Win: Bill Davis (5-1) Loss: Jack Albright (6-8)
Save: Tinsley Phillips (14)
Inning: 1 Houston Mike Roberts pitching. Jack Pike grounds out to the pitcher. Lou Mota singles to center field. Cy Brodie grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Moose Esasky pitching. Al Linde walks. Bob Montemayor grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Dave Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Nate Smith doubles to right field. Jason Terlecki hits a home run. Nate Smith scores. Pep Grabarkewitz grounds out to the shortstop. Patsy Hutchinson strikes out. Sugar Fishel singles to center field. Moose Esasky grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sugar Fishel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Doug Piatt doubles to left field. Herb Richards grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Doug Piatt advances to third on the play. Rod Simmons hits a home run. Doug Piatt scores. Bill May strikes out. Johnny Stimmel walks. Mike Roberts strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jack Pike grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Mota strikes out. Cy Brodie singles to right field. Nate Smith doubles past the left fielder. Cy Brodie uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bernie Sanders comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Terlecki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Al Linde grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Montemayor grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Brown walks. Doug Piatt singles to left field. Dave Brown advances to third on the hit. Herb Richards singles to left field. Dave Brown scores. Doug Piatt advances to third on the hit. Herb Richards steals second. Jason Terlecki throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Doug Piatt scores. Rod Simmons lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz singles to right field. Patsy Hutchinson flies out to the left fielder. Sugar Fishel strikes out. Moose Esasky singles to left field. Pep Grabarkewitz advances to third on the hit. Jack Pike walks. Lou Mota flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bill May walks. Bill May is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Johnny Stimmel grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie Sanders flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Cy Brodie hits an infield single to the first baseman. Nate Smith strikes out. Jason Terlecki strikes out. Pep Grabarkewitz is hit by a pitch. Eddie Cooke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Patsy Hutchinson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Al Linde flies out to the right fielder. Bob Montemayor singles to center field. Sam Shaner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Brown pops out to the second baseman. Doug Piatt doubles to left field. Bob Montemayor uses his aggressiveness and scores. Herb Richards grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Sugar Fishel grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Shaner grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Pike flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Rod Simmons flies out to the center fielder. Bill May grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Stimmel singles to right field. Eddie Cooke grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Karl Freeman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Montemayor at RF. Jay Latham enters the game as a defensive replacement for Doug Piatt at SS. Lou Mota flies out to the right fielder. Cy Brodie doubles to left field. Nate Smith walks. Jason Terlecki pops out to the shortstop. Pep Grabarkewitz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Al Linde flies out to the left fielder. Karl Freeman grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Patsy Hutchinson grounds out to the shortstop. Sugar Fishel flies out to the center fielder. Don Martinez is pinch hitting for Sam Shaner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Martinez doubles past the right fielder. Jack Pike doubles to right field. Don Martinez scores. Matt Wickland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou Mota strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bill Davis pitching. Micah Wagner is pinch hitting for Jay Latham. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Micah Wagner grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Morris is pinch hitting for Herb Richards. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Morris grounds out to the pitcher. Rod Simmons reached on a fielding error by Pep Grabarkewitz. Rod Simmons steals second. Bill May flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jack Albright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Cy Brodie singles to center field. Nate Smith reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bill May. The defense is playing the infield in. Jason Terlecki flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Cy Brodie scores. Blondy Falteisek comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pep Grabarkewitz hits an infield single to the shortstop. The defense is playing the infield in. Patsy Hutchinson walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Sugar Fishel singles to center field. Nate Smith scores. Pep Grabarkewitz scores. Patsy Hutchinson advances to third on the hit. Dutton James is pinch hitting for Bill Davis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dutton James grounds out to the shortstop. Patsy Hutchinson scores. Sugar Fishel advances to second on the play. Jack Pike flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Tinsley Phillips pitching. Johnny Stimmel flies out to the right fielder. Blondy Falteisek flies out to the center fielder. Al Linde grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 11 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Jack Pike (21), Cy Brodie (20), Nate Smith 2 (9), Don Martinez (8).HR - Jason Terlecki (10).SF - Jason Terlecki.GIDP - Cy Brodie.HBP - Pep Grabarkewitz (1). Fielding: E - Jason Terlecki, Pep Grabarkewitz.
Batting:2B - Doug Piatt 2 (12).HR - Rod Simmons (3).GIDP - Bob Montemayor. Baserunning: SB - Herb Richards (11), Rod Simmons (3).CS - Bill May (3). Fielding: E - Bill May.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Howard did not respond to coaching in range Bob Lombardi did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie McDougal did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Lombardi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Chick Dawkins did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Richie Meoli did not respond to coaching in range Charlie Phillips did not respond to coaching in control Victor Mashore improves in control Felix Heilmann improves in speed Dan Sisler did not respond to coaching in CF