Win: Dolan Valdivielso (10-3) Loss: Majestic Steal (3-18)
Inning: 1 Houston Mike Kinsella pitching. Fred Lord flies out to the right fielder. Gene Hopp walks. Purnal Bates hits a home run. Gene Hopp scores. Earl Stanceu hits a home run. Bob Weilman doubles to left field. Archie Griffin flies out to the center fielder. Bob Gaw singles to left field. Bob Weilman scores. Dick Rettig singles to center field. Bob Gaw advances to third on the hit. Dolan Valdivielso grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Dolan Valdivielso pitching. Jack Koster flies out to the right fielder. Kelvin Hallinan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Derrek Simms grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Fred Lord hits a home run. Gene Hopp hits a home run. Purnal Bates grounds out to the pitcher. Earl Stanceu singles to center field. Bob Weilman grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Stanceu advances to second on the play. Archie Griffin doubles to center field. Earl Stanceu scores. Bob Gaw triples. Archie Griffin scores. Dick Rettig bunts for a base hit. Bob Gaw scores. Dolan Valdivielso strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Bob Lyons hits a home run. Takao Inagawa singles to right field. John Bullett strikes out. Dave Moore pops out to the second baseman. Louis Scheer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Fred Lord flies out to the left fielder. Gene Hopp strikes out. Purnal Bates is hit by a pitch. Earl Stanceu doubles to center field. Purnal Bates uses his aggressiveness and scores. Red McNeely comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Pitcher has given up 10 or more earned runs). Bob Weilman doubles to right field. Earl Stanceu scores. Archie Griffin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Red McNeely strikes out. Jack Koster lines out to the pitcher. Kelvin Hallinan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bob Gaw walks. Dick Rettig singles to left field. Bob Gaw advances to third on the hit. Dolan Valdivielso grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Rettig advances to second on the play. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bob Gaw scores. Fred Lord hits a home run. Dick Rettig scores. Gene Hopp doubles to left field. Purnal Bates singles to right field. Gene Hopp scores. Earl Stanceu singles to center field. Bob Weilman strikes out. Archie Griffin lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Derrek Simms singles to right field. Bob Lyons pops out to the second baseman. Takao Inagawa grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Gaw singles to right field. Dick Rettig flies out to the left fielder. Dolan Valdivielso lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Bob Gaw forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Fred Lord strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York John Bullett pops out to the first baseman. Dave Moore walks. Louis Scheer strikes out. Dave Moore is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Gene Hopp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Purnal Bates walks. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Bob Weilman singles to center field. Archie Griffin grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bob Weilman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Red McNeely grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Koster strikes out. Kelvin Hallinan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Gaw grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Rettig singles to center field. Mickey Schneider comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dick Rettig steals second. Dolan Valdivielso grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Lord strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Derrek Simms grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Lyons strikes out. Takao Inagawa grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Gene Hopp flies out to the center fielder. Purnal Bates singles to right field. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Bob Weilman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Russ Gray is pinch hitting for John Bullett. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Russ Gray pops out to the second baseman. Dave Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Louis Scheer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Archie Griffin singles past the third baseman. Bob Gaw grounds out to the third baseman. Archie Griffin advances to second on the play. Dick Rettig strikes out. Dolan Valdivielso pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Lloyd Eden is pinch hitting for Mickey Schneider. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lloyd Eden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Koster strikes out. Kelvin Hallinan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 12 New York total runners LOB: 1
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Oster did not respond to coaching in control Jim Cort did not respond to coaching in control Narciso Hopper improves in power_vs_lefty Walter Jean did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Cort did not respond to coaching in control Mark Paulette improves in contact_vs_lefty Bobby White did not respond to coaching in C
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: D Improvements: Neil Varsho did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Murray did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Neil Hoffman improves in power_vs_righty Tom Ashburn did not respond to coaching in range Jose Winceniak did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.