Inning: 1 Houston Mays Blake pitching. Bill Vedder flies out to the left fielder. Phil Motloch strikes out. Bob Schlotz singles to center field. Shane Chiwitt singles to left field. Bob Schlotz advances to third on the hit. Mike Letto strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Junior Smith pitching. Jack Glinatsis grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Welch flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Surkont walks. Art Croushore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Al Womack is hit by a pitch. Jerry Tipton strikes out. Curt Roseboro strikes out. Junior Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh John Trillo grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Bowman walks. Lu Keerl grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eric Bowman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Cliff Sinatro singles to center field. Mays Blake grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Bill Vedder singles to center field. Phil Motloch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Bill Vedder advances to second on the play. Bob Schlotz grounds out to the shortstop. Shane Chiwitt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jack Glinatsis flies out to the center fielder. Bob Welch flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Surkont grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Mike Letto singles to center field. Al Womack flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Tipton lines out to the third baseman. Curt Roseboro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Art Croushore walks. John Trillo triples. Art Croushore scores. Eric Bowman singles to right field. John Trillo scores. Lu Keerl grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Cliff Sinatro doubles to left field. Mays Blake flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Junior Smith is hit by a pitch. Bill Vedder triples. Junior Smith scores. Phil Motloch flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Vedder scores. Bob Schlotz doubles past the third baseman. Shane Chiwitt doubles to center field. Bob Schlotz scores. Mike Letto strikes out. Al Womack flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jack Glinatsis pops out to the first baseman. Bob Welch flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Surkont grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Jerry Tipton flies out to the left fielder. Curt Roseboro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Junior Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Art Croushore singles to center field. John Trillo flies out to the left fielder. Eric Bowman grounds out to the second baseman. Art Croushore advances to second on the play. Lu Keerl flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Vedder singles to right field. Phil Motloch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Vedder advances to second on the play. Bob Schlotz strikes out. Wayne Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Shane Chiwitt hits a home run. Bill Vedder scores. Mike Letto grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Cliff Sinatro strikes out. Piggy Acker is pinch hitting for Wayne Hernandez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Piggy Acker grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Glinatsis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Pat Snover pitching. Al Womack pops out to the first baseman. Manny Bober is pinch hitting for Jerry Tipton. Manny Bober strikes out. Curt Roseboro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Roy Battle enters the game as a defensive replacement for Manny Bober at 3B. Vic Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Welch singles to center field. Jerry Surkont flies out to the center fielder. Art Croushore is hit by a pitch. John Trillo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Art Croushore is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eric Bowman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Johan Moran is pinch hitting for Vic Davis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johan Moran singles to left field. Bill Vedder walks. Phil Motloch grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Vedder is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Phil Motloch steals second. Bob Schlotz grounds out to the second baseman. Johan Moran scores. Phil Motloch advances to third on the play. Shane Chiwitt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Whitey Moore pitching. Lu Keerl singles to right field. Cliff Sinatro pops out to the shortstop. Ollie Ballou is pinch hitting for Pat Snover. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ollie Ballou singles to right field. Lu Keerl advances to third on the hit. Brant McGlinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jack Glinatsis singles to center field. Lu Keerl scores. Ollie Ballou advances to third on the hit. Bob Welch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Glinatsis advances to second on the play. Jerry Surkont walks. Art Croushore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lee Paige did not respond to coaching in velocity Lee Paige did not respond to coaching in control Tom Bowerman improves in control Bob May did not respond to coaching in velocity Cliff Healy improves in endurance Walter Bacsik did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ken North did not respond to coaching in CF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom May improves in velocity Larry Davey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pedro Starr did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Fred Power improves in speed Larry Davey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Larry Davey did not respond to coaching in arm