. Bryan Parrish singles to left field. Marty Kinslow scores. Jose Keenan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Carl Hermanski strikes out. Ellis Jones strikes out. Ernie Nielsen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Don Woodcock grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Nyman flies out to the right fielder. Dutton James walks. Jack Starr grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dutton James is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Ernie Natal strikes out. Al Hawes walks. Greg Higginbotham singles past the second baseman. Tom Schwabe grounds out to the shortstop. Al Hawes advances to third on the play. Greg Higginbotham advances to second on the play. Don Dittmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Cy Brodie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marty Kinslow flies out to the center fielder. Butch Pittinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carl Hermanski flies out to the center fielder. Ellis Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bryan Parrish lines out to the shortstop. Fujio Funado is pinch hitting for Jose Keenan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Fujio Funado singles to right field. Don Woodcock pops out to the second baseman. Rob Dotel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jeff Nyman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis George Oertel pitching. Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Natal lines out to the shortstop. Al Hawes walks. Jim Moriarty is pinch hitting for Greg Higginbotham. Jim Moriarty singles to left field. Al Hawes advances to third on the hit. Tom Schwabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Frank Hayes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Moriarty at C. Dutton James flies out to the left fielder. Jack Starr strikes out. Cy Brodie singles to left field. Marty Kinslow singles past the shortstop. Butch Pittinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Bill Schelle enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jeff Nyman at 1B. Cuke Adams enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bryan Parrish at RF. Urbano Lefebvre is pinch hitting for Rob Dotel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Urbano Lefebvre singles to left field. Joe Buckles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Forrest Kuenn walks. Carl Hermanski grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Urbano Lefebvre advances to third on the play. Ellis Jones doubles past the left fielder. Urbano Lefebvre scores. Ernie Nielsen singles to center field. Bob Bako comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Natal grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Kazunori Kinjo pitching. Cuke Adams strikes out. Luke Speake is pinch hitting for Bob Bako. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luke Speake hits a home run. Randy Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Woodcock walks. Bill Schelle singles to center field. Dutton James strikes out. Jack Starr singles to center field. Don Woodcock scores. Rick Howell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cy Brodie singles to right field. Bill Schelle scores. Marty Kinslow strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Lew Amelung pitching. Al Hawes flies out to the right fielder. Frank Hayes grounds out to the catcher. Tom Schwabe doubles to right field. Henry Magner is pinch hitting for Rick Howell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Henry Magner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 10 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Alex Stockwell did not respond to coaching in velocity Pep Grabarkewitz did not respond to coaching in arm Al Butler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lou Mota did not respond to coaching in arm
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Ducky Green did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Shawn Munoz did not respond to coaching in arm Ben Madlock did not respond to coaching in speed Howie Clines did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ducky Green improves in RF