Win: Harry Wasdell (1-2) Loss: Wally Anderson (0-3)
Inning: 1 Houston Pat Blaylock pitching. Roy Roberts walks. Hank Hornsby singles past the second baseman. Roy Roberts advances to third on the hit. Pete Kennedy pops out to the first baseman. Jack Rogge walks. Monte Kinsella grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Roberts scores. Hank Hornsby advances to third on the play. Jack Rogge advances to second on the play. Mike Hartley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Arnold Newhauser pitching. Joe Carew walks. Ed Milligan singles to right field. Miguel Rosen strikes out. Chad Slagle singles to right field. Joe Carew scores. Luis Coughtry strikes out. Art Hoey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Marv Roque singles to center field. Brad Hilton doubles past the third baseman. Marv Roque uses his aggressiveness and scores. Arnold Newhauser lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roy Roberts flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Brad Hilton scores. Hank Hornsby singles to center field. Pete Kennedy singles to center field. Hank Hornsby advances to third on the hit. Jack Rogge walks. Monte Kinsella singles to left field. Hank Hornsby scores. Pete Kennedy scores. Jack Rogge advances to third on the hit. Mike Hartley singles to left field. Jack Rogge scores. Marv Roque singles to left field. Monte Kinsella scores. Mike Hartley advances to third on the hit. Brad Hilton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Whitey Lira strikes out. Al Marsh singles to right field. Pat Blaylock lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Carew grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Arnold Newhauser grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Roberts grounds out to the pitcher. Hank Hornsby doubles to center field. Pete Kennedy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ed Milligan strikes out. Miguel Rosen grounds out to the third baseman. Chad Slagle singles to center field. Luis Coughtry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Jack Rogge strikes out. Monte Kinsella flies out to the center fielder. Mike Hartley singles to left field. Marv Roque grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Art Hoey strikes out. Whitey Lira singles past the shortstop. Al Marsh doubles to left field. Whitey Lira uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pat Blaylock flies out to the center fielder. Joe Carew lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Brad Hilton walks. Arnold Newhauser lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roy Roberts lines out to the third baseman. Hank Hornsby singles to right field. Brad Hilton scores. Pete Kennedy reached on a 2-base throwing error by Al Marsh. Jack Rogge grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ed Milligan grounds out to the shortstop. Miguel Rosen flies out to the center fielder. Chad Slagle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Jim Wilson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Monte Kinsella flies out to the left fielder. Mike Hartley strikes out. Marv Roque strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Luis Coughtry flies out to the center fielder. Art Hoey grounds out to the shortstop. Whitey Lira strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Brad Hilton flies out to the left fielder. Arnold Newhauser grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Roberts grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Al Marsh walks. Rickey Fetzer is pinch hitting for Jim Wilson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rickey Fetzer singles to center field. Al Marsh advances to third on the hit. Joe Carew flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Al Marsh scores. Ed Milligan singles to center field. Rickey Fetzer advances to third on the hit. Miguel Rosen strikes out. Chad Slagle singles to left field. Rickey Fetzer scores. Ed Milligan advances to third on the hit. Luis Coughtry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Andy Murphy pitching. Hank Hornsby grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Kennedy flies out to the left fielder. Jack Rogge flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Art Hoey strikes out. Morris Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Whitey Lira walks. Whitey Lira steals second. Al Marsh singles in front of the left fielder. Whitey Lira scores. Luis Clowers is pinch hitting for Andy Murphy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luis Clowers singles to left field. Al Marsh advances to third on the hit. Joe Carew singles to center field. Al Marsh scores. Luis Clowers advances to third on the hit. Ed Milligan triples. Luis Clowers scores. Joe Carew scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Miguel Rosen flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Ed Milligan scores. Chad Slagle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jorge Palacios pitching. Monte Kinsella hits a home run. Mike Hartley flies out to the right fielder. Marv Roque flies out to the left fielder. Brad Hilton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Luis Coughtry singles to left field. Zeke Kohlmeier comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art Hoey grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Luis Coughtry is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Whitey Lira flies out to the center fielder. Al Marsh singles to left field. Jim Strickland is pinch hitting for Jorge Palacios. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Strickland grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Houston Harry Wasdell pitching. Purnal Vance is pinch hitting for Zeke Kohlmeier. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Purnal Vance grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Roy Roberts strikes out. Hank Hornsby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Bucky Vickers pitching. Joe Carew flies out to the center fielder. Ed Milligan pops out to the second baseman. Miguel Rosen pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Houston Pete Kennedy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Rogge walks. Monte Kinsella grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Rogge advances to second on the play. Mike Hartley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Chad Slagle strikes out. Luis Coughtry flies out to the center fielder. Art Hoey singles to right field. Whitey Lira flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Houston Marv Roque flies out to the left fielder. Brad Hilton grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Egan is pinch hitting for Bucky Vickers. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ike Egan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Pittsburgh Wally Anderson pitching. Al Marsh walks. Bert Poorman is pinch hitting for Harry Wasdell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bert Poorman singles past the shortstop. Joe Carew grounds out to the shortstop. Al Marsh advances to third on the play. Bert Poorman advances to second on the play. Ed Milligan singles to center field. Al Marsh scores. Houston total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 10
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack McEvoy improves in arm Joe Cannon improves in speed Bill Currence did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Stutz did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Cannon improves in range Gene Driscoll improves in range
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dick Mazzera did not respond to coaching in arm Tim Booker improves in contact_vs_lefty Buster Donahue improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Reberger improves in power_vs_righty Butch Johnson improves in arm Les Lennon did not respond to coaching in velocity