Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Vic Lukachyk pitching. Bill Berry singles to center field. Leo Regan flies out to the left fielder. Mike Textor grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Berry advances to second on the play. Law Green flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Lou Foxen pitching. Jim Morris grounds out to the pitcher. John Ortiz singles to center field. John Ortiz steals second. Jack Francona flies out to the left fielder. Stan Jordan walks. Tim Lauder strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jim Gedeon strikes out. Dave Hemsley grounds out to the third baseman. Dutch Holbert doubles past the center fielder. Jack Roof walks. Lou Foxen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Adolfo Marrero flies out to the center fielder. Warren Dettore grounds out to the second baseman. George Cleveland walks. Vic Lukachyk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bill Berry walks. Leo Regan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Berry advances to second on the play. Mike Textor hits a home run. Bill Berry scores. Law Green grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Gedeon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jim Morris singles to left field. John Ortiz strikes out. Jack Francona flies out to the left fielder. Stan Jordan singles to center field. Tim Lauder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dave Hemsley strikes out. Dutch Holbert grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Roof grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Adolfo Marrero pops out to the third baseman. Warren Dettore singles to left field. George Cleveland grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Lou Foxen flies out to the left fielder. Bill Berry hits a home run. Leo Regan grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Mike Textor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Vic Lukachyk grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Morris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Ortiz walks. Jack Francona pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Law Green strikes out. Jim Gedeon singles to center field. Dave Hemsley walks. Dutch Holbert flies out to the right fielder. Jack Roof strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Stan Jordan flies out to the left fielder. Tim Lauder flies out to the center fielder. Adolfo Marrero strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Lou Foxen strikes out. Bill Berry doubles to left field. Leo Regan strikes out. Mike Textor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Warren Dettore grounds out to the second baseman. George Cleveland grounds out to the third baseman. Vic Lukachyk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Law Green strikes out. Jim Gedeon walks. Jim Gedeon steals second. Dave Hemsley flies out to the right fielder. Keiichi Tsuji 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. Dutch Holbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Morris grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Picone 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. John Ortiz strikes out. Jack Francona bunts for a base hit. Stan Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jack Roof grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Vaughn is pinch hitting for Tom Picone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Vaughn walks. Bill Vaughn is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Berry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Cliff Johnson pitching. Tim Lauder reached on a fielding error by Dutch Holbert. Adolfo Marrero pops out to the third baseman. Warren Dettore singles to center field. George Cleveland walks. Mike Brett is pinch hitting for Keiichi Tsuji. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Brett lines out to the third baseman. Jim Morris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Bill Berry (23), Dutch Holbert (1).HR - Bill Berry (10), Mike Textor (11). Baserunning: SB - Jim Gedeon (36).CS - Bill Vaughn (15). Fielding: E - Dutch Holbert.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Firpo McLean did not respond to coaching in velocity Herb Dessens improves in arm Doug Shipke improves in speed Firpo McLean did not respond to coaching in velocity Firpo McLean did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Casanova improves in speed Doug Shipke did not respond to coaching in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Greg Stumpf did not respond to coaching in control Sam Jordan improves in contact_vs_lefty John Helms improves in range Greg Stumpf did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Pitula improves in control Bert Taylor improves in arm Sam Jordan did not respond to coaching in LF