Inning: 1 New York Lew Tiant pitching. Dave Smith strikes out. Ed Davis lines out to the third baseman. Rafael Metzger singles to left field. Danny McKeithan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Double D Trouble pitching. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Harry Ryan walks. Ed Perez lines out to the first baseman. Cy Brumley pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Don Gazella strikes out. Mike Fregosi singles past the shortstop. Donn Hernandez strikes out. Mike Fregosi steals second. Wayne Murray walks. Double D Trouble singles to right field. Mike Fregosi scores. Dave Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Weilman pops out to the third baseman. John Poindexter flies out to the center fielder. Fred Lord singles to left field. Purnal Bates grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Ed Davis doubles to right field. Rafael Metzger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Davis advances to third on the play. Danny McKeithan pops out to the second baseman. Don Gazella singles to left field. Ed Davis scores. Don Gazella steals second. Mike Fregosi singles to left field. Don Gazella scores. Mike Fregosi is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Lew Tiant flies out to the left fielder. Earl Stanceu grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Donn Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Wayne Murray hits an infield single to the shortstop. Double D Trouble fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Double D Trouble strikes out. Dave Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Wayne Murray is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Ed Perez hits a home run. Cy Brumley grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Weilman grounds out to the third baseman. John Poindexter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Ed Davis hits an infield single to the catcher. Rafael Metzger singles to right field. Danny McKeithan grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Rafael Metzger is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Don Gazella flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ed Davis scores. Mike Fregosi hits a home run. Danny McKeithan scores. Vic Nold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Donn Hernandez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Fred Lord hits an infield single to the first baseman. Purnal Bates flies out to the left fielder. Vic Nold lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Fred Lord forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Earl Stanceu grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Vic Nold is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Wayne Murray doubles to right field. Double D Trouble lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Smith lines out to the second baseman. Ed Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Harry Ryan strikes out. Ed Perez walks. Cy Brumley strikes out. Bob Weilman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Rafael Metzger lines out to the third baseman. Danny McKeithan grounds out to the second baseman. Don Gazella singles to left field. Mike Fregosi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston John Poindexter flies out to the right fielder. Fred Lord grounds out to the shortstop. Purnal Bates doubles to center field. Gene Maurer is pinch hitting for Vic Nold. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gene Maurer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York John Brower pitching. Donn Hernandez walks. Wayne Murray grounds out to the third baseman. Donn Hernandez advances to second on the play. Double D Trouble strikes out. Dave Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Earl Stanceu grounds out to the shortstop. Red Thurman is pinch hitting for Harry Ryan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Red Thurman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Ed Davis walks. Rafael Metzger singles past the second baseman. Danny McKeithan singles to left field. Ed Davis scores. Jerry Zdeb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Gazella grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rafael Metzger advances to third on the play. Danny McKeithan advances to second on the play. Mike Fregosi grounds out to the third baseman. Donn Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Cy Brumley grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Weilman walks. John Poindexter reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dave Smith. Fred Lord singles to left field. Bob Weilman scores. John Poindexter scores. Control Patrol comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Purnal Bates grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fred Lord is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Umbricht is pinch hitting for Jerry Zdeb. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Umbricht flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners LOB: 9 Houston total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Ed Davis (1), Wayne Murray (1).HR - Mike Fregosi (1).SF - Don Gazella. Baserunning: SB - Don Gazella (1), Mike Fregosi (1).CS - Mike Fregosi (1). Fielding: E - Dave Smith.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Koster improves in contact_vs_righty Paul Gibson did not respond to coaching in arm Bernardo Kalahan improves in contact_vs_lefty John Brown did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bernardo Kalahan improves in power_vs_righty Ed Stock did not respond to coaching in arm Jay Veryzer improves in RF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Fernandez did not respond to coaching in arm Brian Tanner did not respond to coaching in control Gene Hopp improves in speed Gene Hopp did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Doran did not respond to coaching in velocity