Win: Bill Strohmayer (2-4) Loss: Felix Hamby (8-6)
Inning: 1 New York Dolan Valdivielso pitching. Jack Koster walks. Kelvin Hallinan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Koster advances to second on the play. Derrek Simms strikes out. Bob Lyons hits a home run. Jack Koster scores. Takao Inagawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Jack Baines pitching. Fred Lord singles to left field. Fred Lord steals second. Gene Hopp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Lord advances to third on the play. Purnal Bates singles to right field. Fred Lord scores. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Bob Weilman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York John Bullett hits an infield single to the third baseman. Dave Moore grounds out to the second baseman. John Bullett advances to second on the play. Mike Zeile grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Baines singles to center field. John Bullett scores. Jack Koster singles to center field. Kelvin Hallinan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Archie Griffin singles to center field. Bob Gaw flies out to the center fielder. Archie Griffin steals second. Dick Rettig hits a home run. Archie Griffin scores. Dolan Valdivielso flies out to the center fielder. Fred Lord strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Derrek Simms grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Lyons grounds out to the pitcher. Takao Inagawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Gene Hopp flies out to the left fielder. Purnal Bates doubles to left field. Earl Stanceu flies out to the left fielder. Bob Weilman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York John Bullett singles to left field. Dave Moore pops out to the second baseman. Mike Zeile hits an infield single to the first baseman. Jack Baines lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Koster flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Archie Griffin grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Gaw pops out to the first baseman. Dick Rettig grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Kelvin Hallinan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Derrek Simms grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Dolan Valdivielso singles to left field. Fred Lord walks. Gene Hopp pops out to the second baseman. Purnal Bates flies out to the right fielder. Earl Stanceu grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Takao Inagawa grounds out to the second baseman. John Bullett grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Moore grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Mickey Schneider comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Weilman strikes out. Archie Griffin strikes out. Bob Gaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Mike Zeile strikes out. Mickey Schneider grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Koster reached on a fielding error by Bob Weilman. Kelvin Hallinan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Dick Rettig strikes out. Dolan Valdivielso grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Lord flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Derrek Simms strikes out. Bob Lyons pops out to the second baseman. Lloyd Eden is pinch hitting for Takao Inagawa. Lloyd Eden grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Gene Hopp singles to left field. Purnal Bates singles to center field. Gene Hopp advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Earl Stanceu lines out to the second baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. Bob Weilman walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Archie Griffin grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman. Gene Hopp is out at home. Bob Gaw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 New York Fritz Gleaton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Bullett strikes out. John Brown is pinch hitting for Dave Moore. John Brown pops out to the second baseman. Mike Zeile singles to right field. Toby Crawford is pinch hitting for Mickey Schneider. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Toby Crawford doubles to center field. Mike Zeile is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Red McNeely pitching. Tom Schaffer enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Brown at 2B. Dick Rettig strikes out. Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Fritz Gleaton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Taff pops out to the second baseman. Fred Lord walks. Gene Hopp singles to left field. Paul Weber comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Purnal Bates grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 New York Ace Mantle pitching. Jack Koster walks. Kelvin Hallinan flies out to the right fielder. Derrek Simms singles to right field. Bob Lyons grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Earl Stanceu strikes out. Bob Weilman grounds out to the second baseman. Archie Griffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 New York Lloyd Eden hits a home run. Lew Tiant comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Bullett flies out to the center fielder. Tom Schaffer flies out to the right fielder. Mike Zeile grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Houston Johnny Fries comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Gaw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Rettig singles to center field. Ed Lutenberg is pinch hitting for Lew Tiant. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Lutenberg singles to right field. Dick Rettig advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Fred Lord walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Gene Hopp flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dick Rettig scores. Felix Hamby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Purnal Bates flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 New York Bill Anderson pitching. Felix Hamby grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Koster grounds out to the second baseman. Kelvin Hallinan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Houston Earl Stanceu walks. Bob Weilman grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Earl Stanceu is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Archie Griffin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Weilman advances to second on the play. Passed ball. Bob Weilman advances to third. Bob Gaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 New York Derrek Simms walks. Bob Lyons singles to right field. Lloyd Eden singles to left field. John Bullett singles to center field. Derrek Simms scores. Bob Lyons scores. Lloyd Eden advances to third on the hit. Bill Strohmayer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Schaffer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Bullett advances to second on the play. Mike Zeile strikes out. Felix Hamby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 13 Houston Dick Rettig singles to right field. Bob Werber is pinch hitting for Bill Strohmayer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Werber walks. Fred Lord hits a home run. Dick Rettig scores. Bob Werber scores. New York total runners left on base: 9 Houston total runners left on base: 12
Batting:2B - Purnal Bates (17).HR - Fred Lord (30), Dick Rettig (21).SF - Gene Hopp. Baserunning: SB - Fred Lord (34), Archie Griffin (17). Fielding: E - Bob Weilman.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jose Winceniak improves in velocity Bob Andrew did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Andrew did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Juan Leonhard did not respond to coaching in velocity Russ Gray did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Eddie Murray improves in power_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Valdes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harry Valdes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Narciso Hopper improves in speed Tom Czajkowski improves in contact_vs_righty Gene Maurer did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Oster did not respond to coaching in control Bobby White did not respond to coaching in C