Inning: 1 Cincinnati Moose Esasky pitching. Dave Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Latham walks. Gene Nahorodny grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Jimmy Herman pitching. Jack Pike walks. Nate Smith pops out to the shortstop. Lou Mota grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Danny Fothergill strikes out. Karl Freeman flies out to the left fielder. Doug Piatt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Cy Brodie flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Thorny Caruthers hits a home run. Sugar Fishel flies out to the right fielder. Pep Grabarkewitz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Al Linde flies out to the left fielder. Tom Eason grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Herman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jason Terlecki strikes out. Moose Esasky strikes out. Jack Pike doubles to right field. Nate Smith pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dave Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Latham grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Nahorodny flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Lou Mota grounds out to the pitcher. Cy Brodie flies out to the right fielder. Thorny Caruthers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Danny Fothergill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Karl Freeman grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Piatt bunts for a base hit. Al Linde grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Sugar Fishel grounds out to the third baseman. Pep Grabarkewitz doubles past the center fielder. Jason Terlecki strikes out. Moose Esasky strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Tom Eason flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Herman singles to left field. Dave Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Herman advances to second on the play. Jay Latham triples. Jimmy Herman scores. Gene Nahorodny flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Jack Pike flies out to the center fielder. Nate Smith strikes out. Lou Mota grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Danny Fothergill grounds out to the pitcher. Karl Freeman grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Piatt singles to right field. Al Linde singles to right field. Doug Piatt advances to third on the hit. Al Linde steals second. Tom Eason flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Cy Brodie strikes out. Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Sugar Fishel singles past the third baseman. Pep Grabarkewitz singles to left field. Sugar Fishel advances to third on the hit. Jason Terlecki pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Dixie Gardella is pinch hitting for Jimmy Herman. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dixie Gardella doubles to right field. Dave Brown pops out to the second baseman. Sam Shaner 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. Herb Richards is pinch hitting for Jay Latham. Herb Richards singles to left field. Dixie Gardella scores. Gene Nahorodny flies out to the right fielder. Danny Fothergill grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Herb Richards is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bernie Sanders pitching. Dale Hale enters the game as a defensive replacement for Herb Richards at SS. Don Martinez is pinch hitting for Sam Shaner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Martinez singles to center field. Don Martinez steals second. Gene Nahorodny throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. The defense is playing the infield in. Jack Pike hits a home run. Don Martinez scores. Marlon Kennedy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nate Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Mota hits a home run. Jack Albright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cy Brodie strikes out. Thorny Caruthers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Tinsley Phillips pitching. Karl Freeman walks. Doug Piatt reached on a 2-base throwing error by Nate Smith. Jerry Rabe is pinch hitting for Al Linde. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rabe singles to center field. Karl Freeman scores. Doug Piatt scores. Ezra Schmulbach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Eason strikes out. Bob Montemayor is pinch hitting for Jack Albright. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Montemayor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Rabe advances to second on the play. Jerry Rabe is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Eddie Cooke pitching. Sugar Fishel pops out to the second baseman. Pep Grabarkewitz singles to left field. Pep Grabarkewitz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jason Terlecki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Dave Brown strikes out. Dale Hale hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dale Hale steals second. Gene Nahorodny strikes out. Danny Fothergill flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Chuck Smith is pinch hitting for Ezra Schmulbach. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chuck Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Pike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Nate Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Cincinnati Bill Davis pitching. Karl Freeman singles to center field. Doug Piatt doubles to center field. Karl Freeman uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Brock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Rabe singles to center field. Doug Piatt scores. Tom Eason walks. Eddie Cooke fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Eddie Cooke pops out to the shortstop. Dave Brown grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Houston Lou Mota strikes out. Cy Brodie singles to left field. Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Cy Brodie steals second. Sugar Fishel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 5
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C Improvements: Tiny Crimian improves in arm George Hands did not respond to coaching in velocity Tiny Crimian improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Nash did not respond to coaching in control Ossie Doljack improves in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Guy Norman did not respond to coaching in range Jeff Nyman improves in range Al Butler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Howard improves in contact_vs_lefty Al Butler did not respond to coaching in 1B