Win: Lefty Sisler (4-2) Loss: Salome Alberto (8-1)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Lefty Sisler pitching. Spike Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. Les Varsho bunts for a base hit. Les Varsho is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ron Gilbert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Salome Alberto pitching. Ed Gagliano walks. Ed Gagliano steals second. Emmett St.Claire flies out to the center fielder. Nate Carroll walks. Silver Nicholson singles to left field. Ed Gagliano scores. Nate Carroll advances to third on the hit. Masashi Morinaka strikes out. Pinky Christensen walks. Cecil Swoboda grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Phil Willis flies out to the left fielder. Katsumi Kanamori strikes out. Bill Williams singles to center field. Yale Ostendorf pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Dutch Shirey flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Sisler singles to right field. Ed Gagliano walks. Emmett St.Claire grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Billy Hibbs flies out to the right fielder. Salome Alberto grounds out to the shortstop. Spike Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Nate Carroll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Silver Nicholson grounds out to the second baseman. Masashi Morinaka pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Les Varsho pops out to the shortstop. Ron Gilbert singles to left field. Ron Gilbert steals second. Phil Willis strikes out. Katsumi Kanamori strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Pinky Christensen grounds out to the shortstop. Cecil Swoboda strikes out. Dutch Shirey doubles to right field. Lefty Sisler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bill Williams singles to right field. Yale Ostendorf grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Billy Hibbs singles to right field. Salome Alberto lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Spike Schmidt walks. Yale Ostendorf scores. Les Varsho grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Hibbs scores. Salome Alberto advances to third on the play. Spike Schmidt advances to second on the play. Ron Gilbert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Gagliano walks. Emmett St.Claire grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Gagliano advances to second on the play. Nate Carroll singles to left field. Ed Gagliano scores. Silver Nicholson flies out to the left fielder. Masashi Morinaka walks. Pinky Christensen hits a home run. Nate Carroll scores. Masashi Morinaka scores. Al Grant comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cecil Swoboda walks. Dutch Shirey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Phil Willis walks. Katsumi Kanamori doubles to center field. Bill Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Willis scores. Katsumi Kanamori advances to third on the play. Yale Ostendorf strikes out. Billy Hibbs grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Lefty Sisler strikes out. Ed Gagliano triples. Emmett St.Claire hits a home run. Ed Gagliano scores. Bill Diorio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nate Carroll singles to center field. Silver Nicholson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Nate Carroll is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Masashi Morinaka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Loren Maguire is pinch hitting for Bill Diorio. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Loren Maguire flies out to the center fielder. Spike Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. Les Varsho flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Arquimedez Chalk pitching. Pinky Christensen grounds out to the shortstop. Cecil Swoboda singles to left field. Dutch Shirey grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Billy Hayward 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. Ron Gilbert grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Willis flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Katsumi Kanamori grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Billy Hayward pops out to the shortstop. Ed Gagliano singles to center field. Emmett St.Claire singles to left field. Ed Gagliano advances to third on the hit. Nate Carroll flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ed Gagliano scores. Silver Nicholson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Emmett St.Claire is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bill Williams strikes out. Yale Ostendorf singles to center field. Billy Hibbs grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 8
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Luis Smith improves in range Billy Diaz did not respond to coaching in speed Greg Brissie did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bert Morton did not respond to coaching in range
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Garoni did not respond to coaching in range Harry Garoni improves in power_vs_righty Lee Hurley improves in contact_vs_lefty Ken Buchanan improves in range