Win: George Hook (23-5) Loss: Bama Moss (8-16)
Save: James Arnold (35)
Inning: 1 Houston Bama Moss pitching. Greg Spongberg strikes out. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Siever flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh George Hook pitching. Jake Mahaffey grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Landrum grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Stoops walks. Hank Stynes walks. Gene Doljack singles to center field. Ray Stoops scores. Ed Bluege singles to center field. Hank Stynes scores. Gene Doljack advances to third on the hit. Ed Landau grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Pete Valdez hits a home run. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the right fielder. Harland Lockhart flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Andres Houser walks. Bama Moss lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jake Mahaffey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andres Houser advances to third on the play. Bob Landrum walks. Ray Stoops grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Jim Witt flies out to the center fielder. George Hook flies out to the left fielder. Greg Spongberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Hank Stynes reached on a 2-base fielding error by Harland Lockhart. Gene Doljack strikes out. Ed Bluege grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hank Stynes advances to third on the play. Ed Landau strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Ganzel grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Siever flies out to the left fielder. Pete Valdez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Andres Houser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bama Moss flies out to the left fielder. Jake Mahaffey walks. Bob Landrum grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jake Mahaffey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Pi Ortiz strikes out. Jerry Alvarado reached on a fielding error by Andres Houser. Jerry Alvarado steals second. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Witt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ray Stoops lines out to the shortstop. Hank Stynes flies out to the center fielder. Gene Doljack grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston George Hook grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Ganzel doubles to right field. Bud Siever walks. Pete Valdez hits a home run. Joe Ganzel scores. Bud Siever scores. Pi Ortiz pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ed Bluege singles to center field. Ed Landau strikes out. Andres Houser flies out to the center fielder. Jack Friday is pinch hitting for Bama Moss. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jack Friday flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Len Pfiester pitching. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the center fielder. Harland Lockhart walks. Jim Witt strikes out. George Hook flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jake Mahaffey grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Landrum flies out to the center fielder. Ray Stoops walks. Hank Stynes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Greg Spongberg singles to center field. Bobby Stuart is pinch hitting for Joe Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Stuart singles to left field. Greg Spongberg advances to third on the hit. Bud Siever singles to center field. Greg Spongberg scores. Phil Romero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel strikes out. Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia pops out to the third baseman. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh 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. Gene Doljack singles to right field. Ed Bluege flies out to the center fielder. Ed Landau triples. Gene Doljack scores. Andres Houser grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Landau scores. George Johnson is pinch hitting for Phil Romero. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Johnson singles to center field. Jake Mahaffey grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Eddie Myers pitching. Harland Lockhart lines out to the shortstop. Jim Witt grounds out to the third baseman. James Arnold grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bob Landrum flies out to the left fielder. Ray Stoops grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Stynes singles to left field. Hank Stynes steals second. Gene Doljack walks. Ed Bluege walks. Ed Landau grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners LOB: 4 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 12
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Barry Correa improves in speed Barry Correa did not respond to coaching in arm Jay Grubb did not respond to coaching in range Newt Moore did not respond to coaching in range Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Art Cooper improves in power_vs_righty Art Cooper did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Randy Tolson did not respond to coaching in range