Inning: 1 Montreal Bruce Hoskins pitching. Leo Rogers walks. Gale Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Rogers advances to second on the play. Bill Eckert hits an infield single to the catcher. Oscar Lyons walks. Bud Hernandez hits a home run. Leo Rogers scores. Bill Eckert scores. Oscar Lyons scores. Eddie Rounsaville grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Mokan singles to left field. Paul Mokan steals second. Leron Blazier walks. Roger Bond pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Roger Bond pitching. Jack Pike flies out to the center fielder. Lou Mota flies out to the right fielder. Cy Brodie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Montreal Leo Rogers reached on a 2-base throwing error by Patsy Hutchinson. Gale Harris flies out to the left fielder. Bill Eckert walks. Oscar Lyons grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Leo Rogers is out at third base. Bud Hernandez singles to center field. Bill Eckert scores. Oscar Lyons advances to third on the hit. Eddie Rounsaville walks. Bill Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Mokan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz walks. Pep Grabarkewitz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Phil Oquist flies out to the left fielder. Thorny Caruthers pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Montreal Leron Blazier singles to center field. Roger Bond lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Leo Rogers flies out to the left fielder. Gale Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Patsy Hutchinson pops out to the third baseman. Sugar Fishel singles to center field. Bill Davis lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Pike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Montreal Bill Eckert grounds out to the third baseman. Oscar Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Bud Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Lou Mota strikes out. Cy Brodie singles to right field. Pep Grabarkewitz lines out to the second baseman. Phil Oquist walks. Thorny Caruthers doubles to right field. Cy Brodie scores. Patsy Hutchinson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Montreal Eddie Rounsaville grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Mokan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leron Blazier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Sugar Fishel grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Pike walks. Lou Mota walks. Cy Brodie strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Montreal Roger Bond flies out to the left fielder. Leo Rogers flies out to the center fielder. Gale Harris flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz hits a home run. Phil Oquist flies out to the right fielder. Thorny Caruthers walks. Thorny Caruthers steals second. Patsy Hutchinson singles to right field. Thorny Caruthers scores. Sugar Fishel grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Bill Eckert flies out to the right fielder. Tinsley Phillips comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Oscar Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Bud Hernandez singles to center field. Bud Hernandez steals second. Eddie Rounsaville strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Dutton James is pinch hitting for Tinsley Phillips. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dutton James hits a home run. Ed Gettman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Pike hits a home run. Lou Mota strikes out. Cy Brodie singles to left field. Pep Grabarkewitz strikes out. Phil Oquist singles to right field. Thorny Caruthers singles to left field. Cy Brodie scores. Irv Richmond comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Patsy Hutchinson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Montreal John Brock pitching. Paul Mokan flies out to the right fielder. Leron Blazier grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Gillenwater is pinch hitting for Irv Richmond. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Gillenwater strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Takumi Nakai pitching. Sugar Fishel strikes out. Bill Schelle is pinch hitting for John Brock. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Schelle doubles to left field. Jack Pike singles to left field. Lou Mota pops out to the first baseman. Jack Pike steals second. Cy Brodie strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Montreal Ezra Schmulbach pitching. Leo Rogers walks. Gale Harris flies out to the center fielder. Bill Eckert pops out to the shortstop. Oscar Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Montreal total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Thorny Caruthers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A Improvements: Dal Hayden did not respond to coaching in control Dal Hayden improves in control Charlie McAleese did not respond to coaching in speed Dal Hayden did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Hughes improves in RF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harley Davidson improves in power_vs_righty Chick Dawkins improves in range Harley Davidson improves in arm Bob Howard did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Al Butler did not respond to coaching in 1B