Win: Clarence Mathis (1-2) Loss: George Bohn (3-15)
Save: George Yvars (5)
Inning: 1 Houston Hoge Mackinson pitching. Bill Schelle walks. Don Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Passed ball. Bill Schelle advances to second. Nate Smith singles to right field. Bill Schelle scores. Lou Mota lines out to the third baseman. Cy Brodie walks. Thorny Caruthers singles to right field. Nate Smith scores. Cy Brodie advances to third on the hit. Thorny Caruthers steals second. David Sutton throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Cy Brodie scores. Randy Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dutton James pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis George Bohn pitching. Forrest Kuenn walks. Ellis Jones hits a home run. Forrest Kuenn scores. Ernie Natal singles to center field. Sean Daniels pops out to the catcher. David Sutton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Wicked Maxwell strikes out. George Bohn strikes out. Bill Schelle walks. Don Martinez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Ernie Nielsen walks. Fred Wood grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Nielsen advances to second on the play. Charley Green pops out to the second baseman. Randy Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Nate Smith strikes out. Lou Mota strikes out. Cy Brodie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Forrest Kuenn flies out to the center fielder. Ellis Jones hits a home run. Ernie Natal grounds out to the shortstop. Sean Daniels strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Dutton James grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Mathis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Wicked Maxwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis David Sutton walks. Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the third baseman. David Sutton advances to second on the play. Fred Wood singles to left field. David Sutton scores. Fred Wood steals second. Charley Green doubles to left field. Fred Wood scores. Joe Buckles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clarence Mathis grounds out to the second baseman. Charley Green advances to third on the play. Forrest Kuenn singles to right field. Charley Green scores. Forrest Kuenn is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Buckles grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Schelle walks. Don Martinez singles to right field. Bill Schelle advances to third on the hit. Nate Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Ellis Jones doubles to right field. Ernie Natal flies out to the center fielder. Sean Daniels doubles to center field. Ellis Jones scores. Bart Haugstad comes in from the bullpen to pitch. David Sutton grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Lou Mota singles to right field. Cy Brodie singles to left field. Rob Dotel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Thorny Caruthers grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Lou Mota advances to third on the play. Dutton James grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Fred Wood grounds out to the shortstop. Charley Green strikes out. Rob Dotel lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Wicked Maxwell flies out to the center fielder. Sugar Fishel is pinch hitting for Bart Haugstad. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sugar Fishel singles to right field. Bill Schelle grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Garret Mahler pitching. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the second baseman. Ellis Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Natal flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Don Martinez singles to center field. Don Martinez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Nate Smith strikes out. Lou Mota singles to left field. Lou Mota steals second. Cy Brodie hits a home run. Lou Mota scores. George Yvars comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Thorny Caruthers walks. Dutton James strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Sean Daniels hits a home run. Bill Carter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. David Sutton singles to left field. Ernie Nielsen flies out to the center fielder. Fred Wood walks. Al Hawes is pinch hitting for Charley Green. Al Hawes walks. George Yvars grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). David Sutton scores. Fred Wood advances to third on the play. Al Hawes advances to second on the play. Forrest Kuenn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Ray Noren enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Hawes at SS. Wicked Maxwell flies out to the center fielder. Bill Carter flies out to the left fielder. Bill Schelle pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 5 St. Louis total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Ellis Jones (29), Sean Daniels (3), Charley Green (12).HR - Ellis Jones 2 (22), Sean Daniels (2).GIDP - David Sutton. Baserunning: SB - Fred Wood (4).CS - Forrest Kuenn (12). Fielding: E - David Sutton.PB - David Sutton.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jerry Osuna did not respond to coaching in control Bob Lombardi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jerry Osuna did not respond to coaching in control Charlie McDougal did not respond to coaching in control Roger Wieghaus did not respond to coaching in 3B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Rob Smykal improves in power_vs_lefty Ben Madlock did not respond to coaching in speed Jesse Benes improves in power_vs_righty Mike Pierson improves in power_vs_righty