Win: Don Dittmer (16-11) Loss: Moose Esasky (6-19)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Moose Esasky pitching. Tom Schwabe flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Natal hits a home run. Sean Daniels grounds out to the shortstop. Forrest Kuenn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Don Dittmer pitching. Jack Pike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Mota grounds out to the shortstop. Nate Smith singles to right field. Cy Brodie lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Carl Hermanski singles to left field. Ellis Jones strikes out. David Sutton strikes out. Carl Hermanski steals second. Al Hawes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Thorny Caruthers grounds out to the second baseman. Sugar Fishel grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Schelle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Don Dittmer strikes out. Tom Schwabe grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Natal strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jason Terlecki strikes out. Moose Esasky reached on a fielding error by Carl Hermanski. Jack Pike pops out to the first baseman. Lou Mota walks. Nate Smith singles to left field. Moose Esasky scores. Cy Brodie strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Sean Daniels singles to center field. Forrest Kuenn flies out to the left fielder. Carl Hermanski walks. Ellis Jones strikes out. David Sutton singles to center field. Sean Daniels scores. Carl Hermanski advances to third on the hit. Al Hawes pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Sugar Fishel strikes out. Bill Schelle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Don Dittmer grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tom Schwabe grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ernie Natal grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jason Terlecki flies out to the center fielder. Moose Esasky flies out to the right fielder. Jack Pike strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Sean Daniels singles past the shortstop. Forrest Kuenn grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Sean Daniels is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carl Hermanski grounds out to the third baseman. Forrest Kuenn advances to second on the play. Ellis Jones hits a home run. Forrest Kuenn scores. Sam Shaner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. David Sutton singles to center field. Ernie Nielsen is pinch hitting for Al Hawes. Ernie Nielsen walks. Don Dittmer pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Lou Mota singles to left field. Nate Smith strikes out. Lou Mota steals second. Cy Brodie grounds out to the shortstop. Thorny Caruthers reached on a fielding error by Ellis Jones. Thorny Caruthers steals second. Sugar Fishel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Tom Schwabe grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Natal flies out to the center fielder. Sean Daniels flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Schelle singles to left field. Jason Terlecki grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. 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 doubles to left field. Jack Pike grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Bill Davis pitching. Forrest Kuenn walks. Carl Hermanski walks. Ellis Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Forrest Kuenn advances to third on the play. Carl Hermanski advances to second on the play. David Sutton hits a home run. Forrest Kuenn scores. Carl Hermanski scores. John Brock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Nielsen pops out to the first baseman. Karl Green is pinch hitting for Don Dittmer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Karl Green hits a home run. Tom Schwabe hits a home run. Ernie Natal grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Javier Buhner pitching. Lou Mota grounds out to the shortstop. Nate Smith singles to center field. Cy Brodie flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Thorny Caruthers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Sean Daniels flies out to the left fielder. Shawn Munoz is pinch hitting for Forrest Kuenn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Shawn Munoz flies out to the right fielder. Carl Hermanski singles to center field. Ellis Jones walks. David Sutton pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Sugar Fishel walks. Bill Schelle strikes out. Sugar Fishel steals second. Jason Terlecki pops out to the third baseman. Don Martinez is pinch hitting for John Brock. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Don Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 8
Batting:HR - Tom Schwabe (9), Ernie Natal (13), Ellis Jones (15), David Sutton (7), Karl Green (3). Baserunning: SB - Carl Hermanski (9). Fielding: E - Carl Hermanski, Ellis Jones.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Bruce Sharman improves in speed Huck Russell improves in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Ardizoia improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Ladd did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ramon Heine did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sam Fried did not respond to coaching in range Earl Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Guy Norman improves in power_vs_lefty Ramon Heine did not respond to coaching in 2B