Win: Greg Stumpf (6-10) Loss: Charlie Lade (9-12)
Save: Bill Wayne (18)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Greg Stumpf pitching. Les Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Berry flies out to the center fielder. Leo Regan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Charlie Lade pitching. Babe Miller strikes out. John Ortiz hits a home run. Stan Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Lauder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Mike Textor hits an infield single to the second baseman. Law Green flies out to the right fielder. Mike Textor steals second. Jim Gedeon strikes out. Wiley Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Adolfo Marrero lines out to the first baseman. Warren Dettore singles to left field. Jack Francona flies out to the center fielder. Hiromori Miyade doubles to right field. Greg Stumpf grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh John King grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Lade grounds out to the second baseman. Les Williams singles to center field. Bill Berry grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Les Williams is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Babe Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! John Ortiz singles to center field. Stan Jordan strikes out. Tim Lauder hits a home run. John Ortiz scores. Adolfo Marrero grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Leo Regan flies out to the right fielder. Mike Textor flies out to the center fielder. Law Green reached on a fielding error by John Ortiz. Jim Gedeon singles to center field. Wiley Patterson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Warren Dettore grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Francona singles to right field. Jack Francona is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh John King strikes out. Charlie Lade strikes out. Les Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Greg Stumpf pops out to the shortstop. Babe Miller singles past the third baseman. John Ortiz pops out to the second baseman. Stan Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bill Berry singles to right field. Bill Berry steals second. Leo Regan grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Berry advances to third on the play. Mike Textor doubles past the left fielder. Bill Berry scores. Law Green singles to right field. Mike Textor scores. Jim Gedeon singles to left field. Law Green advances to third on the hit. Wiley Patterson singles to center field. Law Green scores. John King strikes out. Charlie Lade grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Tim Lauder singles to center field. Adolfo Marrero doubles to left field. Tim Lauder scores. Warren Dettore flies out to the left fielder. Jack Francona lines out to the second baseman. Hiromori Miyade pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Les Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Berry doubles to left field. Leo Regan flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Mike Textor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Danny Irelan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Stumpf strikes out. Babe Miller doubles to right field. John Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Stan Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Law Green lines out to the shortstop. Jim Gedeon flies out to the right fielder. Wiley Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Tim Lauder singles to left field. Adolfo Marrero flies out to the left fielder. Warren Dettore pops out to the first baseman. Jack Francona reached on a 2-base throwing error by John King. Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bill Wayne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John King strikes out. Bill Vaughn is pinch hitting for Danny Irelan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Vaughn flies out to the right fielder. Les Williams pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Babe Miller (27), Adolfo Marrero (19), Hiromori Miyade (16).HR - John Ortiz (19), Tim Lauder (20). Baserunning: CS - Jack Francona (5). Fielding: E - John Ortiz.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jeff Rochford did not respond to coaching in range Jack Wallis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Firpo McLean did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Wise did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Wallis did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Slagle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Doug Shipke did not respond to coaching in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Shigetoshi Uchida did not respond to coaching in arm Von Link improves in contact_vs_lefty Sam Jordan improves in power_vs_righty Tommie Ashby did not respond to coaching in velocity John Helms did not respond to coaching in CF