Win: Junior Smith (1-1) Loss: Bill Gabrielson (1-1)
Inning: 1 Houston Bill Gabrielson pitching. Bill Vedder flies out to the left fielder. Bob Schlotz lines out to the second baseman. Jack Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Junior Smith pitching. Darrell Thomas singles to center field. Roy McCaffery flies out to the right fielder. Roy Battle grounds out to the third baseman. Darrell Thomas advances to second on the play. John Bako flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Shane Chiwitt flies out to the center fielder. Max Goodfellow hits a home run. Manny Bober flies out to the left fielder. Al Womack grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Bill Abbott grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Birmingham flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Fred McDevitt singles to center field. Steve Householder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Tom McLean flies out to the center fielder. Junior Smith strikes out. Bill Vedder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Bill Gabrielson reached on a fielding error by Max Goodfellow. Darrell Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Roy McCaffery strikes out. Roy Battle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bob Schlotz doubles past the left fielder. Jack Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Shane Chiwitt singles to center field. Bob Schlotz scores. Max Goodfellow strikes out. Manny Bober singles to center field. Al Womack singles to right field. Tom McLean flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Chicago John Bako grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Abbott strikes out. Tony Birmingham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Junior Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Vedder flies out to the left fielder. Bob Schlotz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Fred McDevitt singles to center field. Fred McDevitt steals second. Steve Householder grounds out to the second baseman. Fred McDevitt advances to third on the play. Bill Gabrielson strikes out. Darrell Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Jack Miller reached on a 2-base throwing error by Steve Householder. Shane Chiwitt strikes out. Max Goodfellow pops out to the second baseman. Manny Bober grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Roy McCaffery grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Battle pops out to the shortstop. John Bako flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Al Womack grounds out to the shortstop. Tom McLean grounds out to the shortstop. Junior Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Bill Abbott strikes out. Tony Birmingham flies out to the center fielder. Fred McDevitt singles to center field. Steve Householder grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bill Vedder walks. Bill Vedder steals second. Danny Narum 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. Bob Schlotz strikes out. Jack Miller flies out to the left fielder. Shane Chiwitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Mike Rawley is pinch hitting for Danny Narum. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Rawley grounds out to the second baseman. Darrell Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Roy McCaffery walks. Roy McCaffery steals second. Roy Battle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Reddy Blankenship pitching. Max Goodfellow flies out to the center fielder. Manny Bober strikes out. Al Womack singles to center field. Tom McLean strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago John Bako grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Abbott strikes out. Tony Birmingham walks. Fred McDevitt hits an infield single to the second baseman. Steve Householder singles to right field. Joe Titus is pinch hitting for Reddy Blankenship. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Titus pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Chicago total runners LOB: 9
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob May did not respond to coaching in control Bob May improves in velocity Andy Day did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Kolb improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob May did not respond to coaching in velocity Walt Czajkowski improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Tauscher did not respond to coaching in CF
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cy Mota improves in velocity Cy Mota did not respond to coaching in control Frank Albright did not respond to coaching in control Henry Aybar improves in contact_vs_lefty Victor Clark improves in speed Terry Eversgerd improves in power_vs_lefty Terry Eversgerd did not respond to coaching in 2B