Win: Charlie Phillips (3-13) Loss: George Bohn (3-7)
Save: Matt Wickland (3)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati George Bohn pitching. Al Linde grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Fothergill pops out to the third baseman. Karl Freeman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Charlie Phillips pitching. Jack Pike flies out to the center fielder. Lou Mota grounds out to the second baseman. Nate Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jack Coquillette grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Latham hits a home run. Bill May hits a home run. Jerry Rabe strikes out. Herb Richards singles to left field. Charlie Phillips singles to center field. Herb Richards advances to third on the hit. Al Linde grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Cy Brodie strikes out. Thorny Caruthers flies out to the center fielder. Sugar Fishel grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Danny Fothergill singles past the first baseman. Karl Freeman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jack Coquillette strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Bill Schelle walks. Wicked Maxwell hits an infield single to the pitcher. George Bohn 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 flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Schelle scores. Lou Mota strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jay Latham strikes out. Bill May singles to center field. Jerry Rabe doubles to left field. Bill May uses his aggressiveness and scores. Herb Richards singles to left field. Jerry Rabe scores. Charlie Phillips lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Linde singles past the shortstop. Herb Richards scores. Sam Shaner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danny Fothergill singles to left field. Al Linde advances to third on the hit. Karl Freeman walks. Jack Coquillette flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Houston Nate Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Brodie singles to center field. Thorny Caruthers walks. Sugar Fishel singles to right field. Cy Brodie scores. Bill Schelle pops out to the catcher. Wicked Maxwell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jay Latham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Bill May grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Rabe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Sam Shaner flies out to the left fielder. Jack Pike strikes out. Lou Mota grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Herb Richards grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Phillips flies out to the left fielder. Al Linde flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Nate Smith flies out to the center fielder. Cy Brodie flies out to the left fielder. Thorny Caruthers hits a home run. Sugar Fishel singles to center field. Sugar Fishel steals second. Bill Schelle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Danny Fothergill strikes out. Karl Freeman strikes out. Gene Nahorodny is pinch hitting for Jack Coquillette. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Nahorodny doubles to left field. Jay Latham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Buzz Allen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Linde at 2B. Dixie Gardella enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill May at LF. Wicked Maxwell flies out to the left fielder. Pep Grabarkewitz is pinch hitting for Sam Shaner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pep Grabarkewitz strikes out. Jack Pike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Ezra Schmulbach pitching. Bob Montemayor is pinch hitting for Dixie Gardella. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Montemayor grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Rabe strikes out. Dave Brown is pinch hitting for Herb Richards. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Matt Wickland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Lou Mota lines out to the third baseman. Nate Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Brodie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Matt Wickland strikes out. Doug Piatt is pinch hitting for Buzz Allen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Doug Piatt bunts for a base hit. Danny Fothergill flies out to the center fielder. Karl Freeman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Doug Piatt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Thorny Caruthers grounds out to the shortstop. Sugar Fishel singles to center field. Bill Schelle flies out to the center fielder. Sugar Fishel is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 4
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Darcy Blessitt did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Bullock did not respond to coaching in control George Hands did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Morris did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ossie Doljack did not respond to coaching in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Key did not respond to coaching in control Sam Fried improves in power_vs_lefty Jeff Nyman did not respond to coaching in speed Al Butler improves in arm Sam Fried did not respond to coaching in SS