Win: Bill Richmond (5-1) Loss: Charlie Duser (3-3)
Save: Sonny Clapinski (11)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Charlie Duser pitching. Babe Gorman walks. Tim Zick walks. Aaron McWeeny hits a home run. Babe Gorman scores. Tim Zick scores. Bill Huhn flies out to the right fielder. Bill Goebel pops out to the first baseman. Bryan Parrish strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Bill Richmond pitching. Jack Pike flies out to the center fielder. Lou Mota lines out to the shortstop. Nate Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Jack Durant flies out to the right fielder. Paul Edelen grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Richmond grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Cy Brodie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Thorny Caruthers grounds out to the second baseman. Sugar Fishel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Babe Gorman flies out to the center fielder. Tim Zick strikes out. Aaron McWeeny strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz walks. Wicked Maxwell singles to right field. Pep Grabarkewitz advances to third on the hit. Charlie Duser singles to left field. Pep Grabarkewitz scores. Wicked Maxwell advances to third on the hit. Jack Pike flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Wicked Maxwell scores. Lou Mota flies out to the right fielder. Nate Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Bill Huhn flies out to the center fielder. Bill Goebel strikes out. Bryan Parrish grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Cy Brodie grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Sugar Fishel is hit by a pitch. Pep Grabarkewitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Jack Durant strikes out. Paul Edelen walks. Bill Richmond lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Babe Gorman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Wicked Maxwell strikes out. Charlie Duser strikes out. Jack Pike singles to left field. Lou Mota flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Tim Zick singles to center field. Aaron McWeeny grounds out to the pitcher. Tim Zick advances to second on the play. Bill Huhn grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Zick advances to third on the play. Bill Goebel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Nate Smith singles to left field. Cy Brodie strikes out. Thorny Caruthers flies out to the center fielder. Sugar Fishel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Nate Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Sam Shaner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bryan Parrish hits a home run. Tinsley Phillips comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Durant grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Edelen grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Richmond walks. Babe Gorman pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz singles to right field. Pep Grabarkewitz steals second. Johnny Bullinger 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. Wicked Maxwell singles to center field. Pep Grabarkewitz scores. Don Martinez is pinch hitting for Tinsley Phillips. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Jack Pike flies out to the center fielder. Lou Mota grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Ezra Schmulbach pitching. Tim Zick singles to left field. Tim Zick steals second. Aaron McWeeny doubles past the left fielder. Tim Zick scores. Mike Ford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Huhn hits a home run. Aaron McWeeny scores. John Brock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Goebel hits a home run. Jimmy Iott is pinch hitting for Bryan Parrish. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jimmy Iott flies out to the right fielder. Jack Durant strikes out. Paul Edelen singles to right field. Al Betts is pinch hitting for Johnny Bullinger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Betts flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Cecil Murray pitching. Nate Smith grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Cy Brodie lines out to the shortstop. Thorny Caruthers singles to left field. Sugar Fishel triples. Thorny Caruthers scores. Pep Grabarkewitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Babe Gorman grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Zick doubles to right field. Aaron McWeeny walks. Bill Huhn grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Zick advances to third on the play. Aaron McWeeny advances to second on the play. Bill Goebel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Luis Sullivan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wicked Maxwell singles to right field. John Brock lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Pike singles to left field. Wicked Maxwell scores. Sonny Clapinski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lou Mota singles to center field. Jack Pike advances to third on the hit. Nate Smith walks. Cy Brodie flies out to the center fielder. Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 6 Houston total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes John Brock is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Orlando Loftus did not respond to coaching in control Rod Howell did not respond to coaching in range Rod Howell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dee Morris improves in control Willie Peek did not respond to coaching in SS
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Al Butler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Doyle did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie McDougal did not respond to coaching in control Earl Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Al Butler did not respond to coaching in 1B