Inning: 1 Houston Red Schultz pitching. Hank Hornsby singles to right field. Monte Kinsella grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Hank Hornsby is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kirk Fitzpatrick singles to left field. Wingo Ivie walks. Purnal Vance grounds out to the third baseman. Monte Kinsella scores. Kirk Fitzpatrick advances to third on the play. Wingo Ivie advances to second on the play. Roy Roberts flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Wayne Davis pitching. Al Dear singles past the shortstop. Al Dear steals second. Steve Shumpert hits a home run. Al Dear scores. Gary Irvine flies out to the left fielder. Barney Hatcher singles to center field. Billy Kepshire grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Barney Hatcher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mickey Drake grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Pete Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Ike Egan strikes out. Wayne Davis singles to left field. Hank Hornsby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jeff Harris flies out to the left fielder. Tom Katoll singles to right field. Red Schultz pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Al Dear pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Monte Kinsella singles in front of the left fielder. Kirk Fitzpatrick strikes out. Wingo Ivie strikes out. Purnal Vance strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Steve Shumpert grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Irvine strikes out. Barney Hatcher grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Roy Roberts flies out to the right fielder. Pete Kennedy walks. Ike Egan strikes out. Wayne Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Billy Kepshire singles to left field. Billy Kepshire steals second. Mickey Drake triples. Billy Kepshire scores. Jeff Harris doubles to right field. Mickey Drake scores. Tom Katoll pops out to the third baseman. Red Schultz pops out to the third baseman. Al Dear singles to center field. Jeff Harris scores. Steve Shumpert singles to center field. Al Dear advances to third on the hit. Gary Irvine singles to left field. Al Dear scores. Steve Shumpert advances to third on the hit. Barney Hatcher singles to left field. Steve Shumpert scores. Gary Irvine advances to third on the hit. Billy Kepshire strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Hank Hornsby grounds out to the shortstop. Monte Kinsella grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kirk Fitzpatrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Mickey Drake walks. Mickey Drake is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jeff Harris pops out to the first baseman. Tom Katoll grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Wingo Ivie singles to center field. Purnal Vance strikes out. Roy Roberts grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Wingo Ivie is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pete Kennedy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roy Roberts is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Kevin Donahue is pinch hitting for Red Schultz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kevin Donahue grounds out to the shortstop. Al Dear flies out to the right fielder. Steve Shumpert hits a home run. Bucky Vickers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Gary Irvine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jim McGlothin pitching. Ike Egan strikes out. Jack Rogge is pinch hitting for Bucky Vickers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Rogge grounds out to the pitcher. Hank Hornsby grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Zeke Kohlmeier pitching. Barney Hatcher flies out to the center fielder. Billy Kepshire grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Drake grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Brad Hilton is pinch hitting for Monte Kinsella. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brad Hilton pops out to the shortstop. Ray Winningham is pinch hitting for Kirk Fitzpatrick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Winningham lines out to the first baseman. Wingo Ivie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Walter Shields is pinch hitting for Jeff Harris. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Walter Shields singles to right field. Walter Shields steals second. Tom Katoll flies out to the right fielder. Bud Anderson is pinch hitting for Jim McGlothin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bud Anderson doubles to center field. Walter Shields scores. Al Dear grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Long is pinch hitting for Steve Shumpert. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Long flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Arch Hornung pitching. Jack McEvoy is pinch hitting for Purnal Vance. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack McEvoy grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Roberts flies out to the left fielder. Rich Moriarty is pinch hitting for Pete Kennedy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rich Moriarty doubles to center field. Ike Egan walks. Rip Mohart is pinch hitting for Zeke Kohlmeier. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rip Mohart grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 8 St. Louis total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Wayne Davis is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jerry Graham improves in velocity Elston Kurowski did not respond to coaching in control Terry Dolan did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Heath improves in control Jeremi Naktenis improves in velocity
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Degerick did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Nieson did not respond to coaching in velocity Leon Miner did not respond to coaching in arm Darwin Tyree did not respond to coaching in speed Win Cotter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Leon Miner did not respond to coaching in range