Win: James Arnold (8-0) Loss: Oscar Williams (3-5)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh George Hook pitching. Charlie Brett grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Bluege flies out to the right fielder. Ray Stoops strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Oscar Williams pitching. Greg Spongberg walks. Greg Spongberg steals second. Joe Ganzel flies out to the right fielder. Joe Pearce walks. Bud Siever walks. Pete Valdez singles to right field. Greg Spongberg scores. Joe Pearce scores. Pi Ortiz grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Hank Stynes walks. Bob Landrum flies out to the center fielder. Hank Stynes steals second. Gene Doljack singles to center field. Hank Stynes scores. Gene Doljack steals second. Firpo Arias grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Doljack advances to third on the play. Ed Landau grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! George Hook pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Oscar Williams singles to left field. Charlie Brett strikes out. Ed Bluege grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Oscar Williams advances to second on the play. Ray Stoops grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Greg Spongberg strikes out. Joe Ganzel flies out to the center fielder. Joe Pearce walks. Bud Siever grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Pearce is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Hank Stynes hits a home run. Bob Landrum flies out to the center fielder. Gene Doljack strikes out. Firpo Arias singles to right field. Ed Landau grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Firpo Arias is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Pete Valdez grounds out to the shortstop. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Jerry Alvarado doubles to center field. Harland Lockhart walks. George Hook grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Oscar Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Brett grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Bluege strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Greg Spongberg grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Ganzel singles to center field. Joe Pearce strikes out. Joe Ganzel steals second. Bud Siever flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ray Stoops flies out to the left fielder. Hank Stynes flies out to the right fielder. Bob Landrum flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Pete Valdez flies out to the right fielder. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Gene Doljack singles to center field. Firpo Arias flies out to the right fielder. Ed Landau grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Harland Lockhart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Carney is pinch hitting for George Hook. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mark Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh James Arnold pitching. Oscar Williams strikes out. Charlie Brett grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Bluege grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Ganzel grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Pearce strikes out. Bud Siever strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ray Stoops grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Stynes grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Landrum grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Pete Valdez singles to left field. Pete Valdez steals second. Fred McCardell 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. Pi Ortiz singles to right field. Pete Valdez scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners left on base: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Smith improves in speed Tom Golvin did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Kolb did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Golvin did not respond to coaching in velocity
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jay Grubb did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Willie Rossman did not respond to coaching in velocity Sailor Moran improves in arm George Clark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B