Inning: 1 Houston Eric Flack pitching. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Montreal Jim Miller pitching. Paul Benton grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Lake strikes out. Art Kinney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bobby Morrison singles to center field. King Blackburn pops out to the third baseman. George Foster flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Morrison is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Montreal Duane Wolf grounds out to the shortstop. John Beck grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Chamberlain strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Alex Gedeon grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Boone pops out to the third baseman. Jim Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Montreal Billy Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Eric McElroy strikes out. Eric Flack flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Charlie Warhop strikes out. Gary Smith lines out to the second baseman. Joe Bancroft pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Montreal Paul Benton strikes out. Dick Lake flies out to the right fielder. Art Kinney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bobby Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. King Blackburn pops out to the second baseman. George Foster walks. Alex Gedeon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Montreal Duane Wolf grounds out to the second baseman. John Beck flies out to the right fielder. Dan Chamberlain grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Hal Boone strikes out. Spud Lodigiani is pinch hitting for Jim Miller. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Spud Lodigiani doubles to left field. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Montreal Francis Vitchard pitching. Billy Lyons triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Eric McElroy grounds out to the second baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. Eric Flack flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Billy Lyons scores. Paul Benton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Joe Bancroft strikes out. Bobby Morrison walks. King Blackburn walks. George Foster hits an infield single to the pitcher. The defense is playing the corners in. Alex Gedeon strikes out. Hal Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Montreal Dick Lake singles past the shortstop. Art Kinney walks. Duane Wolf grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Art Kinney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Beck flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dick Lake is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Vladimir Fossas is pinch hitting for Francis Vitchard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Vladimir Fossas strikes out. Charlie Warhop flies out to the left fielder. Gary Smith doubles to center field. Joe Bancroft singles to right field. Gary Smith is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal Johnny Platte pitching. Dan Chamberlain hits a home run. Billy Lyons singles to left field. Billy Lyons is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Eric McElroy strikes out. Eric Flack grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Bobby Morrison walks. King Blackburn singles to right field. Lute Kahn 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. George Foster singles to center field. Bobby Morrison scores. Alex Gedeon doubles past the right fielder. King Blackburn scores. George Foster uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hal Boone doubles to right field. Alex Gedeon scores. Jay Gerheauser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Fohl is pinch hitting for Johnny Platte. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jim Fohl flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Warhop flies out to the right fielder. Gary Smith singles past the first baseman. Hal Boone scores. Joe Bancroft singles to left field. Bobby Morrison flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Montreal Joey Davola pitching. Steve Pirtle enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bobby Morrison at RF. Paul Benton flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Dick Lake flies out to the center fielder. Art Kinney triples. Duane Wolf grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Montreal total runners LOB: 2
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Stan Langston did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Stan Langston improves in arm Tom Ryan improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Pettit improves in power_vs_lefty
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Red Ostrowski improves in arm Jack Malloy did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Lohr did not respond to coaching in control Tom Bonura improves in contact_vs_lefty