Win: Lew Tiant (5-6) Loss: Fred Casale (10-14)
Save: Bill Strohmayer (51)
Inning: 1 Arizona Robert Womack pitching. Rabbit Slattery flies out to the right fielder. William Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Rocky Fasano grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Fred Casale pitching. Fred Lord doubles to center field. Gene Hopp reached on a fielding error by Kelly Stewart. Purnal Bates flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Fred Lord scores. Earl Stanceu singles to right field. Gene Hopp advances to third on the hit. Bob Weilman singles to right field. Gene Hopp scores. Earl Stanceu advances to third on the hit. Bob Gaw grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Stanceu scores. Bob Weilman advances to second on the play. Dick Rettig strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Juan Dessens doubles to right field. Sam Merloni walks. Mikio Mitsui hits a home run. Juan Dessens scores. Sam Merloni scores. Ossee Felix doubles to center field. Kelly Stewart singles to center field. Ossee Felix scores. Fred Casale pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Rabbit Slattery grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kelly Stewart is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rabbit Slattery is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Charlie Umbricht singles to center field. Robert Womack 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 strikes out. Gene Hopp walks. Purnal Bates grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Arizona William Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Rocky Fasano strikes out. Juan Dessens grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Earl Stanceu triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Bob Weilman hits a home run. Earl Stanceu scores. Bob Gaw hits a home run. Dick Rettig strikes out. Charlie Umbricht strikes out. Robert Womack grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Sam Merloni strikes out. Mikio Mitsui bunts for a base hit. Ossee Felix grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Fred Lord singles to right field. Fred Lord steals second. Gene Hopp grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Lord advances to third on the play. Purnal Bates singles to center field. Fred Lord scores. Earl Stanceu hits a home run. Purnal Bates scores. Manuel Wilson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Weilman flies out to the center fielder. Bob Gaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Kelly Stewart doubles to center field. Manuel Wilson pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Rabbit Slattery singles to left field. William Smith singles to left field. Kelly Stewart scores. Rabbit Slattery advances to third on the hit. Lew Tiant comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rocky Fasano singles to center field. Rabbit Slattery scores. William Smith advances to third on the hit. Juan Dessens strikes out. Sam Merloni flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Dick Rettig singles to center field. Dick Rettig steals second. Charlie Umbricht walks. Lew Tiant fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lew Tiant grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Umbricht is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Rettig scores. Lew Tiant advances to second on the play. Gene Hopp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Mikio Mitsui strikes out. Ossee Felix grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kelly Stewart grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Purnal Bates strikes out. Earl Stanceu flies out to the center fielder. Bob Weilman walks. Bob Gaw grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Weilman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Manuel Wilson pops out to the third baseman. Rabbit Slattery grounds out to the shortstop. William Smith singles to left field. Rocky Fasano pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Dick Rettig flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Umbricht grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Lew Tiant. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Taff grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Ace Mantle pitching. Juan Dessens grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Merloni pops out to the second baseman. Mikio Mitsui flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Fred Lord walks. Fred Lord steals second. Gene Hopp walks. Purnal Bates flies out to the center fielder. Earl Stanceu grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Lord advances to third on the play. Gene Hopp advances to second on the play. Bob Weilman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Arizona Ossee Felix strikes out. Hirofumi Yamanaka is pinch hitting for Kelly Stewart. Hirofumi Yamanaka singles to center field. March McColl is pinch hitting for Manuel Wilson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. March McColl singles to right field. Bill Strohmayer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rabbit Slattery grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Arizona total runners left on base: 4 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Fred Lord (24).3B - Earl Stanceu (9).HR - Earl Stanceu (13), Bob Weilman (27), Bob Gaw (23).SF - Purnal Bates. Baserunning: SB - Fred Lord 2 (32), Dick Rettig (20).
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ping Green improves in arm Alan Boland did not respond to coaching in velocity Ping Green improves in speed Jim Lucier improves in arm Pat Sprinz improves in contact_vs_lefty Pat Sprinz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sam Cuyler did not respond to coaching in C
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bobby White did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gene Maurer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harry Valdes improves in speed Narciso Hopper improves in arm Jim Cort did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Cort improves in control Bobby White did not respond to coaching in C