Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Denny Heise pitching. Ace Luskey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chad Slagle grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ed Milligan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Chuck Emmerich pitching. Roy Roberts walks. Pete Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Hank Hornsby singles to center field. Roy Roberts advances to third on the hit. Mike Hartley grounds out to the pitcher. Hank Hornsby advances to second on the play. Emil Hildebrand pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh John Melillo flies out to the center fielder. John Beasley pops out to the shortstop. Joe Carew grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Brad Hilton reached on a fielding error by Chad Slagle. Marv Roque singles to center field. Brad Hilton advances to third on the hit. Ike Egan pops out to the third baseman. Denny Heise reached on a fielding error by Ace Luskey. Brad Hilton scores. Roy Roberts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marv Roque advances to third on the play. Denny Heise advances to second on the play. Pete Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Luis Clowers singles to right field. Luis Clowers gets picked off first. Miguel Rosen strikes out. Chuck Emmerich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Hank Hornsby triples. Mike Hartley flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Hank Hornsby is thrown out at the plate. Emil Hildebrand singles to right field. Brad Hilton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ace Luskey singles to left field. Chad Slagle walks. Ed Milligan flies out to the right fielder. John Melillo strikes out. John Beasley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Marv Roque strikes out. Ike Egan strikes out. Denny Heise singles to left field. Roy Roberts hits a home run. Denny Heise scores. Pete Kennedy singles to left field. Hank Hornsby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Joe Carew pops out to the second baseman. Luis Clowers flies out to the center fielder. Miguel Rosen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Mike Hartley strikes out. Emil Hildebrand grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Brad Hilton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Chuck Emmerich lines out to the second baseman. Ace Luskey flies out to the center fielder. Chad Slagle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Marv Roque hits a home run. Ike Egan flies out to the right fielder. Denny Heise flies out to the center fielder. Roy Roberts flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ed Milligan singles to left field. John Melillo walks. John Beasley flies out to the left fielder. Joe Carew pops out to the shortstop. Luis Clowers strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Pete Kennedy singles to center field. Jorge Palacios 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. Hank Hornsby singles to right field. Mike Hartley pops out to the second baseman. Emil Hildebrand grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Miguel Rosen doubles to right field. Bobby Logan is pinch hitting for Jorge Palacios. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bobby Logan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Miguel Rosen advances to third on the play. Bucky Vickers 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 1st. Ace Luskey grounds out to the second baseman. Miguel Rosen scores. Chad Slagle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Billy Sketchley pitching. Brad Hilton singles in front of the left fielder. Brad Hilton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Marv Roque hits a home run. Ike Egan flies out to the right fielder. Purnal Vance is pinch hitting for Bucky Vickers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Purnal Vance flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jack Washburn pitching. Ed Milligan singles to right field. John Melillo hits a home run. Ed Milligan scores. John Beasley singles to right field. Joe Carew flies out to the right fielder. Luis Clowers singles to left field. John Beasley advances to third on the hit. Miguel Rosen flies out to the center fielder. Whitey Lira is pinch hitting for Billy Sketchley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Whitey Lira flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tim Booker did not respond to coaching in speed Bien Nabors did not respond to coaching in control Tom Hegman improves in speed Eddie Sexauer did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Mazzera did not respond to coaching in range Buster Donahue improves in range John Dettore did not respond to coaching in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Pate did not respond to coaching in control Ron Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity Kirk Fitzpatrick improves in contact_vs_righty Buddy Walker improves in endurance Tim Mack did not respond to coaching in control Buddy Walker did not respond to coaching in velocity