Win: Satoru Kobayashi (3-3) Loss: Junior Smith (4-4)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Junior Smith pitching. Gerald Taylor singles to center field. Gerald Taylor steals second. Jack Thomas strikes out. John Booe singles to right field. Gerald Taylor scores. Mike Rawley doubles to right field. John Booe uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Timmons flies out to the right fielder. Hal Haynes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Satoru Kobayashi pitching. Al Womack flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Locke flies out to the right fielder. Shane Chiwitt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Joe Meusel grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Leon Glade grounds out to the third baseman. Satoru Kobayashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Mike Letto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Bill Vedder grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jack Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Gerald Taylor singles to center field. Jack Thomas doubles to center field. Gerald Taylor uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Booe singles to right field. John Booe steals second. Mike Rawley singles to left field. Jack Thomas scores. John Booe scores. Ralph Kimmick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Timmons singles to center field. Mike Rawley advances to third on the hit. Hal Haynes flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Rawley scores. Joe Meusel singles to left field. Leon Glade flies out to the left fielder. Satoru Kobayashi singles to left field. Gerald Taylor pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Houston Tom McLean singles to right field. Manny Bober grounds out to the third baseman. Tom McLean advances to second on the play. Ralph Kimmick strikes out. Al Womack walks. Charlie Locke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jack Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! John Booe grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Rawley singles to right field. Bob Timmons walks. Lefty Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Haynes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Shane Chiwitt singles to center field. Mike Letto grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Shane Chiwitt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Vedder flies out to the left fielder. Jack Miller pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Joe Meusel grounds out to the pitcher. Leon Glade walks. Satoru Kobayashi lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Gerald Taylor walks. Jack Thomas grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Gerald Taylor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Tom McLean flies out to the center fielder. Manny Bober singles to center field. Lefty Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Womack flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati John Booe strikes out. Mike Rawley singles to center field. Bob Timmons strikes out. Hal Haynes singles to center field. Mike Rawley advances to third on the hit. Brant McGlinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Joe Meusel walks. Leon Glade hits a home run. Mike Rawley scores. Hal Haynes scores. Joe Meusel scores. Chuck Watson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Satoru Kobayashi singles to right field. Gerald Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Charlie Locke flies out to the right fielder. Shane Chiwitt lines out to the second baseman. Mike Letto pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jack Thomas singles to left field. Jack Thomas is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Booe grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Rawley singles to left field. Bob Timmons grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Rawley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Vedder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dale Petersen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jack Miller pops out to the catcher. Tom McLean flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Hal Haynes strikes out. Joe Meusel singles to left field. Leon Glade walks. Mike Wright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dale Petersen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gerald Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Manny Bober singles to right field. Manny Bober steals second. Mike Wright fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike Wright strikes out. Mike Phillips is pinch hitting for Al Womack. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Phillips hits an infield single to the shortstop. Max Goodfellow is pinch hitting for Charlie Locke. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Max Goodfellow doubles to right field. Manny Bober scores. Shane Chiwitt singles to right field. Mike Phillips scores. Max Goodfellow scores. Mike Letto grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jack Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. John Booe singles to left field. John Booe is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Rawley hits a home run. Jim Bork is pinch hitting for Bob Timmons. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Bork singles to center field. Hal Haynes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Bill Vedder walks. Jack Miller pops out to the second baseman. Tom McLean grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 13 Houston total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Jack Thomas (3), Mike Rawley (6).HR - Mike Rawley (6), Leon Glade (3).SF - Hal Haynes. Baserunning: SB - Gerald Taylor (4), John Booe (3).CS - Jack Thomas (1), John Booe (1).
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Hearn did not respond to coaching in velocity Glenn Corbitt did not respond to coaching in control Glenn Corbitt did not respond to coaching in control Jack Griffith improves in speed Rocky Behenna improves in arm Paul Geier did not respond to coaching in speed
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: March Minton improves in control Leroy Griffith did not respond to coaching in control Lew Getz did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Kolb improves in contact_vs_righty Leroy Griffith did not respond to coaching in control Jay Anderson improves in power_vs_righty Mike Tauscher did not respond to coaching in CF