Win: James Arnold (4-0) Loss: Fred McCardell (0-2)
Inning: 1 Houston Bama Moss pitching. Greg Spongberg singles to center field. Joe Ganzel singles to center field. Greg Spongberg advances to third on the hit. Bud Siever flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Greg Spongberg scores. Pi Ortiz hits a home run. Joe Ganzel scores. Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Harland Lockhart doubles to right field. Jim Witt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Hajime Yagi pitching. Ed Bluege pops out to the first baseman. Hank Stynes hits a home run. Bob Landrum flies out to the left fielder. Gene Doljack singles to center field. Firpo Arias flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jerry Rhiel grounds out to the third baseman. Hajime Yagi strikes out. Greg Spongberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ed Landau lines out to the shortstop. Jack Friday pops out to the third baseman. Strick Crestline grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Ganzel grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Siever strikes out. Pi Ortiz singles to left field. Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bama Moss flies out to the left fielder. Ed Bluege flies out to the center fielder. Hank Stynes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Harland Lockhart strikes out. Jim Witt grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Rhiel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bob Landrum reached on a 2-base fielding error by Harland Lockhart. Gene Doljack grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Landrum advances to third on the play. Firpo Arias singles to right field. Bob Landrum scores. Ed Landau strikes out. Jack Friday grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Hajime Yagi strikes out. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Ganzel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Strick Crestline grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bama Moss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Bluege singles past the second baseman. Hank Stynes grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ed Bluege is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Bud Siever pops out to the second baseman. Pi Ortiz pops out to the second baseman. Jerry Alvarado doubles to left field. Harland Lockhart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bob Landrum singles to center field. Gene Doljack singles to center field. Firpo Arias flies out to the left fielder. Ed Landau flies out to the right fielder. Jack Friday pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Jim Witt flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Rhiel grounds out to the second baseman. Hajime Yagi singles to center field. Greg Spongberg singles to right field. Joe Ganzel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Strick Crestline singles to center field. Reidel Alvarez is pinch hitting for Bama Moss. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Reidel Alvarez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ed Bluege singles to center field. James Arnold 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. Ed Bluege is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Fred McCardell pitching. Bud Siever singles to center field. Pi Ortiz pops out to the first baseman. Jerry Alvarado singles to center field. Harland Lockhart strikes out. Jim Witt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Hank Stynes singles to right field. Bob Landrum singles to right field. Hank Stynes advances to third on the hit. Gene Doljack pops out to the second baseman. Firpo Arias singles to left field. Hank Stynes scores. Ed Landau grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Landrum advances to third on the play. Firpo Arias advances to second on the play. Jack Friday pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Jerry Rhiel grounds out to the shortstop. James Arnold strikes out. Greg Spongberg reached on a fielding error by Firpo Arias. Greg Spongberg steals second. Joe Ganzel doubles to right field. Greg Spongberg scores. Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Strick Crestline flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Ferraro is pinch hitting for Fred McCardell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jimmy Ferraro singles to right field. Jimmy Ferraro is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ed Bluege flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sailor Moran did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Howie McCarthy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Howie McCarthy improves in contact_vs_righty Willie Rossman did not respond to coaching in velocity Howie McCarthy did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rich Gonzales improves in contact_vs_lefty Rich Gonzales improves in power_vs_righty Joe McLeland did not respond to coaching in velocity Hal Matos improves in contact_vs_righty