Win: John Sturdivant (8-1) Loss: Bruce Hoskins (1-7)
Inning: 1 Houston John Sturdivant pitching. Jack Pike grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lou Mota grounds out to the pitcher. Cy Brodie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Francisco Bruce Hoskins pitching. Harry Moore strikes out. Steve Niehaus singles to right field. Ray Gunning singles to left field. Steve Niehaus advances to third on the hit. John Springer walks. John Campanis lines out to the second baseman. George Jackson singles to left field. Steve Niehaus scores. Ray Gunning scores. John Springer advances to third on the hit. Joel Smith pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Nate Smith flies out to the right fielder. Jason Terlecki pops out to the second baseman. Thorny Caruthers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Francisco Effie Coggins grounds out to the shortstop. John Sturdivant singles to right field. Harry Moore walks. Steve Niehaus singles to left field. John Sturdivant scores. Harry Moore advances to third on the hit. Ray Gunning reached on a fielding error by Patsy Hutchinson. Harry Moore scores. John Springer strikes out. John Campanis singles to center field. Steve Niehaus scores. Ray Gunning advances to third on the hit. George Jackson singles to center field. Ray Gunning scores. John Campanis advances to third on the hit. Joel Smith doubles to center field. John Campanis scores. George Jackson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Effie Coggins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Patsy Hutchinson strikes out. Sugar Fishel reached on a 2-base throwing error by Harry Moore. Bruce Hoskins strikes out. Jack Pike strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Francisco John Sturdivant singles to center field. Harry Moore walks. Steve Niehaus singles to right field. John Sturdivant scores. Harry Moore advances to third on the hit. Ray Gunning grounds out to the catcher. Steve Niehaus advances to second on the play. John Springer strikes out. John Campanis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Lou Mota grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Brodie singles to right field. Nate Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Francisco George Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Joel Smith flies out to the left fielder. Effie Coggins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jason Terlecki strikes out. Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Patsy Hutchinson walks. Sugar Fishel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Francisco John Sturdivant reached on a 2-base fielding error by Cy Brodie. Harry Moore flies out to the right fielder. Steve Niehaus singles to center field. John Sturdivant scores. Ray Gunning walks. John Springer singles to center field. Steve Niehaus scores. John Campanis pops out to the third baseman. George Jackson singles to left field. Ray Gunning scores. John Springer advances to third on the hit. Joel Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Bruce Hoskins strikes out. Jack Pike strikes out. Lou Mota flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Francisco Effie Coggins strikes out. John Sturdivant strikes out. Harry Moore lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Guy Norman is pinch hitting for Cy Brodie. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Guy Norman grounds out to the third baseman. Nate Smith flies out to the center fielder. Jason Terlecki flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Francisco Steve Niehaus is hit by a pitch. Ray Gunning grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Steve Niehaus is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Springer doubles to left field. Ray Gunning uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Campanis pops out to the second baseman. George Jackson walks. Joel Smith doubles to center field. John Springer scores. George Jackson uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Brock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Effie Coggins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Thorny Caruthers walks. Pep Grabarkewitz is pinch hitting for Patsy Hutchinson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pep Grabarkewitz triples. Thorny Caruthers scores. Sugar Fishel singles to left field. Pep Grabarkewitz scores. Don Martinez is pinch hitting for John Brock. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Sugar Fishel advances to second on the play. Jack Pike grounds out to the second baseman. Sugar Fishel advances to third on the play. Lou Mota strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Francisco Tinsley Phillips pitching. John Sturdivant grounds out to the second baseman. Elmer Nagy is pinch hitting for Harry Moore. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Elmer Nagy reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lou Mota. Steve Niehaus hits a home run. Elmer Nagy scores. Ray Gunning walks. John Springer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Gunning advances to second on the play. Turkey Oquendo is pinch hitting for John Campanis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Turkey Oquendo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Guy Norman walks. Nate Smith flies out to the right fielder. Jason Terlecki strikes out. Thorny Caruthers walks. Pep Grabarkewitz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 5 San Francisco total runners left on base: 9
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chick Dawkins improves in power_vs_righty Chick Dawkins improves in speed Matt Jester did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie McDougal did not respond to coaching in velocity Harley Davidson did not respond to coaching in SS
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Doug Gould did not respond to coaching in range Howard Martina did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Brinkman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Juan Leppert improves in power_vs_lefty Juan Leppert improves in 2B