Inning: 1 Houston Ruben Johns pitching. Bob Schlotz pops out to the third baseman. Tom McLean singles to center field. Shane Chiwitt flies out to the center fielder. Jack Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Tom Gomez pitching. Gerald Taylor pops out to the third baseman. Magglio Rijo pops out to the first baseman. Dave Kilroy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Manny Bober walks. Al Womack doubles to right field. Manny Bober uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ken North singles to right field. Al Womack scores. Bill Vedder walks. Tom Gomez lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Ken North is thrown out at third. Bill Vedder advances to second on the play. Bill Vedder advances to second on the play. Bob Schlotz strikes out. Tom McLean doubles to center field. Bill Vedder scores. Tom Gomez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Boog Shoffner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shane Chiwitt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jack Thomas strikes out. Bob Timmons flies out to the right fielder. Rip McIntosh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jack Miller strikes out. Manny Bober singles to center field. Al Womack flies out to the right fielder. Ken North pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Joe Meusel grounds out to the third baseman. Leon Glade strikes out. Boog Shoffner pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Vedder walks. Tom Gomez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Schlotz singles to center field. Bill Vedder scores. Tom McLean singles to center field. Bob Schlotz advances to third on the hit. Shane Chiwitt flies out to the left fielder. Jack Miller doubles to right field. Bob Schlotz scores. Tom McLean uses his aggressiveness and scores. Manny Bober singles to center field. Jack Miller scores. Al Womack walks. Ken North doubles past the left fielder. Manny Bober scores. Al Womack uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Vedder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Gerald Taylor strikes out. Magglio Rijo strikes out. Dave Kilroy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Tom Gomez grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Schlotz walks. Tom McLean walks. Shane Chiwitt strikes out. Jack Miller pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jack Thomas grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Timmons grounds out to the shortstop. Rip McIntosh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Manny Bober grounds out to the shortstop. Al Womack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken North grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Joe Meusel grounds out to the shortstop. Leon Glade flies out to the right fielder. Boog Shoffner hits an infield single to the pitcher. Gerald Taylor hits a home run. Boog Shoffner scores. Magglio Rijo singles to center field. Dave Kilroy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Vedder hits a home run. Tom Gomez grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Schlotz singles past the shortstop. Bob Schlotz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tom McLean triples. Shane Chiwitt walks. Jack Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jack Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Bob Timmons strikes out. Rip McIntosh grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Henry Ramirez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Manny Bober triples. Al Womack singles to left field. Manny Bober scores. Ken North singles to right field. Al Womack advances to third on the hit. Bill Vedder flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Al Womack scores. Tom Gomez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tom Gomez grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Joe Meusel flies out to the center fielder. Leon Glade flies out to the right fielder. Henry Ramirez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Bob Schlotz flies out to the right fielder. Tom McLean strikes out. Shane Chiwitt singles to left field. Jack Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Whitey Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gerald Taylor walks. Frank Giard is pinch hitting for Magglio Rijo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Giard singles to center field. Gerald Taylor advances to third on the hit. Dave Kilroy pops out to the catcher. Jack Thomas strikes out. Jim Bork is pinch hitting for Bob Timmons. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Bork hits a home run. Gerald Taylor scores. Frank Giard scores. Brant McGlinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rip McIntosh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 1
Batting:2B - Tom McLean (24), Jack Miller (20), Al Womack (22), Ken North (3).3B - Tom McLean (4), Manny Bober (7).HR - Bill Vedder (5).SF - Bill Vedder.GIDP - Tom Gomez. Baserunning: CS - Bob Schlotz (6).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Lennox improves in power_vs_righty March Minton did not respond to coaching in control March Minton did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Burton did not respond to coaching in endurance Tom Bowerman did not respond to coaching in endurance March Minton did not respond to coaching in velocity Walt Czajkowski did not respond to coaching in SS
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Brooks Jones did not respond to coaching in range Sean Rigney did not respond to coaching in control Paul Geier did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Burris did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Paul Geier did not respond to coaching in speed Paul Geier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Hal Haynes did not respond to coaching in C