Win: Butch Thomas (5-12) Loss: Billy Hayward (4-5)
Inning: 1 Houston Butch Thomas pitching. Ed Gagliano flies out to the right fielder. Emmett St.Claire singles to right field. Nate Carroll grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Emmett St.Claire is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Silver Nicholson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Billy Hayward pitching. Otto Buice strikes out. Jeff Cullen grounds out to the third baseman. George Frisbee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jack Hooper doubles to right field. Pinky Christensen flies out to the left fielder. Cecil Swoboda flies out to the left fielder. Dutch Shirey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Deacon Engel strikes out. Doug Whitfield pops out to the first baseman. Adolfo Gallivan singles to right field. Steve Thiel singles to center field. Larry Grasso strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Billy Hayward grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Gagliano grounds out to the shortstop. Emmett St.Claire flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Butch Thomas strikes out. Otto Buice walks. Jeff Cullen walks. George Frisbee doubles to right field. Otto Buice scores. Jeff Cullen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Deacon Engel strikes out. Doug Whitfield singles to center field. George Frisbee scores. Adolfo Gallivan walks. Steve Thiel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Nate Carroll strikes out. Silver Nicholson grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Hooper flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Larry Grasso grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Butch Thomas grounds out to the pitcher. Otto Buice flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Pinky Christensen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cecil Swoboda doubles to right field. Dutch Shirey flies out to the left fielder. Billy Hayward flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jeff Cullen doubles to center field. George Frisbee doubles to center field. Jeff Cullen scores. Takashi Kawana comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Deacon Engel singles to left field. George Frisbee scores. Doug Whitfield strikes out. Adolfo Gallivan flies out to the left fielder. Steve Thiel singles to left field. Deacon Engel is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Ed Gagliano strikes out. Emmett St.Claire strikes out. Nate Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Larry Grasso doubles to right field. The catcher fields the ball and Larry Grasso is thrown out at third. Otto Buice walks. Jeff Cullen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Otto Buice is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Frisbee grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Silver Nicholson singles to left field. Jack Hooper hits a home run. Silver Nicholson scores. Pinky Christensen grounds out to the second baseman. Cecil Swoboda grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dutch Shirey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Deacon Engel strikes out. Doug Whitfield walks. Adolfo Gallivan hits a home run. Doug Whitfield scores. Steve Thiel grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Enwright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Larry Grasso grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Fred Enwright grounds out to the pitcher. Vernon Irwin is pinch hitting for Ed Gagliano. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Vernon Irwin doubles to center field. Emmett St.Claire doubles past the center fielder. Vernon Irwin scores. Bill Brown 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. Nate Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Silver Nicholson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Pete Emmer is pinch hitting for Bill Brown. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pete Emmer flies out to the center fielder. Otto Buice doubles to center field. Jeff Cullen singles to left field. George Frisbee flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Otto Buice scores. Deacon Engel singles to left field. Doug Whitfield doubles to left field. Jeff Cullen scores. Deacon Engel uses his aggressiveness and scores. Adolfo Gallivan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Orval Watkins pitching. Jack Hooper triples. Jerry Smith is pinch hitting for Pinky Christensen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Smith walks. Cecil Swoboda flies out to the center fielder. Gary Weiss is pinch hitting for Dutch Shirey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Weiss hits a home run. Jack Hooper scores. Jerry Smith scores. Yoshinori Hirota comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Necciai is pinch hitting for Fred Enwright. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Necciai grounds out to the shortstop. Vernon Irwin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 4 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Otto Buice (24), Jeff Cullen (21), George Frisbee 2 (17), Doug Whitfield (24), Larry Grasso (3).HR - Adolfo Gallivan (10).SF - George Frisbee.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Luis Sisler improves in power_vs_lefty Harry Garoni did not respond to coaching in range Lee Hurley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rene Rumler improves in contact_vs_righty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Joe Webb did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lefty Williams improves in power_vs_lefty Don Ross did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tony Sowders improves in contact_vs_righty