Win: Willie Howley (6-5) Loss: Hiram Davis (8-4)
Save: Jim Miller (7)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Willie Howley pitching. Oscar Peralta strikes out. Seamus Donovan grounds out to the third baseman. Manny Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Hiram Davis pitching. King Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Warhop singles to center field. Joe Bancroft hits a home run. Charlie Warhop scores. Tom Ryan flies out to the center fielder. Zak Stafford singles to center field. George Foster singles to left field. Leo Johnson singles to left field. Zak Stafford scores. Al Graham strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Carlos Allen doubles to left field. Geno Barron pops out to the second baseman. Bob Larkin flies out to the left fielder. Dave Hayes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Willie Howley pops out to the second baseman. King Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Otto Myers singles to center field. Hiram Davis lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Oscar Peralta walks. Seamus Donovan singles to right field. Otto Myers is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Oscar Peralta advances to third on the play. Manny Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Bancroft grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Ryan strikes out. Zak Stafford grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Carlos Allen pops out to the shortstop. Geno Barron singles to center field. Bob Larkin walks. Dave Hayes flies out to the left fielder. Otto Myers doubles to center field. Geno Barron scores. Bob Larkin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hiram Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston George Foster grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Johnson singles to center field. Al Graham strikes out. Willie Howley grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Leo Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Oscar Peralta strikes out. Seamus Donovan grounds out to the second baseman. Manny Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston King Blackburn strikes out. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Bancroft singles past the shortstop. Joe Bancroft steals second. Tom Ryan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Carlos Allen pops out to the shortstop. Geno Barron reached on a 2-base fielding error by King Blackburn. Bob Larkin strikes out. Dave Hayes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Zak Stafford singles to left field. George Foster grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Zak Stafford is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Leo Johnson grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! George Foster is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Leo Johnson steals second. Al Graham flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Otto Myers flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Alvarez is pinch hitting for Hiram Davis. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ernie Alvarez pops out to the first baseman. Oscar Peralta strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Mike Ludwig pitching. Steve Pirtle is pinch hitting for Willie Howley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Steve Pirtle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). King Blackburn grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Warhop walks. Joe Bancroft grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Charlie Warhop is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Jim Miller pitching. Seamus Donovan strikes out. Manny Ortiz strikes out. Carlos Allen pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Tom Ryan flies out to the left fielder. Zak Stafford grounds out to the pitcher. George Foster singles to center field. Leo Johnson singles to left field. George Foster advances to third on the hit. Al Graham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Geno Barron strikes out. Bob Larkin flies out to the center fielder. Dave Hayes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 8
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Cody Boone did not respond to coaching in control Herb Coleman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jesus Rosales did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gene Quirico did not respond to coaching in control Timo Herrera did not respond to coaching in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Wyatt improves in range Frank Leppert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Wyatt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ivy Mann improves in range Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B