Win: Willie Howley (7-8) Loss: Zane French (5-1)
Save: Jim Miller (12)
Inning: 1 Houston Zane French pitching. King Blackburn reached on a fielding error by Choo-Choo Coleman. Charlie Warhop grounds into a force play to the shortstop. King Blackburn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Tom Ryan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Willie Howley pitching. Jose DiMaggio hits a home run. Ed Titcomb strikes out. Akira Kitahara grounds out to the second baseman. Choo-Choo Coleman singles to right field. Choo-Choo Coleman steals second. Joe Alley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Zak Stafford singles to right field. George Foster flies out to the center fielder. Leo Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Gary Smith doubles to right field. Zak Stafford uses his aggressiveness and scores. Willie Howley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Artie Johnston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Walker walks. Hiroshi Maruo singles to left field. Zane French lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose DiMaggio grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston King Blackburn singles to center field. Charlie Warhop pops out to the third baseman. Joe Bancroft flies out to the center fielder. Tom Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Ed Titcomb pops out to the second baseman. Akira Kitahara strikes out. Choo-Choo Coleman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Zak Stafford grounds out to the shortstop. George Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Joe Alley strikes out. Artie Johnston singles to left field. Bill Walker walks. Hiroshi Maruo singles to left field. The defense is playing the infield in. Zane French flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Artie Johnston is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Gary Smith grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Willie Howley grounds out to the pitcher. King Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Jose DiMaggio lines out to the second baseman. Ed Titcomb singles to right field. Akira Kitahara grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Titcomb is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Choo-Choo Coleman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Charlie Warhop strikes out. Joe Bancroft walks. Tom Ryan flies out to the center fielder. Zak Stafford doubles to left field. Joe Bancroft uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Foster pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Joe Alley lines out to the shortstop. Artie Johnston flies out to the left fielder. Bill Walker pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Leo Johnson strikes out. Gary Smith strikes out. Willie Howley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Hiroshi Maruo strikes out. Phil Suppan is pinch hitting for Zane French. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Phil Suppan strikes out. Jose DiMaggio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Cesar McCarthy pitching. King Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Warhop flies out to the center fielder. Joe Bancroft flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Jim Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ed Titcomb grounds out to the shortstop. Akira Kitahara grounds out to the shortstop. Choo-Choo Coleman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Tom Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Zak Stafford flies out to the center fielder. George Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Joe Alley walks. Artie Johnston flies out to the right fielder. Bill Walker pops out to the catcher. Hiroshi Maruo hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dave Klaus is pinch hitting for Cesar McCarthy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dave Klaus lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 4 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Scharein did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Wyatt improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Scharein did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Fresco Knisely improves in contact_vs_righty Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Darryl Cox did not respond to coaching in range Takashi Zauchin improves in range Justin Pitt improves in power_vs_righty Jack Meads did not respond to coaching in control Marty Schneider did not respond to coaching in C