Win: Paul Melvin (12-2) Loss: Bill Smith (8-7)
Save: James Arnold (33)
Inning: 1 Chicago Paul Melvin pitching. Pascual Delmas flies out to the left fielder. Rip Andrews flies out to the left fielder. Bob Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Bill Smith pitching. Greg Spongberg singles to right field. Joe Ganzel grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Pete Valdez walks. Pi Ortiz reached on a fielding error by Rip Andrews. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago Joe Afenir grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Cuccinello walks. Tony McDill strikes out. Pete Lubratich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Harland Lockhart grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Siever strikes out. Jim Witt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Doug Kneisch grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Pascual Delmas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Paul Melvin reached on a fielding error by Rip Andrews. Greg Spongberg singles to right field. Paul Melvin advances to third on the hit. Joe Ganzel lines out to the second baseman. Greg Spongberg steals second. Pete Valdez singles to left field. Paul Melvin scores. Greg Spongberg scores. Pi Ortiz walks. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Valdez advances to third on the play. Pi Ortiz advances to second on the play. Harland Lockhart strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Rip Andrews flies out to the right fielder. Bob Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Afenir grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bud Siever flies out to the left fielder. Jim Witt doubles to center field. Paul Melvin strikes out. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Jim Cuccinello grounds out to the third baseman. Tony McDill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Lubratich walks. Doug Kneisch pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Ganzel strikes out. Pete Valdez walks. Pi Ortiz grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Bill Smith strikes out. Pascual Delmas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rip Andrews walks. Bob Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Jerry Alvarado pops out to the catcher. Harland Lockhart walks. Bud Siever strikes out. Jim Witt walks. Paul Melvin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Joe Afenir grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Cuccinello strikes out. Tony McDill singles to left field. James Arnold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Pete Lubratich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Paul Rojas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Greg Spongberg reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tony McDill. Bobby Stuart is pinch hitting for Joe Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Stuart grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel flies out to the center fielder. Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Doug Kneisch strikes out. Paul Rojas grounds out to the third baseman. Pascual Delmas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bud Siever lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Rip Andrews grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Jones strikes out. Joe Afenir grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners left on base: 4 Houston total runners left on base: 8
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dick Mulleavy did not respond to coaching in range Dave Chance improves in contact_vs_lefty Don Jahn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lou Hughes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Kevin Milligan did not respond to coaching in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Clark did not respond to coaching in arm Whitey Nichols improves in power_vs_righty Russ Irwin did not respond to coaching in control Jim McGlothin did not respond to coaching in range Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B