Inning: 1 Brooklyn Joe Murphy pitching. Barney Lezcano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Byron Dumoulin strikes out. Bill Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Brian Levey pitching. King Blackburn strikes out. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the catcher. Bobby Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Harvey Gruber flies out to the right fielder. Artie Johnston pops out to the first baseman. Sid Krueger singles to right field. Hayduke Yoder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Bancroft grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Ryan strikes out. Gary Smith doubles to right field. George Foster grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Dutch Dyer flies out to the left fielder. Brian Levey singles past the first baseman. Barney Lezcano doubles to right field. The defense is playing the infield in. Byron Dumoulin strikes out. Bill Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Alex Gedeon doubles to right field. Joe Murphy lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Alex Gedeon is thrown out at third. King Blackburn walks. Charlie Warhop pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Morrison doubles to right field. Joe Murphy scores. King Blackburn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Bancroft flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Harvey Gruber walks. Artie Johnston flies out to the left fielder. Harvey Gruber is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Sid Krueger singles to left field. Hayduke Yoder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Tom Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Smith pops out to the catcher. George Foster flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Dutch Dyer grounds out to the pitcher. Brian Levey strikes out. Barney Lezcano lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Alex Gedeon singles to right field. Joe Murphy lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. King Blackburn grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Byron Dumoulin singles to left field. Bill Walker strikes out. Harvey Gruber hits a home run. Byron Dumoulin scores. Artie Johnston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sid Krueger walks. Hayduke Yoder flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Bobby Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Tom Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Dutch Dyer strikes out. Brian Levey grounds out to the third baseman. Barney Lezcano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Gary Smith singles to center field. George Foster flies out to the right fielder. Alex Gedeon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Jim Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Byron Dumoulin singles to left field. Joe Alley is pinch running for Byron Dumoulin on 1st base. Bill Walker pops out to the shortstop. Harvey Gruber pops out to the first baseman. Artie Johnston grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Alley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Dave Klaus enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Alley at SS. Steve Pirtle is pinch hitting for Jim Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Steve Pirtle strikes out. King Blackburn grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Johnny Platte pitching. Sid Krueger flies out to the left fielder. Hayduke Yoder singles to center field. Dutch Dyer flies out to the left fielder. Brian Levey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Bobby Morrison pops out to the second baseman. Joe Bancroft pops out to the second baseman. Tom Ryan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Brooklyn Barney Lezcano grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Klaus doubles to right field. Bill Walker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Klaus advances to third on the play. Harvey Gruber grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Gary Smith walks. George Foster grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Alex Gedeon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Brooklyn Artie Johnston hits an infield single to the shortstop. Sid Krueger grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Hayduke Yoder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Houston Leo Johnson is pinch hitting for Johnny Platte. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Leo Johnson singles to center field. King Blackburn singles to center field. Leo Johnson advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Dave Doty 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. Charlie Warhop flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Leo Johnson scores. Brooklyn total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 3
Game Notes Joe Alley is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Damon Bertrand did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Browning did not respond to coaching in velocity Dwayne Pence did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Marty Schneider did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bronson Landrum improves in power_vs_lefty Stan Langston improves in arm Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Pettit did not respond to coaching in arm Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B