Inning: 1 Houston Al Loun pitching. Milt Krieg reached on a fielding error by Al Loun. Harry Klawitter strikes out. Dan Fiore grounds out to the shortstop. Milt Krieg advances to second on the play. Bob Goldman walks. Kazuhiko Egawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bill Johnson pitching. Jim Schattinger pops out to the shortstop. Larry Jelic bunts for a base hit. Rich Chlupsa hits a home run. Larry Jelic scores. Bill Mason hits a home run. Arnold Bertrand singles to center field. Bert Rubeling pops out to the first baseman. Frank Dasso strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Greg Oliva singles to right field. Bobby Medlinger flies out to the left fielder. Roy Donahue pops out to the third baseman. Bill Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bill Valdes pops out to the catcher. Al Loun lines out to the third baseman. Jim Schattinger singles to left field. Larry Jelic strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Milt Krieg singles to center field. Harry Klawitter walks. Dan Fiore singles past the shortstop. Milt Krieg scores. Bob Goldman pops out to the first baseman. Kazuhiko Egawa grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rich Chlupsa grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Mason singles past the second baseman. Arnold Bertrand singles to left field. Bill Mason advances to third on the hit. Bert Rubeling doubles to right field. Bill Mason scores. Arnold Bertrand is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Frank Dasso grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Greg Oliva doubles to left field. Bobby Medlinger flies out to the right fielder. Roy Donahue singles to right field. Bill Johnson strikes out. Milt Krieg singles to center field. Greg Oliva scores. Harry Klawitter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bill Valdes strikes out. Al Loun grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Schattinger doubles to right field. Larry Jelic bunts for a base hit. Rich Chlupsa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Dan Fiore pops out to the first baseman. Bob Goldman grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Kazuhiko Egawa singles in front of the center fielder. Greg Oliva grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bill Mason grounds out to the second baseman. Arnold Bertrand hits a home run. Bert Rubeling grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Dasso strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bobby Medlinger strikes out. Roy Donahue grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Johnson walks. Milt Krieg walks. Harry Klawitter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bill Valdes reached on a fielding error by Greg Oliva. Al Loun lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Schattinger flies out to the center fielder. Larry Jelic singles to center field. Bill Valdes scores. Rich Chlupsa grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Larry Jelic is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Dan Fiore flies out to the center fielder. Bob Goldman singles to left field. Kazuhiko Egawa strikes out. Greg Oliva grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bill Mason hits a home run. Arnold Bertrand singles to left field. Bert Rubeling strikes out. Frank Dasso flies out to the right fielder. Bill Valdes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bobby Medlinger grounds out to the shortstop. Billy McFarland is pinch hitting for Roy Donahue. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Billy McFarland flies out to the center fielder. Crese Shepherd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bill Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Crese Shepherd flies out to the left fielder. Jim Schattinger strikes out. Larry Jelic hits an infield single to the pitcher. Rich Chlupsa walks. Bill Mason doubles to left field. Larry Jelic scores. Arnold Bertrand flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Milt Krieg grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Hunter is pinch hitting for Harry Klawitter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jason Hunter doubles to left field. Dan Fiore pops out to the second baseman. Bob Goldman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 11 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Jim Schattinger (8), Bill Mason (12), Bert Rubeling (11).HR - Rich Chlupsa (3), Bill Mason 2 (11), Arnold Bertrand (12). Fielding: E - Al Loun.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Huppert improves in velocity Dave Massa did not respond to coaching in control Buddy Booker did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Erickson improves in control
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Wally Nyman did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Salazar did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Henderson did not respond to coaching in control Dick Hernandez did not respond to coaching in speed Rich Alvarado did not respond to coaching in C