Win: Armando Brooks (11-16) Loss: Clarence McHenry (3-6)
Save: Bob Jones (27)
Inning: 1 Houston Clarence McHenry pitching. Bert Nettles strikes out. Charlie Johnson singles to center field. George Guevara walks. Denis Liriano singles to center field. Charlie Johnson scores. George Guevara is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Tom Bush flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Armando Brooks pitching. Joseph Banaroo strikes out. Chuck Curtis flies out to the center fielder. Roberto Doriano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston John Ettles pops out to the third baseman. Cecil Reilley strikes out. Henry Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Tommy Washington flies out to the center fielder. Bill Kelly singles past the shortstop. Henry Dugey lines out to the shortstop. Adrian Dalton bunts for a base hit. Chris LeMaster lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Armando Brooks flies out to the center fielder. Bert Nettles flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Johnson singles to right field. George Guevara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Clarence McHenry grounds out to the third baseman. Joseph Banaroo singles to center field. Chuck Curtis pops out to the third baseman. Roberto Doriano lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Denis Liriano triples. Tom Bush strikes out. Pat Stoneman 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. John Ettles flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Denis Liriano scores. Cecil Reilley walks. Henry Smith hits a home run. Cecil Reilley scores. Brock Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Armando Brooks grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Tommy Washington singles to center field. Bill Kelly grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tommy Washington is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Henry Dugey singles past the first baseman. Bill Kelly advances to third on the hit. Adrian Dalton grounds out to the pitcher. Henry Dugey advances to second on the play. Chris LeMaster lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Bert Nettles pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Johnson flies out to the right fielder. George Guevara grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Brock Murphy strikes out. Joseph Banaroo walks. Chuck Curtis reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Ettles. Roberto Doriano strikes out. Tommy Washington singles to right field. Joseph Banaroo scores. Chuck Curtis scores. Tommy Washington steals second. Bill Kelly walks. Henry Dugey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Denis Liriano walks. Tom Bush flies out to the center fielder. John Ettles walks. Cecil Reilley flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Edwards comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Henry Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Arizona Adrian Dalton grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Chris LeMaster hits an infield single to the pitcher. Johnny Edwards lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Joseph Banaroo grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Johnny Edwards is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chuck Curtis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Armando Brooks singles to center field. Bert Nettles singles to center field. Charlie Johnson singles to center field. Armando Brooks scores. Bert Nettles advances to third on the hit. Jeff Charboneau comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Guevara pops out to the third baseman. Charlie Johnson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Denis Liriano grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Roberto Doriano strikes out. Tommy Washington flies out to the right fielder. Jace Ripken comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bill Kelly lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Tom Bush grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! John Ettles flies out to the center fielder. Cecil Reilley singles past the second baseman. Henry Smith singles to center field. Cecil Reilley advances to third on the hit. Jace Ripken pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Arizona Henry Dugey walks. Adrian Dalton flies out to the center fielder. Henry Dugey is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Chris LeMaster flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Bert Nettles doubles to right field. Charlie Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. George Guevara grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Nettles advances to third on the play. Denis Liriano lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Bob Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Pelty is pinch hitting for Jeff Charboneau. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Pelty singles past the shortstop. Joseph Banaroo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Chuck Curtis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Arizona total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Bert Nettles (24).3B - Denis Liriano (5).HR - Henry Smith (5).SF - John Ettles. Baserunning: CS - Charlie Johnson (6). Fielding: E - John Ettles.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Wanner improves in speed Amaury Wilborn did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Clarence Washburn did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Young did not respond to coaching in control Hal Wood did not respond to coaching in C
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Claude Doolan did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Nevin did not respond to coaching in control Bob McNertney did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Peters did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Hughes did not respond to coaching in SS