Inning: 1 Houston
Jitsuo Handa pitching.
Hank Hornsby flies out to the center fielder.
Kirk Fitzpatrick singles to right field.
Wingo Ivie doubles past the right fielder.
Kirk Fitzpatrick uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Purnal Vance strikes out.
Roy Roberts grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 1 Cincinnati
Wayne Davis pitching.
Harry Jones hits a home run.
Doyt Miller pops out to the shortstop.
Ralph Johnston grounds out to the third baseman.
Oscar Gaston walks.
Em Wolf grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 2 Houston
Pete Kennedy pops out to the second baseman.
Brad Hilton walks.
Ike Egan grounds into a force play to the third baseman.
Brad Hilton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Wayne Davis strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 2 Cincinnati
Naoyuki Shigemura grounds out to the third baseman.
Phil Walberg doubles to left field.
Jerry Burk singles to right field.
Phil Walberg scores.
Jitsuo Handa lays a bunt down the first base line.
He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance.
Harry Jones reached on a fielding error by Pete Kennedy.
Doyt Miller triples.
Jerry Burk scores.
Harry Jones scores.
Ralph Johnston hits a home run.
Doyt Miller scores.
Oscar Gaston grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 3 Houston
Hank Hornsby flies out to the right fielder.
Kirk Fitzpatrick grounds out to the third baseman.
Wingo Ivie singles to center field.
Purnal Vance grounds out to the pitcher.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 3 Cincinnati
Em Wolf strikes out.
Naoyuki Shigemura hits a home run.
Phil Walberg singles to right field.
Phil Walberg steals second.
Jerry Burk singles to left field.
Phil Walberg scores.
Jerry Burk steals second.
Ike Egan throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base.
Jitsuo Handa lines out to the second baseman.
Harry Jones hits a home run.
Jerry Burk scores.
Doyt Miller strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 4 Houston
Roy Roberts reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jerry Burk.
Pete Kennedy flies out to the center fielder.
Brad Hilton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single!
Ike Egan strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 4 Cincinnati
Ralph Johnston hits a home run.
Oscar Gaston grounds out to the pitcher.
Em Wolf singles to center field.
Naoyuki Shigemura grounds out to the shortstop.
Em Wolf advances to second on the play.
Phil Walberg grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 5 Houston
Wayne Davis grounds out to the shortstop.
Hank Hornsby singles to right field.
Kirk Fitzpatrick grounds into a 5-4-3 double play.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 5 Cincinnati
Jerry Burk grounds out to the second baseman.
Jitsuo Handa grounds out to the pitcher.
Harry Jones flies out to the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 6 Houston
Wingo Ivie strikes out.
Purnal Vance grounds out to the shortstop.
Roy Roberts singles to center field.
Pete Kennedy walks.
Brad Hilton singles to center field.
Roy Roberts scores.
Ike Egan grounds out to the pitcher.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 6 Cincinnati
Doyt Miller hits a home run.
Bill Brewer comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs).
Ralph Johnston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Oscar Gaston strikes out.
Em Wolf strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 7 Houston
Rip Mohart is pinch hitting for Bill Brewer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning.
Rip Mohart grounds out to the shortstop.
Hank Hornsby strikes out.
Kirk Fitzpatrick grounds out to the pitcher.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 7 Cincinnati
Wally Anderson pitching.
Naoyuki Shigemura grounds out to the shortstop.
Phil Walberg flies out to the center fielder.
Jerry Burk grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 8 Houston
Wingo Ivie walks.
Jack McEvoy is pinch hitting for Purnal Vance. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Jack McEvoy grounds into a force play to the third baseman.
Wingo Ivie is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Roy Roberts grounds out to the third baseman.
Jack McEvoy advances to second on the play.
Rich Moriarty is pinch hitting for Pete Kennedy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats.
Rich Moriarty walks.
Brad Hilton grounds into a force play to the second baseman.
Rich Moriarty is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 8 Cincinnati
Jitsuo Handa triples.
Harry Jones walks.
Doyt Miller flies out to the right fielder.
Ralph Johnston singles to right field.
Jitsuo Handa scores.
Oscar Gaston strikes out.
Em Wolf bunts for a base hit.
Naoyuki Shigemura is hit by a pitch.
Harry Jones scores.
Phil Walberg grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 3

Inning: 9 Houston
Ike Egan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single!
Rich Reyes is pinch hitting for Wally Anderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat.
Rich Reyes walks.
Hank Hornsby singles to left field.
Kirk Fitzpatrick hits a home run.
Rich Reyes scores.
Hank Hornsby scores.
Wingo Ivie flies out to the center fielder.
Jack McEvoy singles to center field.
Roy Roberts singles to left field.
Rich Moriarty walks.
Brad Hilton singles to right field.
Jack McEvoy scores.
Roy Roberts scores.
Tim Fairly comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Ike Egan strikes out.
Runners left on base: 2
Houston total runners left on base: 10
Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5