Win: Kazuhiro Yokomatsu (10-4) Loss: Dallas Lennon (4-10)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Dallas Lennon pitching. Doyt Miller singles to left field. Ralph Johnston pops out to the first baseman. Doyt Miller steals second. Oscar Gaston grounds out to the shortstop. Naoyuki Shigemura singles to center field. Doyt Miller scores. Jerry Burk doubles to left field. Naoyuki Shigemura uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Gilks strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Kazuhiro Yokomatsu pitching. Kirk Fitzpatrick singles in front of the center fielder. Wingo Ivie grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Purnal Vance lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jack Solomon doubles to center field. Bert Lowdermilk reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ray Winningham. Jack Solomon scores. Kazuhiro Yokomatsu pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Doyt Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Johnston triples. Bert Lowdermilk scores. Oscar Gaston doubles to center field. Ralph Johnston scores. Naoyuki Shigemura pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Roy Roberts singles to right field. Pete Kennedy strikes out. Ray Winningham grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jerry Burk strikes out. Bill Gilks walks. Jack Solomon grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bill Gilks is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bert Lowdermilk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Brad Hilton singles to center field. Ike Egan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dallas Lennon singles to right field. Kirk Fitzpatrick pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Kazuhiro Yokomatsu flies out to the left fielder. Doyt Miller strikes out. Ralph Johnston singles to right field. Oscar Gaston flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Wingo Ivie hits a home run. Purnal Vance grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Roberts strikes out. Pete Kennedy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Naoyuki Shigemura singles to center field. Naoyuki Shigemura steals second. Jerry Burk flies out to the center fielder. Bill Gilks strikes out. Jack Solomon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ray Winningham grounds out to the second baseman. Brad Hilton strikes out. Ike Egan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bert Lowdermilk strikes out. Kazuhiro Yokomatsu strikes out. Doyt Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Dallas Lennon strikes out. Kirk Fitzpatrick grounds out to the shortstop. Wingo Ivie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Ralph Johnston lines out to the second baseman. Oscar Gaston hits a home run. Naoyuki Shigemura grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Burk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Purnal Vance singles to left field. Purnal Vance steals second. Roy Roberts strikes out. Pete Kennedy singles to center field. Purnal Vance is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Pete Kennedy steals second. Ray Winningham grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bill Gilks walks. Jack Solomon grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Gilks is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jack Solomon steals second. Ike Egan throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Bert Lowdermilk doubles to right field. Jack Solomon scores. Kazuhiro Yokomatsu grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Lowdermilk advances to third on the play. Doyt Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Brad Hilton pops out to the second baseman. Ike Egan grounds out to the shortstop. Dallas Lennon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Ralph Johnston walks. Oscar Gaston walks. Naoyuki Shigemura walks. Jerry Burk grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ralph Johnston scores. Oscar Gaston advances to third on the play. Bill Gilks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Kirk Fitzpatrick pops out to the second baseman. Wingo Ivie grounds out to the third baseman. Jack McEvoy is pinch hitting for Purnal Vance. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack McEvoy doubles to right field. Roy Roberts singles to left field. Rich Moriarty is pinch hitting for Pete Kennedy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rich Moriarty pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Oscar Gaston (11), Jerry Burk (12), Jack Solomon (3), Bert Lowdermilk (5).3B - Ralph Johnston (2).HR - Oscar Gaston (7).GIDP - Jerry Burk. Baserunning: SB - Doyt Miller (27), Naoyuki Shigemura (11), Jack Solomon (2).
Batting:2B - Jack McEvoy (1).HR - Wingo Ivie (10).GIDP - Wingo Ivie, Ray Winningham, Ike Egan. Baserunning: SB - Purnal Vance (3), Pete Kennedy (4). Fielding: E - Ray Winningham, Ike Egan.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Francis McGlinchy improves in speed Francis McGlinchy improves in contact_vs_righty Carlos Robinson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Jorgensen did not respond to coaching in endurance Freddie Woodson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Hines improves in contact_vs_lefty Steve Brown did not respond to coaching in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ken Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Cannon improves in contact_vs_lefty Gene Driscoll did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dan Preibisch did not respond to coaching in endurance Dan Preibisch did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Shilling did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty