Win: Scotty Henry (1-0) Loss: George Bohn (0-1)
Save: Randy Hernandez (1)
Inning: 1 St. Louis George Bohn pitching. Ernie Nielsen hits a home run. Forrest Kuenn pops out to the shortstop. Ellis Jones singles to left field. Urbano Lefebvre grounds out to the third baseman. Ellis Jones advances to second on the play. Carl Hermanski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Schoolboy Henry pitching. Jack Pike flies out to the center fielder. Lou Mota hits a home run. Pep Grabarkewitz strikes out. Don Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Ernie Natal strikes out. Jim Moriarty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Higginbotham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Butch Pittinger singles in front of the center fielder. Sugar Fishel singles to center field. Don Woodcock flies out to the center fielder. Bill Schelle flies out to the right fielder. George Bohn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sugar Fishel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Schoolboy Henry grounds out to the pitcher. Ernie Nielsen strikes out. Forrest Kuenn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jack Pike walks. Lou Mota strikes out. Pep Grabarkewitz strikes out. Jack Pike is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Ellis Jones flies out to the right fielder. Urbano Lefebvre grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Hermanski walks. Ernie Natal strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Don Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Butch Pittinger strikes out. Sugar Fishel singles to center field. Don Woodcock pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Jim Moriarty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Higginbotham grounds out to the third baseman. Schoolboy Henry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bill Schelle flies out to the right fielder. George Bohn grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Pike flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ernie Nielsen singles to right field. Forrest Kuenn walks. Ellis Jones walks. Urbano Lefebvre hits a home run. Ernie Nielsen scores. Forrest Kuenn scores. Ellis Jones scores. Bart Haugstad comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carl Hermanski hits a home run. Garret Mahler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Natal singles to right field. Jim Moriarty grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ernie Natal is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Greg Higginbotham walks. Schoolboy Henry lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ernie Nielsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Lou Mota flies out to the right fielder. Pep Grabarkewitz singles to right field. Don Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Butch Pittinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Forrest Kuenn flies out to the left fielder. Ellis Jones flies out to the center fielder. Urbano Lefebvre strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Sugar Fishel singles to left field. Don Woodcock doubles to left field. Sugar Fishel uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Schelle strikes out. Bryan Parrish is pinch hitting for Garret Mahler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bryan Parrish strikes out. Jack Pike walks. Lou Mota flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Mike Ford pitching. Carl Hermanski singles to left field. Passed ball. Carl Hermanski advances to second. Ernie Natal triples. Carl Hermanski scores. Joe Buckles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Schwabe is pinch hitting for Jim Moriarty. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Schwabe doubles to right field. Ernie Natal scores. Greg Higginbotham flies out to the center fielder. Schoolboy Henry grounds out to the pitcher. Ernie Nielsen hits a home run. Tom Schwabe scores. Ray Noren is pinch hitting for Forrest Kuenn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Noren grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz walks. Don Martinez hits a home run. Pep Grabarkewitz scores. Ralph Craft comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Butch Pittinger flies out to the left fielder. Sugar Fishel flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Don Woodcock singles to right field. Bill Schelle hits a home run. Don Woodcock scores. Kazunori Kinjo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dutton James is pinch hitting for Joe Buckles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dutton James walks. Dutton James steals second. Jack Pike triples. Dutton James scores. Randy Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou Mota strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Bob Bako pitching. Ellis Jones flies out to the left fielder. Urbano Lefebvre doubles to center field. Carl Hermanski grounds out to the second baseman. Urbano Lefebvre advances to third on the play. Ernie Natal hits a home run. Urbano Lefebvre scores. Tom Schwabe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz walks. Don Martinez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pep Grabarkewitz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Butch Pittinger strikes out. Sugar Fishel singles to right field. Don Martinez advances to third on the hit. Sugar Fishel is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 4 Houston total runners LOB: 8
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Ralph Splittorff did not respond to coaching in control Mike Pierson improves in power_vs_righty Shawn Munoz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Pierson improves in power_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie McDougal did not respond to coaching in velocity Thorny Caruthers did not respond to coaching in arm Chris Baker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jerry Osuna did not respond to coaching in control Al Butler improves in LF