Win: Hick Connolly (8-15) Loss: Bill Nash (9-15)
Save: Joe Buckles (7)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Hick Connolly pitching. Dale Hale doubles to center field. Herb Richards singles to left field. Dale Hale scores. Al Linde grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Herb Richards is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chris Ferguson strikes out. Danny Fothergill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Bill Nash pitching. Jack Pike flies out to the center fielder. Cuke Adams doubles past the center fielder. Pep Grabarkewitz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Don Martinez hits a home run. Cuke Adams scores. Jason Terlecki flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bill May walks. Jerry Rabe strikes out. Bill May steals second. Jack Coquillette flies out to the center fielder. Bill Nash strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Sugar Fishel grounds out to the shortstop. Henry Pettini grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Schelle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Dale Hale pops out to the shortstop. Herb Richards singles to left field. Al Linde singles to center field. Herb Richards advances to third on the hit. Chris Ferguson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Hick Connolly grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jack Pike flies out to the center fielder. Cuke Adams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Danny Fothergill singles to center field. Danny Fothergill steals second. Bill May pops out to the third baseman. Jerry Rabe flies out to the right fielder. Jack Coquillette is hit by a pitch. Bill Nash strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz pops out to the first baseman. Don Martinez doubles to left field. Jason Terlecki lines out to the first baseman. Sugar Fishel walks. Henry Pettini grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dale Hale flies out to the center fielder. Herb Richards grounds out to the second baseman. Al Linde pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bill Schelle strikes out. Hick Connolly flies out to the left fielder. Jack Pike walks. Jack Pike steals second. Jack Coquillette throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Cuke Adams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Chris Ferguson grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Fothergill walks. Bill May strikes out. Jerry Rabe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz strikes out. Don Martinez strikes out. Jason Terlecki singles to center field. Sugar Fishel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Brett Tobik is pinch hitting for Jack Coquillette. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brett Tobik singles to left field. Tom Eason is pinch hitting for Bill Nash. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tom Eason strikes out. Dale Hale flies out to the center fielder. Doug Piatt is pinch hitting for Herb Richards. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Doug Piatt pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Charlie Warnock pitching. Henry Pettini flies out to the left fielder. Bill Schelle strikes out. Dutton James is pinch hitting for Hick Connolly. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dutton James walks. Dutton James steals second. Jack Pike singles to left field. Dutton James scores. Jack Albright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cuke Adams triples. Jack Pike scores. Pep Grabarkewitz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bart Haugstad pitching. Al Linde flies out to the right fielder. Chris Ferguson singles to left field. Karl Freeman is pinch hitting for Danny Fothergill. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Karl Freeman grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Ferguson advances to second on the play. Bill May grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Don Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. Jason Terlecki strikes out. Sugar Fishel doubles to right field. Henry Pettini flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Joe Buckles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jerry Rabe strikes out. Brett Tobik walks. Dixie Gardella is pinch hitting for Jack Albright. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dixie Gardella singles to center field. Brett Tobik advances to third on the hit. Dixie Gardella steals second. Dale Hale strikes out. Doug Piatt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 10 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Dale Hale (28).GIDP - Chris Ferguson.HBP - Jack Coquillette (3). Baserunning: SB - Danny Fothergill (42), Bill May (27), Dixie Gardella (9). Fielding: E - Jack Coquillette.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Joe Morris improves in speed Art Rajeesh improves in arm Joe Morris improves in range Tom Aragon did not respond to coaching in control Rod Simmons did not respond to coaching in CF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Lombardi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Guy Norman improves in power_vs_lefty Thorny Caruthers did not respond to coaching in arm Thorny Caruthers improves in power_vs_righty Al Butler improves in LF