Inning: 1 Houston
Lloyd Smith pitching.
Fred Lord pops out to the third baseman.
Gene Hopp walks.
Bob Gaw pops out to the catcher.
Gene Hopp steals second.
Purnal Bates strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 1 Cincinnati
Robert Womack pitching.
Jose Guerrero flies out to the right fielder.
Rusty Triandos grounds out to the third baseman.
Tony Mills grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 2 Houston
Ed Lutenberg singles to right field.
Bob Weilman singles to right field.
Ed Lutenberg advances to third on the hit.
Dick Rettig strikes out.
Gene Maurer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 2 Cincinnati
Buster Walls strikes out.
Ed Boyd flies out to the right fielder.
Bob Smith pops out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 3 Houston
Robert Womack grounds out to the second baseman.
Fred Lord doubles to center field.
Gene Hopp strikes out.
Bob Gaw strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 3 Cincinnati
Gil Urrea walks.
Masanobu Tanaka hits an infield single to the second baseman.
Lloyd Smith lays a bunt down the first base line.
He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance.
Jose Guerrero pops out to the third baseman.
Rusty Triandos grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 4 Houston
Purnal Bates strikes out.
Ed Lutenberg pops out to the second baseman.
Bob Weilman strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 4 Cincinnati
Tony Mills singles to right field.
Buster Walls grounds into a force play to the pitcher.
Tony Mills is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Ed Boyd strikes out.
Bob Smith singles to center field.
Buster Walls advances to third on the hit.
Gil Urrea reached on a fielding error by Ed Lutenberg.
Buster Walls scores.
Masanobu Tanaka walks.
Lloyd Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single!
Runners left on base: 3

Inning: 5 Houston
Dick Rettig hits a home run.
Gene Maurer grounds out to the shortstop.
Robert Womack walks.
Fred Lord flies out to the right fielder.
Gene Hopp singles to right field.
Robert Womack advances to third on the hit.
Bob Gaw singles to center field.
Robert Womack scores.
Gene Hopp advances to third on the hit.
Purnal Bates strikes out.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 5 Cincinnati
Jose Guerrero grounds out to the pitcher.
Rusty Triandos flies out to the center fielder.
Tony Mills flies out to the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 6 Houston
Ed Lutenberg singles to center field.
Bob Weilman hits a home run.
Ed Lutenberg scores.
Lou Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Dick Rettig grounds out to the second baseman.
Gene Maurer strikes out.
Robert Womack singles to center field.
Robert Womack steals second.
Fred Lord walks.
Gene Hopp singles to center field.
Robert Womack scores.
Fred Lord advances to third on the hit.
Bob Gaw flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double!
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 6 Cincinnati
Buster Walls grounds out to the catcher.
Ed Boyd strikes out.
Bob Smith strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 7 Houston
Purnal Bates singles to center field.
Ed Lutenberg grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.
Bob Weilman doubles to center field.
Scott Jordan comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Dick Rettig singles to center field.
Bob Weilman scores.
Gene Maurer strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 7 Cincinnati
Gil Urrea walks.
Masanobu Tanaka singles to left field.
Gil Urrea is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder.
Scott Jordan lays a bunt down the third base line.
The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first
but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd).
Jose Guerrero walks.
Rusty Triandos walks.
Tony Mills strikes out.
Runners left on base: 3

Inning: 8 Houston
Robert Womack pops out to the third baseman.
Fred Lord grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Gene Hopp flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 8 Cincinnati
Buster Walls hits a home run.
Ed Boyd singles to left field.
Bob Smith walks.
Lew Tiant 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.
Gil Urrea grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.
Ed Boyd advances to third on the play.
Masanobu Tanaka singles to left field.
Ed Boyd scores.
Billy Gonder is pinch hitting for Scott Jordan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning.
Billy Gonder grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single!
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 9 Houston
Aaron Clark pitching.
Bob Gaw grounds out to the shortstop.
Purnal Bates pops out to the catcher.
Ed Lutenberg strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 9 Cincinnati
Bill Strohmayer comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule.
Jose Guerrero strikes out.
Rusty Triandos strikes out.
Tony Mills flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 0
Houston total runners LOB: 8
Cincinnati total runners LOB: 9