Win: Tom "Elmer" McGuire (1-1) Loss: Phil Williams (1-2)
Inning: 1 Chicago Tom Kolb pitching. Keefe McRae walks. Keefe McRae is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kenji Takamiya strikes out. Reb Russell hits a home run. John Soto singles to right field. Ben Lohrke grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Soto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Art Luzinski pitching. Bob Eyre grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Sadler strikes out. John Marrow grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Roxey Lock lines out to the shortstop. Chick Gandil lines out to the third baseman. Terry Howell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Paul Belle grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Blemker walks. Ed Schmulbach flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Art Luzinski flies out to the center fielder. Keefe McRae triples. Kenji Takamiya pops out to the first baseman. Reb Russell hits a home run. Keefe McRae scores. John Soto singles to center field. Ben Lohrke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Hilly Billy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Kolb strikes out. Bob Eyre hits a home run. Randy Sadler lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Roxey Lock singles to center field. Roxey Lock is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Chick Gandil singles to right field. Terry Howell flies out to the center fielder. Art Luzinski singles to left field. Keefe McRae strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston John Marrow grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Belle walks. Matt Morrison pops out to the shortstop. Paul Belle steals second. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Kenji Takamiya walks. Reb Russell flies out to the center fielder. John Soto grounds out to the pitcher. Kenji Takamiya advances to second on the play. Ben Lohrke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Schmulbach singles to center field. Hilly Billy singles to left field. Ed Schmulbach advances to third on the hit. Tom Kolb singles to center field. Ed Schmulbach scores. Hilly Billy advances to third on the hit. Bob Eyre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hilly Billy scores. Tom Kolb advances to second on the play. Randy Sadler strikes out. Tom Elmer McGuire 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. John Marrow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Roxey Lock singles to right field. Chick Gandil grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Terry Howell pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Paul Belle flies out to the center fielder. Matt Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Blemker singles to right field. Ed Schmulbach grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bruce Blemker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Phil Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Elmer McGuire singles to right field. Phil Kenney is pinch hitting for Keefe McRae. Phil Kenney grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Elmer McGuire advances to second on the play. Mark Nevers is pinch hitting for Kenji Takamiya. Mark Nevers grounds out to the shortstop. Reb Russell singles past the shortstop. Tom Elmer McGuire scores. John Soto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Ikuzo Kitabeppu enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mark Nevers at RF. Hilly Billy strikes out. Danny Crawford is pinch hitting for Phil Williams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Crawford strikes out. Bob Eyre strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Ben Goossen pitching. Ben Lohrke singles to center field. Roxey Lock singles in front of the center fielder. Ben Lohrke advances to third on the hit. Chick Gandil singles to left field. Ben Lohrke scores. Terry Howell hits a home run. Roxey Lock scores. Chick Gandil scores. Rich Nagy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Elmer McGuire singles to right field. Ed Stairs is pinch hitting for Phil Kenney. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Stairs flies out to the center fielder. Tom Elmer McGuire steals second. Ikuzo Kitabeppu grounds out to the shortstop. Reb Russell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Randy Sadler singles to left field. John Marrow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Sadler advances to second on the play. Paul Belle strikes out. Matt Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago John Soto singles to left field. Ben Lohrke grounds out to the shortstop. John Soto advances to second on the play. Roxey Lock flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Chick Gandil walks. Wade Hill is pinch hitting for Terry Howell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wade Hill flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Bruce Blemker strikes out. Ed Schmulbach flies out to the center fielder. Hilly Billy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 9 Houston total runners LOB: 5
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hack Knothe improves in power_vs_lefty Gary Young did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Lanfranconi improves in speed Homer Clines did not respond to coaching in velocity John Lee did not respond to coaching in SS
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Phelan did not respond to coaching in velocity Roger Yingling did not respond to coaching in velocity June Emmerich improves in power_vs_righty Marcus Gannon improves in speed Terry Fordyce did not respond to coaching in RF