Win: Shannon Lazorko (3-4) Loss: Bill Amaral (5-3)
Inning: 1 Houston Shannon Lazorko pitching. Al Womack walks. Al Womack steals second. Bob Schlotz grounds out to the third baseman. Shane Chiwitt singles past the shortstop. Al Womack scores. Charlie Locke grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bill Amaral pitching. Jack Glinatsis flies out to the center fielder. Pedro Starr pops out to the first baseman. John Trillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Manny Bober hits a home run. Jack Miller flies out to the left fielder. Shuzo Akamatsu reached on a fielding error by John Trillo. Robin Gray flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Bill Amaral strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Randy Demola singles to left field. Art Croushore flies out to the center fielder. Randy Demola steals second. Eric Bowman flies out to the left fielder. Piggy Acker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Al Womack strikes out. Bob Schlotz pops out to the second baseman. Shane Chiwitt hits an infield single to the shortstop. Charlie Locke singles to left field. Manny Bober walks. Jack Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bob Welch singles past the second baseman. Shannon Lazorko lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Glinatsis flies out to the center fielder. Pedro Starr singles to left field. Bob Welch scores. Pedro Starr steals second. John Trillo singles to center field. Pedro Starr scores. Randy Demola walks. Art Croushore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Shuzo Akamatsu singles past the third baseman. Robin Gray strikes out. Bill Amaral lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Shuzo Akamatsu forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Al Womack grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Amaral is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Eric Bowman singles to right field. Piggy Acker walks. Bob Welch flies out to the left fielder. Shannon Lazorko lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Glinatsis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Schlotz strikes out. Shane Chiwitt singles to center field. Charlie Locke walks. Manny Bober grounds out to the pitcher. Shane Chiwitt advances to third on the play. Charlie Locke advances to second on the play. Jack Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Pedro Starr singles past the shortstop. John Trillo singles to center field. Pedro Starr advances to third on the hit. Randy Demola flies out to the right fielder. Art Croushore singles to right field. Pedro Starr scores. John Trillo advances to third on the hit. Eric Bowman singles to right field. John Trillo scores. Art Croushore advances to third on the hit. Piggy Acker flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Art Croushore scores. Chuck Watson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Welch walks. Shannon Lazorko singles to right field. Eric Bowman scores. Jack Glinatsis walks. Pedro Starr walks. Bob Welch scores. Ralph Kimmick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Trillo reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bob Schlotz. Shannon Lazorko scores. Jack Glinatsis scores. Randy Demola grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Shuzo Akamatsu strikes out. Robin Gray flies out to the right fielder. Mays Blake 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. Ralph Kimmick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Art Croushore pops out to the catcher. Eric Bowman strikes out. Piggy Acker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Al Womack is hit by a pitch. Bob Schlotz hits a home run. Al Womack scores. Reggie Delgado comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shane Chiwitt flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Charlie Locke walks. Manny Bober walks. Jack Miller doubles to left field. Charlie Locke scores. Manny Bober uses his aggressiveness and scores. Archi Wickander comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shuzo Akamatsu flies out to the right fielder. Robin Gray walks. Max Goodfellow is pinch hitting for Ralph Kimmick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Max Goodfellow grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Robin Gray is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Mike Wright pitching. Bob Welch hits a home run. Whitey Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walt Anthony is pinch hitting for Archi Wickander. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Walt Anthony grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Glinatsis doubles to right field. Pedro Starr singles past the second baseman. Jack Glinatsis scores. Jeff Canzian comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Trillo lines out to the second baseman. Pedro Starr is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Dave Black pitching. Al Womack singles to right field. Bob Schlotz strikes out. Al Womack steals second. Shane Chiwitt hits an infield single to the shortstop. Charlie Locke grounds out to the shortstop. Al Womack scores. Shane Chiwitt advances to second on the play. Brandy Severson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Manny Bober grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Randy Demola flies out to the center fielder. Art Croushore grounds out to the pitcher. Eric Bowman lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jack Miller walks. Shuzo Akamatsu grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Robin Gray walks. Jeff Canzian strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 11 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Jack Miller (11).HR - Bob Schlotz (5), Manny Bober (9).GIDP - Charlie Locke, Shuzo Akamatsu.HBP - Al Womack (4). Baserunning: SB - Al Womack 2 (14). Fielding: E - Bob Schlotz.
Batting:2B - Jack Glinatsis (21).HR - Bob Welch (6).SF - Piggy Acker. Baserunning: SB - Pedro Starr (4), Randy Demola (12).CS - Pedro Starr (5). Fielding: E - John Trillo.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tex Sparks improves in power_vs_righty Bob May did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Bowerman did not respond to coaching in velocity Cliff Healy did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Tauscher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Charlie Kolb improves in power_vs_righty Walt Czajkowski did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jose Dibut did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Carter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Mundy improves in range Henry Williams improves in velocity Jose Dibut improves in control Tom May did not respond to coaching in endurance