Win: Duke Nagel (2-8) Loss: Bill Amaral (7-5)
Save: Ted Owens (10)
Inning: 1 Houston Duke Nagel pitching. Bob Schlotz strikes out. Tom McLean strikes out. Mike Lieber strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Arizona Bill Amaral pitching. Bill Gaines pops out to the pitcher. Bill Johnson walks. Tom Kennedy flies out to the left fielder. Rube Guzman lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Colbert singles to left field. Charlie Locke singles to right field. Al Womack strikes out. Roy Battle flies out to the right fielder. Walter Bacsik flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Arizona Clint Georgy singles to center field. Paul Mahler strikes out. Leif Elveford flies out to the center fielder. Clint Georgy steals second. Ike Pavletich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Bill Amaral strikes out. Bob Schlotz lines out to the shortstop. Tom McLean strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Duke Nagel strikes out. Bill Gaines reached on a fielding error by Roy Battle. Bill Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Bill Gaines steals second. Tom Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Mike Lieber lines out to the second baseman. Joe Colbert strikes out. Charlie Locke pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Rube Guzman singles to center field. Rube Guzman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Clint Georgy grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Mahler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Al Womack strikes out. Roy Battle grounds out to the shortstop. Walter Bacsik strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Leif Elveford strikes out. Ike Pavletich strikes out. Duke Nagel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bill Amaral strikes out. Bob Schlotz strikes out. Tom McLean flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Bill Gaines singles to right field. Bill Gaines is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Kennedy pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Mike Lieber flies out to the left fielder. Joe Colbert flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Locke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Rube Guzman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Roy Battle. Clint Georgy grounds out to the second baseman. Rube Guzman advances to third on the play. Paul Mahler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rube Guzman scores. Leif Elveford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Lou Hesketh enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rube Guzman at LF. Al Womack grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Battle walks. Walter Bacsik walks. Eddie Terry 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. Manny Bober is pinch hitting for Bill Amaral. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Manny Bober strikes out. Bob Schlotz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Arizona Lefty Smith pitching. Ike Pavletich grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Lewis is pinch hitting for Eddie Terry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Lewis grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Gaines hits a home run. Vic Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Johnson hits a home run. Chuck Watson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Kennedy pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Ted Owens pitching. Tom McLean grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Lieber flies out to the center fielder. Joe Colbert pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 4 Arizona total runners left on base: 3
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tom Gomez improves in velocity Tom Gomez did not respond to coaching in control Ralph Kimmick did not respond to coaching in control Bob May did not respond to coaching in control Mike Tauscher improves in contact_vs_lefty Max Goodfellow improves in range Ken North did not respond to coaching in CF
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Johnny Rommel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Herb Litwhiler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Elbie Lee improves in control Bobby Bronkey improves in power_vs_lefty Vince Hillegas improves in arm George Smith did not respond to coaching in control