Win: Paul Rojas (1-0) Loss: Kurt Bigbee (3-4)
Save: Frank Sentell (19)
Inning: 1 Chicago Turk Schultz pitching. Tony McDill flies out to the right fielder. Rip Andrews doubles to center field. Bob Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Rip Andrews advances to third on the play. Joe Afenir flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Bill Carson pitching. Greg Spongberg walks. Joe Pearce strikes out. Bud Siever strikes out. Greg Spongberg steals second. Mike Prim throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Pete Valdez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Jim Cuccinello singles to left field. Jim Cuccinello is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Pascual Delmas pops out to the first baseman. Doug Kneisch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jerry Alvarado doubles to left field. Mark Carney hits a home run. Jerry Alvarado scores. Dick Carroll flies out to the left fielder. Harland Lockhart singles to left field. Turk Schultz lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Greg Spongberg walks. Joe Pearce pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Mike Prim grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Carson singles to center field. Tony McDill strikes out. Rip Andrews grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Carson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Bud Siever doubles to center field. Pete Valdez grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Siever advances to third on the play. Jerry Alvarado doubles to center field. Bud Siever scores. Paul Rojas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Alvarado advances to third on the play. Dick Carroll grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Bob Jones pops out to the shortstop. Joe Afenir singles to left field. Jim Cuccinello singles to right field. Pascual Delmas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Afenir advances to third on the play. Jim Cuccinello advances to second on the play. Doug Kneisch triples. Joe Afenir scores. Jim Cuccinello scores. Mike Prim flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Harland Lockhart singles past the first baseman. Harland Lockhart steals second. Turk Schultz lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Harland Lockhart scores. Joe Pearce flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Paul Rojas strikes out. Tony McDill flies out to the center fielder. Rip Andrews singles to left field. Bob Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Valdez grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Joe Afenir flies out to the center fielder. Jim Cuccinello singles to center field. Pascual Delmas strikes out. Doug Kneisch doubles to right field. Jim Cuccinello uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Prim pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Mark Carney strikes out. Dick Carroll grounds out to the shortstop. Harland Lockhart flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Paul Rojas flies out to the left fielder. Tony McDill pops out to the second baseman. Rip Andrews grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston John Marshall is pinch hitting for Turk Schultz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Marshall singles to center field. Greg Spongberg singles to left field. Joe Pearce grounds out to the second baseman. John Marshall advances to third on the play. Greg Spongberg advances to second on the play. Bud Siever flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, John Marshall is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Kurt Bigbee pitching. Bob Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Afenir singles to left field. Jim Cuccinello flies out to the left fielder. Pascual Delmas grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe Afenir is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Pete Valdez flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the right fielder. Mark Carney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Doug Kneisch singles in front of the right fielder. Mike Prim singles to right field. Marty Husta is pinch hitting for Paul Rojas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Marty Husta grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Kneisch advances to third on the play. Mike Prim advances to second on the play. Tony McDill doubles to center field. Doug Kneisch scores. Mike Prim scores. Rip Andrews strikes out. Bob Jones walks. Joe Afenir strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Frank Sentell pitching. Dick Carroll singles to center field. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Carroll advances to second on the play. Jim Witt is pinch hitting for Kurt Bigbee. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Witt strikes out. Greg Spongberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Chicago total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 6
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dave Chance improves in speed Bobby Wagner did not respond to coaching in arm Bobby Wagner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dick Mulleavy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Clark improves in contact_vs_lefty Sailor Moran did not respond to coaching in range Whitey Nichols improves in range Paul Rebel improves in range Howie McCarthy did not respond to coaching in SS