Win: Bert Allen (11-9) Loss: Salome Alberto (14-4)
Save: Oscar Curtis (47)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bert Allen pitching. Spike Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Les Varsho walks. Ron Gilbert flies out to the right fielder. Bill Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Salome Alberto pitching. Ed Gagliano grounds out to the third baseman. Toshihiro Nishio grounds out to the shortstop. Nate Carroll grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Phil Willis flies out to the right fielder. Katsumi Kanamori singles to right field. Billy Hibbs flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Yale Ostendorf singles to left field. Salome Alberto pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Silver Nicholson singles to right field. Jack Hooper flies out to the right fielder. Edgar Cooper strikes out. Steve Necciai grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Spike Schmidt doubles to right field. Les Varsho grounds out to the second baseman. Spike Schmidt advances to third on the play. Ron Gilbert walks. Bill Williams lines out to the first baseman. Phil Willis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Dutch Shirey singles to left field. Bert Allen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Gagliano reached on a 2-base throwing error by Yale Ostendorf. Dutch Shirey scores. Toshihiro Nishio reached on a 2-base throwing error by Yale Ostendorf. Ed Gagliano scores. Nate Carroll walks. Silver Nicholson singles to center field. Toshihiro Nishio scores. Nate Carroll advances to third on the hit. Jack Hooper pops out to the third baseman. Edgar Cooper walks. Steve Necciai walks. Nate Carroll scores. Dutch Shirey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Katsumi Kanamori grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Hibbs lines out to the second baseman. Yale Ostendorf walks. Salome Alberto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bert Allen strikes out. Ed Gagliano walks. Ed Gagliano steals second. Toshihiro Nishio strikes out. Nate Carroll grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Spike Schmidt walks. Les Varsho lines out to the third baseman. Spike Schmidt steals second. Ron Gilbert flies out to the center fielder. Bill Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Silver Nicholson reached on a fielding error by Spike Schmidt. Jack Hooper flies out to the center fielder. Edgar Cooper reached on a fielding error by Les Varsho. Steve Necciai grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Phil Willis strikes out. Katsumi Kanamori grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Hibbs flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Dutch Shirey doubles to left field. Bert Allen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Gagliano grounds out to the third baseman. Toshihiro Nishio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Yale Ostendorf grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Salome Alberto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Spike Schmidt walks. Les Varsho pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Nate Carroll grounds out to the second baseman. Silver Nicholson singles to right field. Emmett St.Claire is pinch hitting for Jack Hooper. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Emmett St.Claire grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Silver Nicholson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pinky Christensen is pinch hitting for Edgar Cooper. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pinky Christensen singles to left field. Bill King 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 2nd. Steve Necciai grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Ron Gilbert singles to right field. Bill Williams hits a home run. Ron Gilbert scores. Phil Willis strikes out. Katsumi Kanamori flies out to the center fielder. Billy Hibbs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Dutch Shirey strikes out. Andy Drews is pinch hitting for Bert Allen. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Andy Drews doubles past the third baseman. Ed Gagliano singles past the shortstop. Andy Drews scores. Toshihiro Nishio grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Gagliano advances to second on the play. Nate Carroll pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Oscar Curtis pitching. Yale Ostendorf strikes out. Loren Maguire is pinch hitting for Bill King. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Loren Maguire strikes out. Spike Schmidt singles to left field. Les Varsho singles to left field. Ron Gilbert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 10 Houston total runners left on base: 10
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Piggy Bowers did not respond to coaching in range Bert Morton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Thayer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ralph Moore improves in range
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harry Garoni did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Cecil Swoboda improves in contact_vs_righty Cecil Swoboda improves in speed John Warren did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty