Inning: 1 St. Louis Johnny Naton pitching. Glen Calhoun grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Hank Nahorodny grounds out to the shortstop. Leon Polivka singles to center field. Tom Hillegas lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Lew Ibanez pitching. Hank Shanner grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Goldman grounds out to the shortstop. Billy McFarland walks. Dan Fiore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Duffy Moss strikes out. Buck Mathewson walks. Steve Richards singles to right field. Buck Mathewson advances to third on the hit. Steve Richards steals second. Billy Moore strikes out. Lew Ibanez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Bobby Medlinger walks. John Burke pops out to the third baseman. Milt Krieg hits a home run. Bobby Medlinger scores. Harry Klawitter singles to right field. Johnny Naton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hank Shanner singles to center field. Harry Klawitter scores. Bob Goldman walks. Billy McFarland singles to center field. Hank Shanner scores. Bob Goldman advances to third on the hit. Dan Fiore singles to center field. Bob Goldman scores. Billy McFarland advances to third on the hit. Bobby Medlinger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Glen Calhoun grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Nahorodny grounds out to the shortstop. Leon Polivka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston John Burke grounds out to the third baseman. Milt Krieg singles to right field. Milt Krieg steals second. Harry Klawitter singles to center field. Milt Krieg scores. Hank Larkin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Naton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hank Shanner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Tom Hillegas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Duffy Moss strikes out. Buck Mathewson hits a home run. Steve Richards flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bob Goldman walks. Billy McFarland hits a home run. Bob Goldman scores. Billy Klaerner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Fiore flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Medlinger hits a home run. John Burke strikes out. Milt Krieg singles to left field. Harry Klawitter doubles to center field. Milt Krieg uses his aggressiveness and scores. Johnny Naton walks. Hank Shanner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Billy Moore lines out to the second baseman. Billy Klaerner flies out to the center fielder. Glen Calhoun grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Goldman grounds out to the third baseman. Billy McFarland grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Fiore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Hank Nahorodny walks. Leon Polivka grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tom Hillegas walks. Duffy Moss strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Bobby Medlinger grounds out to the second baseman. John Burke hits a home run. Milt Krieg strikes out. Harry Klawitter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Buck Mathewson singles to right field. Steve Richards hits an infield single to the shortstop. Buck Mathewson steals third. Steve Richards is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Billy Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Coonie Uhlir is pinch hitting for Billy Klaerner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Coonie Uhlir walks. Glen Calhoun hits a home run. Buck Mathewson scores. Coonie Uhlir scores. Hank Nahorodny grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Chuck Mueller pitching. Johnny Naton grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Shanner grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Goldman walks. Billy McFarland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Leon Polivka flies out to the right fielder. Tom Hillegas walks. Duffy Moss strikes out. Buck Mathewson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Dan Fiore doubles to center field. Bobby Medlinger singles to left field. Bobby Medlinger steals second. John Burke singles to center field. Dan Fiore scores. Bobby Medlinger scores. Milt Krieg singles to left field. Harry Klawitter flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Naton lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and John Burke is thrown out at third. Milt Krieg advances to second on the play. Milt Krieg advances to second on the play. Hank Shanner singles past the third baseman. Milt Krieg scores. Bob Goldman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Steve Richards flies out to the center fielder. Billy Moore strikes out. Alex Berberet is pinch hitting for Chuck Mueller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Alex Berberet pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Dan Fiore (6), Harry Klawitter (1).HR - Billy McFarland (11), Bobby Medlinger (4), John Burke (3), Milt Krieg (2). Baserunning: SB - Bobby Medlinger (6), Milt Krieg (4).
Game Notes John Burke is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jaime Regan improves in velocity Jeffrey Coggin improves in contact_vs_righty T. Huntsman did not respond to coaching in velocity Glen Williams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Claude Crouch did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Santana did not respond to coaching in arm Atsumi Ishii did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Atsumi Ishii did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty