Win: Whitey Moore (7-4) Loss: Nick Covington (1-4)
Save: Brant McGlinton (32)
Inning: 1 Houston Cy Montanez pitching. Bill Vedder grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Motloch grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Schlotz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Tom Gomez pitching. Jack Glinatsis doubles to left field. Bob Welch strikes out. Jerry Surkont singles past the third baseman. Jack Glinatsis scores. Art Croushore grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Charlie Locke flies out to the left fielder. Manny Bober strikes out. Tom McLean grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Eric Bowman walks. Walt Anthony flies out to the left fielder. Lu Keerl grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jack Miller doubles to left field. Doug Fowler grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Gomez pops out to the first baseman. Bill Vedder pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Cliff Sinatro singles to right field. Cy Montanez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Cy Montanez flies out to the right fielder. Jack Glinatsis strikes out. Bob Welch hits a home run. Cliff Sinatro scores. Jerry Surkont grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Phil Motloch strikes out. Bob Schlotz singles to left field. Charlie Locke strikes out. Manny Bober reached on a fielding error by Lu Keerl. Tom McLean strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Art Croushore pops out to the second baseman. Eric Bowman singles to right field. Walt Anthony grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jack Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Fowler strikes out. Tom Gomez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Lu Keerl singles to right field. Cliff Sinatro singles to center field. Lu Keerl advances to third on the hit. Cy Montanez pops out to the first baseman. Jack Glinatsis strikes out. Bob Welch pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Bill Vedder singles to left field. Bill Vedder steals second. Phil Motloch grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Schlotz doubles to center field. Bill Vedder scores. Charlie Locke strikes out. Manny Bober singles to right field. Bob Schlotz scores. Tom McLean lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Chuck Watson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Surkont pops out to the shortstop. Art Croushore flies out to the left fielder. Eric Bowman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jack Miller pops out to the second baseman. Mike Letto is pinch hitting for Doug Fowler. Mike Letto strikes out. Pat Snover 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. Roy Battle is pinch hitting for Chuck Watson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roy Battle singles to left field. Bill Vedder doubles to center field. Roy Battle uses his aggressiveness and scores. Reggie Delgado comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Motloch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Whitey Moore pitching. Walt Anthony flies out to the left fielder. Lu Keerl pops out to the first baseman. Cliff Sinatro reached on a fielding error by Jack Miller. Piggy Acker is pinch hitting for Reggie Delgado. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Piggy Acker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Nick Covington pitching. Bob Schlotz singles to right field. Charlie Locke strikes out. Manny Bober reached on a fielding error by Jack Glinatsis. Tom McLean doubles past the center fielder. Bob Schlotz scores. Manny Bober uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wayne Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Miller singles to left field. Tom McLean scores. Mike Letto strikes out. Joe Colbert is pinch hitting for Whitey Moore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Colbert grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Lefty Smith pitching. Jack Glinatsis singles to left field. Bob Welch walks. Jerry Surkont strikes out. Art Croushore grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Welch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eric Bowman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Bill Vedder singles to center field. Phil Motloch lines out to the second baseman. Bob Schlotz walks. Charlie Locke flies out to the left fielder. Manny Bober singles to left field. Bill Vedder is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Brant McGlinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Walt Anthony singles to center field. Lu Keerl singles to center field. Walt Anthony advances to third on the hit. Cliff Sinatro grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Anthony scores. Lu Keerl advances to second on the play. Ollie Ballou is pinch hitting for Wayne Hernandez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ollie Ballou grounds out to the second baseman. Lu Keerl advances to third on the play. Jack Glinatsis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Bowerman did not respond to coaching in control Ralph Kimmick did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Phillips did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Cliff Healy did not respond to coaching in control Cliff Healy did not respond to coaching in velocity Lee Paige did not respond to coaching in control Ken North did not respond to coaching in CF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Carter did not respond to coaching in speed Larry Davey did not respond to coaching in speed Fabian Sheely did not respond to coaching in arm Fabian Sheely improves in arm Fred Power improves in speed Tom May did not respond to coaching in velocity