Win: Randy Dilauro (12-1) Loss: Whitey Parsons (7-5)
Inning: 1 Houston Whitey Parsons pitching. Fred Lord flies out to the left fielder. Gene Hopp singles to center field. Purnal Bates reached on a fielding error by Rick Lind. Earl Stanceu pops out to the first baseman. Bob Weilman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Randy Dilauro pitching. Jack Mills strikes out. Billy Fletcher strikes out. Harry Kerr flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Archie Griffin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Gaw grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dick Rettig grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Mike Shaw walks. Al Ramsey singles to right field. Mike Shaw advances to third on the hit. Al Ramsey is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jose Byrne lines out to the shortstop. Yutaka Yamaguchi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Randy Dilauro grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Lord walks. Fred Lord is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Gene Hopp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Rick Lind flies out to the left fielder. Whitey Parsons strikes out. Jack Mills strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Purnal Bates lines out to the shortstop. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Bob Weilman walks. Archie Griffin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Billy Fletcher hits a home run. Harry Kerr strikes out. Mike Shaw grounds out to the second baseman. Al Ramsey hits a home run. Jose Byrne singles to right field. Yutaka Yamaguchi pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Gaw doubles to center field. Dick Rettig walks. Randy Dilauro lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Lord doubles to right field. Bob Gaw scores. Dick Rettig scores. Fred Lord steals third. Gene Hopp strikes out. Purnal Bates grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Rick Lind strikes out. Whitey Parsons grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Mills flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Earl Stanceu walks. Bob Weilman singles to center field. Earl Stanceu advances to third on the hit. Archie Griffin strikes out. Bob Gaw strikes out. Dick Rettig singles to left field. Earl Stanceu scores. Randy Dilauro doubles past the center fielder. Bob Weilman scores. Dick Rettig uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Snider comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Billy Fletcher walks. Harry Kerr strikes out. Mike Shaw grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Gene Hopp flies out to the left fielder. Purnal Bates flies out to the right fielder. Earl Stanceu pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Al Ramsey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jose Byrne flies out to the right fielder. Yutaka Yamaguchi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bob Weilman grounds out to the third baseman. Archie Griffin strikes out. Bob Gaw flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Rick Lind pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Snider strikes out. Jack Mills flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Dick Rettig singles to left field. Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Randy Dilauro. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Taff singles to center field. Dick Rettig advances to third on the hit. Bill Taff steals second. Fred Lord flies out to the left fielder. Gene Hopp singles to left field. Dick Rettig scores. Bill Taff scores. Kelly Hambright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Purnal Bates walks. Earl Stanceu singles to center field. Gene Hopp scores. Purnal Bates advances to third on the hit. Bob Weilman flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Purnal Bates scores. Frank Jackson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Archie Griffin grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Earl Stanceu is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Fritz Gleaton pitching. Billy Fletcher flies out to the right fielder. Harry Kerr singles to right field. Mike Shaw walks. Al Ramsey hits a home run. Harry Kerr scores. Mike Shaw scores. Ace Mantle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Byrne flies out to the left fielder. Yutaka Yamaguchi reached on a 2-base throwing error by Earl Stanceu. Rick Lind flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Chicago total runners LOB: 3
Batting:2B - Fred Lord (11), Bob Gaw (11), Randy Dilauro (2).SF - Bob Weilman. Baserunning: SB - Fred Lord (17), Bill Taff (1).CS - Fred Lord (6). Fielding: E - Earl Stanceu.
Game Notes Fritz Gleaton is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bobby White did not respond to coaching in range Chris Mangum improves in speed Max Franklin improves in power_vs_lefty Mark Paulette did not respond to coaching in arm Bobby White improves in power_vs_righty Max Franklin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bobby White did not respond to coaching in C
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Maas improves in arm Herman Huffman did not respond to coaching in velocity Saul Dodge did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Angelo Cunningham did not respond to coaching in endurance Doug Hodge improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Reilly did not respond to coaching in speed Pinky Monteleone improves in 1B