Inning: 1 Houston Rip Gammons pitching. Fred Lord singles to left field. Alex Tavener singles to center field. Fred Lord advances to third on the hit. Alex Tavener steals second. Purnal Bates doubles to left field. Fred Lord scores. Alex Tavener scores. Earl Stanceu singles to left field. Ron Gonzalez doubles to left field. Purnal Bates scores. Earl Stanceu uses his aggressiveness and scores. Vin Raines comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Gaw walks. Bob Weilman singles to center field. Ron Gonzalez scores. Bob Gaw advances to third on the hit. Red Thurman walks. Ace Mantle flies out to the right fielder. Fred Lord grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Gaw scores. Bob Weilman advances to third on the play. Red Thurman advances to second on the play. Alex Tavener strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Ace Mantle pitching. George Bell singles to center field. Bub Groth strikes out. Fred Lake pops out to the second baseman. Peaches Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Purnal Bates lines out to the shortstop. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Ron Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jay Veryzer walks. Harry Daviault flies out to the center fielder. Jay Veryzer steals second. Mike Hartenstein singles to right field. Jay Veryzer scores. Bob Crawford flies out to the center fielder. Vin Raines grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Bob Gaw walks. Bob Weilman pops out to the second baseman. Red Thurman singles to center field. Bob Gaw advances to third on the hit. Ace Mantle strikes out. Fred Lord strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis George Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Bub Groth singles to center field. Fred Lake walks. Peaches Martinez pops out to the shortstop. Jay Veryzer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Alex Tavener flies out to the left fielder. Purnal Bates flies out to the right fielder. Earl Stanceu reached on a 2-base fielding error by George Bell. Ron Gonzalez walks. Bob Gaw singles to left field. Earl Stanceu scores. Ron Gonzalez advances to third on the hit. Bob Weilman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Harry Daviault singles to left field. Mike Hartenstein flies out to the left fielder. Bob Crawford strikes out. Vin Raines reached on a fielding error by Earl Stanceu. Harry Daviault steals third. George Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Red Thurman strikes out. Ace Mantle strikes out. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Bub Groth singles to center field. Fred Lake grounds out to the third baseman. Bub Groth advances to second on the play. Peaches Martinez singles to right field. Bub Groth scores. Jay Veryzer pops out to the first baseman. Harry Daviault grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Peaches Martinez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Alex Tavener singles to left field. Purnal Bates grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Alex Tavener is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Earl Stanceu flies out to the right fielder. Ron Gonzalez walks. Bob Gaw reached on a fielding error by Peaches Martinez. Bob Weilman walks. Purnal Bates scores. Red Thurman triples. Ron Gonzalez scores. Bob Gaw scores. Bob Weilman scores. Ace Mantle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Mike Hartenstein walks. Bob Crawford pops out to the second baseman. Vin Raines lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Bell singles to center field. Mike Hartenstein scores. Bub Groth hits a home run. George Bell scores. Fred Lake flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Fred Lord singles to left field. Fred Lord steals second. Alex Tavener singles to right field. Fred Lord scores. Jay Cain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Purnal Bates strikes out. Alex Tavener steals second. Earl Stanceu doubles to left field. Alex Tavener scores. Ron Gonzalez singles to center field. Earl Stanceu scores. Bob Gaw lines out to the third baseman. Bob Weilman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Peaches Martinez lines out to the first baseman. Jay Veryzer grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Daviault flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Cy Brumley is pinch hitting for Red Thurman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cy Brumley grounds out to the second baseman. Ace Mantle grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Lord singles to center field. Alex Tavener triples. Fred Lord scores. Brian Counts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Purnal Bates doubles to left field. Alex Tavener scores. Earl Stanceu grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Mike Hartenstein flies out to the center fielder. Bob Crawford grounds out to the pitcher. Sandy Hutto is pinch hitting for Brian Counts. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sandy Hutto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Joan Martin pitching. Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Bob Gaw flies out to the center fielder. Bob Weilman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis George Bell strikes out. Bub Groth walks. Fred Lake flies out to the left fielder. Peaches Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 9 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Purnal Bates 2 (23), Earl Stanceu (14), Ron Gonzalez (18).3B - Alex Tavener (6), Red Thurman (6). Baserunning: SB - Fred Lord (24), Alex Tavener 2 (27). Fielding: E - Earl Stanceu.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bobby White improves in range Bill Anderson did not respond to coaching in control Mark Paulette improves in power_vs_lefty Gene Hopp did not respond to coaching in arm Archie Griffin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Archie Griffin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bobby White did not respond to coaching in C
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Brent Kennedy did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Kahler did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Thomson did not respond to coaching in velocity Brent Kennedy did not respond to coaching in control Tom Guardado did not respond to coaching in speed Claude Holbert improves in velocity