Win: Jim Bale (12-6) Loss: Jake Morgan (13-9)
Save: Bill Strohmayer (44)
Inning: 1 Houston Jake Morgan pitching. Fred Lord pops out to the third baseman. Earl Stanceu flies out to the left fielder. Bob Weilman hits a home run. Archie Griffin singles to center field. Dick Rettig walks. Charlie Umbricht grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Arizona Jim Bale pitching. Homer Ritterson singles to center field. William Smith singles to center field. Homer Ritterson advances to third on the hit. William Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Hirofumi Yamanaka singles to center field. Homer Ritterson scores. Hirofumi Yamanaka is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jason Heman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Robinson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kelly Stewart. Bill Taff hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jim Bale strikes out. Fred Lord singles to center field. Bob Robinson scores. Bill Taff advances to third on the hit. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Bob Weilman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Arizona Tom Correll singles to left field. Ossee Felix doubles to right field. Tom Correll is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Kelly Stewart flies out to the center fielder. Curt Mason singles in front of the center fielder. Ossee Felix scores. Jake Morgan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Archie Griffin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Rettig bunts for a base hit. Charlie Umbricht flies out to the center fielder. Bob Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Homer Ritterson doubles to center field. William Smith lines out to the second baseman. Hirofumi Yamanaka flies out to the right fielder. Jason Heman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Taff flies out to the center fielder. Jim Bale strikes out. Fred Lord hits a home run. Earl Stanceu singles to left field. Earl Stanceu steals second. Bob Weilman singles past the third baseman. Earl Stanceu scores. Archie Griffin doubles to left field. Bob Weilman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dick Rettig bunts for a base hit. Charlie Umbricht walks. Bob Robinson walks. Archie Griffin scores. Manuel Wilson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Taff strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Arizona Tom Correll singles to left field. Ossee Felix pops out to the shortstop. Kelly Stewart strikes out. Curt Mason strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jim Bale walks. Fred Lord walks. Earl Stanceu reached on a fielding error by Tom Correll. Bob Weilman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jim Bale scores. Fred Lord advances to third on the play. Archie Griffin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Manuel Wilson strikes out. Homer Ritterson grounds out to the third baseman. William Smith singles past the second baseman. Hirofumi Yamanaka singles to center field. William Smith advances to third on the hit. Jason Heman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Dick Rettig strikes out. Charlie Umbricht strikes out. Bob Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Tom Correll grounds out to the shortstop. Ossee Felix grounds out to the second baseman. Kelly Stewart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Taff reached on a 2-base fielding error by Homer Ritterson. Jim Bale lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Lord flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Taff scores. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Curt Mason strikes out. Manuel Wilson singles to right field. Homer Ritterson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Manuel Wilson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. William Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bob Weilman strikes out. Archie Griffin walks. Dick Rettig strikes out. Charlie Umbricht hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bob Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Arizona Hirofumi Yamanaka flies out to the right fielder. Jason Heman strikes out. Tom Correll hits a home run. Ossee Felix grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Bill Taff strikes out. Jim Bale grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Lord flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Kelly Stewart walks. Curt Mason singles past the shortstop. March McColl is pinch hitting for Manuel Wilson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. March McColl grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Curt Mason is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Homer Ritterson walks. Bill Strohmayer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. William Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Kelly Stewart scores. March McColl advances to third on the play. Homer Ritterson advances to second on the play. Hirofumi Yamanaka strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 11 Arizona total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Homer Ritterson (12), Ossee Felix (8).HR - Tom Correll (7). Baserunning: CS - William Smith (20), Hirofumi Yamanaka (8). Fielding: E - Homer Ritterson, Tom Correll, Kelly Stewart.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack McDowell improves in range Walter Jean did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Cort did not respond to coaching in control Jimmy Hassler improves in contact_vs_righty Shovel Upton did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Valdes improves in power_vs_righty Bobby White did not respond to coaching in C
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Allen Naton did not respond to coaching in control Herb Hickman improves in range Jeff Daily did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Merriman improves in range Ron Merriman improves in power_vs_lefty Alan Boland did not respond to coaching in control Sam Cuyler did not respond to coaching in C