Inning: 1 Montreal Dusty Morris pitching. Dick Lake grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Finley grounds out to the shortstop. John Beck flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Yohei Nakamura pitching. Gary Smith walks. Charlie Warhop flies out to the center fielder. Hal Boone grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Gary Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Camilius Fly flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Paul Benton pops out to the catcher. Dan Chamberlain pops out to the third baseman. Hookjaw Bussian flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston George Foster strikes out. King Blackburn singles to center field. Lefty Colpaert triples. King Blackburn scores. Emil Bragan grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Colpaert scores. Dusty Morris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Montreal Babe Smith walks. Jim Hoover walks. Yohei Nakamura lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Babe Smith is thrown out at third. Jim Hoover advances to second on the play. Jim Hoover advances to second on the play. Dick Lake grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Gary Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Warhop singles to right field. Hal Boone singles to center field. Charlie Warhop advances to third on the hit. Camilius Fly strikes out. George Foster grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Montreal Charlie Finley grounds out to the third baseman. John Beck strikes out. Paul Benton singles to right field. Dan Chamberlain singles past the third baseman. Hookjaw Bussian singles to left field. Babe Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Houston King Blackburn singles to right field. Lefty Colpaert grounds into a force play to the pitcher. King Blackburn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Emil Bragan strikes out. Dusty Morris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Montreal Jim Hoover grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yohei Nakamura strikes out. Dick Lake singles to left field. Charlie Finley singles to right field. John Beck grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Gary Smith singles to right field. Charlie Warhop singles to center field. Gary Smith advances to third on the hit. Hal Boone triples. Gary Smith scores. Charlie Warhop scores. Rudy Byrnes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Camilius Fly pops out to the third baseman. George Foster singles to center field. Hal Boone scores. King Blackburn flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Colpaert grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! George Foster is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Montreal Paul Benton flies out to the right fielder. Dan Chamberlain walks. Hookjaw Bussian strikes out. Dan Chamberlain steals second. Babe Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Emil Bragan strikes out. Dusty Morris flies out to the right fielder. Gary Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Jim Hoover singles to right field. Eric McElroy is pinch hitting for Rudy Byrnes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Eric McElroy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dick Lake walks. Charlie Finley singles past the second baseman. John Beck flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Jay Gerheauser pitching. Charlie Warhop doubles to left field. Hal Boone singles to right field. Charlie Warhop scores. Camilius Fly walks. George Foster triples. Hal Boone scores. Camilius Fly scores. King Blackburn singles past the shortstop. George Foster scores. Lefty Colpaert walks. Emil Bragan flies out to the right fielder. Dusty Morris lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gary Smith pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Montreal Paul Benton grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Chamberlain pops out to the second baseman. Hookjaw Bussian strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Charlie Warhop pops out to the second baseman. Hal Boone hits a home run. Tex Hardy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Camilius Fly singles to left field. George Foster singles to center field. Camilius Fly advances to third on the hit. King Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Camilius Fly scores. Lefty Colpaert hits an infield single to the shortstop. Emil Bragan lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Montreal Babe Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Hoover flies out to the center fielder. Gordon Darnell is pinch hitting for Tex Hardy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gordon Darnell doubles to left field. Dick Lake flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Montreal total runners left on base: 10 Houston total runners left on base: 9
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Red Ostrowski improves in contact_vs_lefty Dutch Chamberlain did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Williams improves in arm Fred Sheely improves in range
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dwayne Pence did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Scott James did not respond to coaching in control John Anderson did not respond to coaching in range Tom Ryan did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Scharein improves in SS