Inning: 1 Philadelphia Vic Lukachyk pitching. Joe Simons is hit by a pitch. Andy Schwarz grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bill Schulze walks. Tommy Gideon singles to center field. Bill Schulze advances to third on the hit. Fred Johnson lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Eddie Lum pitching. Tiny Easler singles to left field. Tiny Easler steals second. Moose Geiger strikes out. Jerry Matarazzo singles to left field. Tiny Easler scores. Bill McClure singles to right field. Steve Brown pops out to the shortstop. Jim Demaree singles to left field. Snuffy Palacios singles to right field. Jerry Matarazzo scores. Bill McClure scores. Jim Demaree advances to third on the hit. Cam Collier singles in front of the left fielder. Jim Demaree scores. Snuffy Palacios advances to third on the hit. Pete Wertz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vic Lukachyk strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Bud Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Jim Morris grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Morejon bunts for a base hit. Pete Wertz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Paul Morejon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Tiny Easler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Moose Geiger singles past the shortstop. Jerry Matarazzo singles to right field. Moose Geiger advances to third on the hit. Bill McClure strikes out. Steve Brown walks. Jim Demaree singles to left field. Moose Geiger scores. Jerry Matarazzo scores. Steve Brown advances to third on the hit. Snuffy Palacios walks. Cam Collier strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Joe Simons grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Schwarz lines out to the second baseman. Bill Schulze strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Vic Lukachyk pops out to the shortstop. Tiny Easler pops out to the second baseman. Moose Geiger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Tommy Gideon hits a home run. Fred Johnson walks. Fred Johnson steals second. Bud Thomas singles to left field. Fred Johnson scores. Jim Morris singles to center field. Bud Thomas advances to third on the hit. Paul Morejon singles to left field. Bud Thomas scores. Pete Wertz lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Simons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Schwarz singles past the first baseman. Jim Morris scores. Paul Morejon scores. Robinson Alcaraz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Schulze grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Jerry Matarazzo flies out to the center fielder. Bill McClure flies out to the center fielder. Steve Brown doubles to right field. Jim Demaree singles past the first baseman. Steve Brown scores. Snuffy Palacios grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Demaree is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Tommy Gideon grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Johnson walks. Bud Thomas singles to left field. Jim Morris flies out to the center fielder. Paul Morejon walks. Pete Wertz walks. Fred Johnson scores. Vern Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Simons grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Houston Cam Collier grounds out to the second baseman. Vern Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Tiny Easler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Andy Schwarz walks. Bill Schulze strikes out. Tommy Gideon strikes out. Fred Johnson grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Moose Geiger grounds out to the second baseman. March Bratschi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Jerry Matarazzo strikes out. Bill McClure singles to center field. Steve Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Bud Thomas strikes out. Jim Morris singles to left field. Paul Morejon grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Morris is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Juan Hamelin is pinch hitting for March Bratschi. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Juan Hamelin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Ralph Spohrer pitching. Jim Demaree singles in front of the left fielder. Jim Demaree steals second. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Cam Collier walks. Vern Thompson lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Joe Simons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Schwarz doubles to left field. Bill Schulze flies out to the right fielder. Tommy Gideon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Tiny Easler grounds out to the pitcher. Moose Geiger walks. Jerry Matarazzo grounds out to the second baseman. Moose Geiger advances to second on the play. Bill McClure strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Keiichi Tsuji comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tim Lacy is pinch hitting for Fred Johnson. Tim Lacy reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill McClure. Johnny Kieschnick is pinch running for Tim Lacy on 2nd base. Bud Thomas strikes out. Jim Morris reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill McClure. Johnny Kieschnick scores. Paul Morejon singles to right field. Jim Morris scores. Jerry Grilli is pinch hitting for Ralph Spohrer. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Paul Morejon steals second. Jerry Grilli hits an infield single to the second baseman. Joe Simons grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Melvin Edmondson pitching. Stephen Verble enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Kieschnick at C. Steve Brown pops out to the shortstop. Jim Demaree grounds out to the second baseman. Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 11 Houston total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Andy Schwarz (24).HR - Tommy Gideon (10).GIDP - Joe Simons, Andy Schwarz.HBP - Joe Simons (1). Baserunning: SB - Fred Johnson (6), Paul Morejon (10).
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Perdue did not respond to coaching in range R.J. Robinson improves in control Jack Hill did not respond to coaching in endurance Johnny Ignasiak improves in velocity Bryan Smith did not respond to coaching in speed John Sullivan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ross James did not respond to coaching in SS
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mickey Motton improves in contact_vs_righty Curt Compton did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Timberlake improves in arm Hal Constable did not respond to coaching in velocity Adolfo Marrero improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Veil did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Adolfo Marrero improves in SS