Win: Larry Berblinger (9-7) Loss: Bobby Alvarez (13-7)
Inning: 1 Houston Bobby Alvarez pitching. King Blackburn singles to center field. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Tom Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Zak Stafford grounds into a force play to the second baseman. King Blackburn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Larry Berblinger pitching. Quintin Redbone reached on a fielding error by Leo Johnson. Quintin Redbone steals second. Jake Rosenfeld strikes out. Walter Figueroa strikes out. Carlos Allen singles to left field. Dave Hayes singles to right field. Quintin Redbone scores. Zeb Hudgens flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston George Foster grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Smith pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Harvey Gruber walks. Bob Larkin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Harvey Gruber is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Larkin steals second. Bobby Alvarez walks. Quintin Redbone singles to center field. Jake Rosenfeld grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Larkin scores. Bobby Alvarez advances to third on the play. Quintin Redbone advances to second on the play. Walter Figueroa walks. Carlos Allen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Houston Larry Macha strikes out. Larry Berblinger walks. King Blackburn singles to center field. Joe Bancroft walks. Tom Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Berblinger scores. King Blackburn advances to third on the play. Joe Bancroft advances to second on the play. Zak Stafford singles to center field. King Blackburn scores. Joe Bancroft scores. Zak Stafford steals second. George Foster singles to left field. Zak Stafford scores. Leo Johnson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Foster is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Dave Hayes strikes out. Zeb Hudgens singles to right field. Harvey Gruber grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Zeb Hudgens is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Larkin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Gary Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Macha pops out to the second baseman. Larry Berblinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Bobby Alvarez strikes out. Quintin Redbone strikes out. Jake Rosenfeld strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston King Blackburn grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Tom Ryan singles to center field. Tom Ryan steals second. Zak Stafford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Walter Figueroa singles in front of the center fielder. Carlos Allen singles past the first baseman. Dave Hayes strikes out. Zeb Hudgens flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Harvey Gruber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston George Foster grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Johnson walks. Gary Smith walks. Larry Macha flies out to the center fielder. Larry Berblinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bob Larkin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Alvarez strikes out. Quintin Redbone grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston King Blackburn strikes out. Joe Bancroft pops out to the shortstop. Tom Ryan walks. Zak Stafford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Jake Rosenfeld flies out to the right fielder. Walter Figueroa grounds out to the third baseman. Carlos Allen pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston George Foster grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Johnson strikes out. Gary Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Jim Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Dave Hayes flies out to the center fielder. Zeb Hudgens grounds out to the second baseman. Harvey Gruber flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Larry Macha walks. Steve Pirtle is pinch hitting for Jim Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Steve Pirtle walks. Paul Curd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. King Blackburn singles in front of the right fielder. Joe Bancroft singles to center field. Larry Macha scores. Steve Pirtle scores. Tom Ryan strikes out. Zak Stafford strikes out. George Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Alan Embre pitching. Bob Larkin flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Alvarez is pinch hitting for Paul Curd. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ernie Alvarez strikes out. Quintin Redbone grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 8 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bronson Landrum improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Wyatt improves in power_vs_righty Ed Brown improves in range Frank Leppert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Beville did not respond to coaching in control Timo Herrera improves in contact_vs_lefty Urbane Halliday did not respond to coaching in speed Giomar Carlin did not respond to coaching in control Wilson Walker did not respond to coaching in 3B