Inning: 1 Houston Cleo Furillo pitching. Jack Pike pops out to the shortstop. Lou Mota grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Brodie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Charlie Duser pitching. Herbie Conway walks. Ray Pall strikes out. Art Theobald grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz doubles to center field. Jason Terlecki grounds out to the second baseman. Pep Grabarkewitz advances to third on the play. Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Patsy Hutchinson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Red Storke singles to left field. Walt Lefevre flies out to the left fielder. Ray Harris reached on a fielding error by Patsy Hutchinson. Neil Masterson strikes out. John Pulido singles to center field. Red Storke scores. Ray Harris advances to third on the hit. Cleo Furillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Sugar Fishel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Duser strikes out. Jack Pike strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Herbie Conway strikes out. Ray Pall grounds out to the shortstop. Art Theobald singles to center field. Red Storke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Lou Mota doubles to left field. Cy Brodie flies out to the right fielder. Pep Grabarkewitz strikes out. Jason Terlecki walks. Thorny Caruthers grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jason Terlecki is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Walt Lefevre singles to left field. Walt Lefevre is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ray Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Neil Masterson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Patsy Hutchinson doubles to left field. Sugar Fishel grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Duser grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Pike flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh John Pulido doubles to right field. Cleo Furillo lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Herbie Conway flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, John Pulido scores. Ray Pall singles to left field. Art Theobald flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Lou Mota flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Cy Brodie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Pep Grabarkewitz hits a home run. Jason Terlecki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Red Storke flies out to the left fielder. Walt Lefevre pops out to the first baseman. Ray Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Thorny Caruthers flies out to the left fielder. Del May 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. Patsy Hutchinson flies out to the left fielder. Sugar Fishel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Neil Masterson pops out to the catcher. John Pulido flies out to the center fielder. Del May grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Don Martinez is pinch hitting for Charlie Duser. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Don Martinez hits a home run. Fred Monaco comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Pike grounds out to the pitcher. Lou Mota flies out to the left fielder. Cy Brodie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bill Davis pitching. Herbie Conway strikes out. Ray Pall flies out to the right fielder. Art Theobald grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Terlecki strikes out. Thorny Caruthers lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Red Storke strikes out. Walt Lefevre lines out to the shortstop. Ray Harris singles to right field. Glenn Kirby is pinch running for Ray Harris on 1st base. Neil Masterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Rolla Fernandez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Glenn Kirby at C. Patsy Hutchinson lines out to the third baseman. Sugar Fishel pops out to the catcher. Dutton James is pinch hitting for Bill Davis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dutton James grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Tinsley Phillips pitching. John Pulido lines out to the first baseman. George Partee is pinch hitting for Fred Monaco. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. George Partee strikes out. Herbie Conway flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Houston Bert Luhrsen pitching. Jack Pike strikes out. Lou Mota walks. Lou Mota steals second. Cy Brodie singles to left field. Lou Mota scores. Ed Terrell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pep Grabarkewitz singles to left field. Jason Terlecki grounds out to the third baseman. Cy Brodie advances to third on the play. Pep Grabarkewitz advances to second on the play. Thorny Caruthers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Ray Pall flies out to the right fielder. Art Theobald singles to center field. Red Storke flies out to the left fielder. Walt Lefevre grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Art Theobald is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Lou Mota (12), Pep Grabarkewitz (6), Patsy Hutchinson (6).HR - Pep Grabarkewitz (9), Don Martinez (4). Baserunning: SB - Lou Mota (12). Fielding: E - Patsy Hutchinson.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harley Davidson improves in range Sam Fried did not respond to coaching in range Bob Howard improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Howard improves in power_vs_righty Al Butler did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Paul Davie did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Hastings improves in power_vs_lefty Phil Waddell did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Hansell did not respond to coaching in control