Win: Joe Murphy (1-0) Loss: Lou Stratton (0-1)
Save: Johnny Platte (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Lou Stratton pitching. King Blackburn strikes out. Joe Bancroft flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Morrison singles to left field. Tom Ryan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Montreal Joe Murphy pitching. Paul Benton grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Lake singles to right field. Dick Lake is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Buck Welch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston George Foster singles to right field. Leo Johnson strikes out. Gary Smith walks. Camilius Fly singles to center field. George Foster scores. Joe Murphy fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Murphy singles to left field. King Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Smith scores. Camilius Fly advances to third on the play. Joe Murphy advances to second on the play. Joe Bancroft doubles to center field. Camilius Fly scores. Joe Murphy scores. Jay Gerheauser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Morrison singles to right field. Joe Bancroft is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Duane Wolf strikes out. John Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Chamberlain walks. Billy Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Tom Ryan pops out to the first baseman. George Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Montreal Red Ostrowski grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Gerheauser strikes out. Paul Benton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Gary Smith lines out to the first baseman. Camilius Fly strikes out. Joe Murphy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Montreal Dick Lake grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Buck Welch strikes out. Duane Wolf strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston King Blackburn reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dick Lake. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Rudy Byrnes 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. Bobby Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Ryan bunts for a base hit. George Foster flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Montreal John Beck strikes out. Dan Chamberlain singles to right field. Billy Lyons grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Leo Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Smith singles to right field. Camilius Fly flies out to the center fielder. Joe Murphy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Montreal Red Ostrowski strikes out. Gordon Darnell is pinch hitting for Rudy Byrnes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Gordon Darnell walks. Paul Benton strikes out. Dick Lake doubles to right field. Gordon Darnell is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Jack Malloy pitching. King Blackburn singles to left field. Joe Bancroft grounds into a force play to the pitcher. King Blackburn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Morrison walks. Tom Ryan bunts for a base hit. George Foster grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman. Joe Bancroft is out at home. Yohei Nakamura 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. Leo Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Montreal Buck Welch pops out to the second baseman. Duane Wolf pops out to the shortstop. John Beck reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tom Ryan. Dan Chamberlain flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Gary Smith reached on a fielding error by Billy Lyons. Camilius Fly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Smith advances to second on the play. Joe Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. King Blackburn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal Billy Lyons strikes out. Eric McElroy is pinch hitting for Red Ostrowski. Eric McElroy hits a home run. Alan Embre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Hookjaw Bussian is pinch hitting for Yohei Nakamura. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Hookjaw Bussian grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Benton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Lute Kahn pitching. Joe Bancroft singles to left field. Bobby Morrison grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Bancroft is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Ryan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bobby Morrison is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Ryan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Montreal Johnny Platte comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dick Lake flies out to the left fielder. Buck Welch singles to right field. Duane Wolf singles to right field. John Beck strikes out. Dan Chamberlain singles in front of the left fielder. Buck Welch scores. Duane Wolf advances to third on the hit. Billy Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Montreal total runners LOB: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Wyatt improves in contact_vs_lefty Fresco Knisely improves in arm Fresco Knisely improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Wyatt improves in contact_vs_righty Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Williams improves in contact_vs_lefty Ace Miller did not respond to coaching in speed Rankin Bradley did not respond to coaching in control Pop Brantley did not respond to coaching in control Fred Williams did not respond to coaching in C