Win: Fred Butler (6-11) Loss: Fred Enwright (1-5)
Save: Guy Williams (19)
Inning: 1 Houston Fred Butler pitching. Emmett St.Claire singles to center field. Ed Gagliano strikes out. Nate Carroll grounds out to the second baseman. Emmett St.Claire advances to second on the play. Andy Drews grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Fred Enwright pitching. Ed Krenchicki pops out to the second baseman. Dusty Andrews strikes out. Kirby Romero singles to center field. Jack Schell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Cecil Swoboda walks. Silver Nicholson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cecil Swoboda is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Vernon Irwin flies out to the center fielder. Dutch Shirey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Fred Cromer singles to left field. Ripper Kohlman grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Rasty Hisle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Fred Enwright strikes out. Emmett St.Claire reached on a fielding error by Ed Krenchicki. Ed Gagliano flies out to the right fielder. Nate Carroll grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Emmett St.Claire is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Eddie Greene strikes out. Fred Butler strikes out. Ed Krenchicki singles to left field. Dusty Andrews strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Andy Drews doubles to right field. Cecil Swoboda strikes out. Silver Nicholson grounds out to the third baseman. Vernon Irwin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Kirby Romero flies out to the right fielder. Jack Schell doubles to right field. Fred Cromer doubles past the right fielder. Jack Schell scores. Ripper Kohlman strikes out. Bert Allen 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. Rasty Hisle singles to center field. Eddie Greene strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Dutch Shirey strikes out. Bert Allen strikes out. Emmett St.Claire grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Fred Butler doubles to left field. Ed Krenchicki singles to center field. Fred Butler is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Dusty Andrews walks. Kirby Romero grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Ed Gagliano grounds out to the second baseman. Nate Carroll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Drews grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Jack Schell flies out to the left fielder. Fred Cromer grounds out to the pitcher. Ripper Kohlman singles to right field. Rasty Hisle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Cecil Swoboda flies out to the right fielder. Silver Nicholson walks. Vernon Irwin singles to center field. Dutch Shirey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Vernon Irwin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pinky Christensen is pinch hitting for Bert Allen. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Pinky Christensen pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Billy Hayward pitching. Eddie Greene singles to center field. Fred Butler lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Krenchicki singles to left field. Eddie Greene scores. Al Morgan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Krenchicki is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dusty Andrews grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Emmett St.Claire walks. Emmett St.Claire steals second. Ed Gagliano strikes out. Nate Carroll flies out to the right fielder. Andy Drews singles to right field. Emmett St.Claire scores. Cecil Swoboda flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Kirby Romero doubles to center field. Jack Schell walks. Fred Cromer walks. Ripper Kohlman singles to center field. Kirby Romero scores. Jack Schell scores. Jeffrey White comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rasty Hisle strikes out. Eddie Greene strikes out. Russ Robinson is pinch hitting for Fred Butler. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Russ Robinson walks. Ed Krenchicki walks. Fred Cromer scores. Dusty Andrews strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Houston Archie Pascual pitching. Jerry Smith is pinch hitting for Silver Nicholson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Smith strikes out. Vernon Irwin singles past the shortstop. Dutch Shirey singles to left field. Vernon Irwin advances to third on the hit. Guy Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Steve Necciai is pinch hitting for Jeffrey White. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Necciai hits a home run. Vernon Irwin scores. Dutch Shirey scores. Emmett St.Claire reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jack Schell. Ed Gagliano grounds out to the second baseman. Emmett St.Claire advances to third on the play. Nate Carroll pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 8 Atlanta total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Kirby Romero (14), Jack Schell (18), Fred Cromer (10), Fred Butler (2).GIDP - Kirby Romero, Ripper Kohlman. Baserunning: CS - Ed Krenchicki (7). Fielding: E - Ed Krenchicki, Jack Schell.
Game Notes Andy Drews is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Patsy Fisher did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Buchanan improves in arm Bill Decker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gary Weiss improves in arm
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Omar Reynolds did not respond to coaching in control Fred Schemer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Carl Nelson did not respond to coaching in control Hank Wilkins did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty