Win: Harry Thompson (8-4) Loss: Len Shifflett (2-11)
Inning: 1 Houston Harry Thompson pitching. Scott Chance doubles to left field. Hilly Billy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Chance advances to third on the play. Bruce Blemker singles to center field. Scott Chance scores. Ed Schmulbach strikes out. Ralph Smith walks. Randy Sadler lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Len Shifflett pitching. Phil Rollins singles to center field. Phil Rollins steals second. Buck Avery singles to left field. Phil Rollins scores. Alex Barrett singles to center field. Buck Avery advances to third on the hit. Jackie Garoni hits a home run. Buck Avery scores. Alex Barrett scores. Drummond Williamson strikes out. Carlos Moses flies out to the left fielder. Joe McNabb walks. Howard Touchstone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Doc Christian flies out to the center fielder. Duke Torgeson grounds out to the third baseman. Len Shifflett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Harry Thompson singles to right field. Phil Rollins grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Buck Avery walks. Alex Barrett hits a home run. Buck Avery scores. Bill Bolton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jackie Garoni grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Scott Chance flies out to the right fielder. Hilly Billy strikes out. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Drummond Williamson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Moses walks. Joe McNabb grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Carlos Moses is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Howard Touchstone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Ed Schmulbach singles to left field. Ralph Smith strikes out. Randy Sadler flies out to the right fielder. Doc Christian grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ed Schmulbach is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Harry Thompson strikes out. Phil Rollins strikes out. Buck Avery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Duke Torgeson walks. Duke Torgeson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Bolton strikes out. Scott Chance flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Alex Barrett triples. Jackie Garoni flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Alex Barrett scores. Drummond Williamson singles to center field. Carlos Moses grounds out to the third baseman. Drummond Williamson advances to second on the play. Joe McNabb singles to left field. Drummond Williamson scores. Ben Goossen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Howard Touchstone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Hilly Billy flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Schmulbach flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Harry Thompson strikes out. Phil Rollins singles to center field. Buck Avery walks. Alex Barrett singles to center field. Phil Rollins is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Buck Avery advances to third on the play. Jackie Garoni walks. Drummond Williamson doubles to left field. Buck Avery scores. Alex Barrett scores. Jackie Garoni scores. Carlos Moses pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Ralph Smith strikes out. Randy Sadler flies out to the center fielder. Doc Christian lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Joe McNabb flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Howard Touchstone strikes out. Harry Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Duke Torgeson grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Hitzel is pinch hitting for Ben Goossen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pat Hitzel strikes out. Scott Chance grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Rich Nagy pitching. Phil Rollins singles to left field. Bill Cangelosi is pinch hitting for Buck Avery. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Cangelosi walks. Alex Barrett hits a home run. Phil Rollins scores. Bill Cangelosi scores. Jackie Garoni flies out to the right fielder. Drummond Williamson grounds out to the pitcher. Carlos Moses strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Hilly Billy strikes out. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Schmulbach singles to left field. Ralph Smith doubles to left field. Ed Schmulbach uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chief Drees comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Randy Sadler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 4 St. Louis total runners left on base: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Roger Yingling improves in velocity Jack Palmer did not respond to coaching in velocity Roger Yingling did not respond to coaching in control George Cheney improves in arm
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Whaling did not respond to coaching in control Mike Landrum did not respond to coaching in control Mike Ulisney did not respond to coaching in range Drew Haeffner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Ulisney did not respond to coaching in SS