Win: Joe Williamson (4-2) Loss: Bucky Vickers (3-4)
Inning: 1 Houston Rico Sherdel pitching. Roy Roberts doubles to left field. Kirk Fitzpatrick walks. Hank Hornsby flies out to the center fielder. Pete Kennedy walks. Jack Rogge hits an infield single to the second baseman. Roy Roberts scores. Monte Kinsella singles to left field. Kirk Fitzpatrick scores. Pete Kennedy scores. Wingo Ivie flies out to the center fielder. Ike Egan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Arnold Newhauser pitching. Al Dear grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Harris grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Irvine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Arnold Newhauser grounds out to the pitcher. Roy Roberts flies out to the left fielder. Kirk Fitzpatrick hits a home run. Hank Hornsby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jim Long strikes out. Billy Kepshire strikes out. Doc Galvez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Pete Kennedy strikes out. Jack Rogge flies out to the center fielder. Monte Kinsella pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Tom Katoll grounds out to the third baseman. Cy Hardy reached on a fielding error by Kirk Fitzpatrick. Rico Sherdel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Dear singles to center field. Cy Hardy scores. Jeff Harris walks. Gary Irvine grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Harris is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Wingo Ivie singles to right field. Ike Egan walks. Arnold Newhauser lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Wingo Ivie is thrown out at third. Ike Egan advances to second on the play. Ike Egan advances to second on the play. Roy Roberts grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Arnold Newhauser is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kirk Fitzpatrick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jim Long strikes out. Billy Kepshire singles to right field. Doc Galvez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Roy Roberts. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Billy Kepshire scores. Tom Katoll strikes out. Cy Hardy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Hank Hornsby strikes out. Pete Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Jack Rogge strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Rico Sherdel singles to right field. Al Dear singles to left field. Rico Sherdel advances to third on the hit. Al Dear steals second. Jeff Harris singles to left field. Rico Sherdel scores. Al Dear scores. Gary Irvine grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Harris advances to second on the play. Jim Long pops out to the third baseman. Billy Kepshire flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Monte Kinsella flies out to the left fielder. Wingo Ivie flies out to the center fielder. Ike Egan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Doc Galvez singles past the third baseman. Tom Katoll strikes out. Cy Hardy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Rich Moriarty is pinch hitting for Arnold Newhauser. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Rich Moriarty flies out to the center fielder. Roy Roberts flies out to the left fielder. Kirk Fitzpatrick singles to center field. Hank Hornsby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Denny Heise pitching. Steve Shumpert is pinch hitting for Rico Sherdel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Steve Shumpert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Dear walks. Al Dear steals second. Jeff Harris walks. Gary Irvine pops out to the shortstop. Jim Long grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Jack Grodzicki pitching. Pete Kennedy strikes out. Jack Rogge grounds out to the third baseman. Monte Kinsella reached on a 2-base fielding error by Al Dear. Wingo Ivie pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Billy Kepshire grounds out to the second baseman. Barney Hatcher is pinch hitting for Doc Galvez. Barney Hatcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Katoll grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Walter Shields enters the game as a defensive replacement for Barney Hatcher at SS. Ike Egan lines out to the second baseman. Brad Hilton is pinch hitting for Denny Heise. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brad Hilton singles to right field. Roy Roberts walks. Kirk Fitzpatrick strikes out. Hank Hornsby strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Bucky Vickers pitching. Cy Hardy grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Donahue is pinch hitting for Jack Grodzicki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Kevin Donahue flies out to the right fielder. Al Dear flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Joe Williamson pitching. Pete Kennedy strikes out. Jack Rogge singles to center field. Monte Kinsella flies out to the right fielder. Wingo Ivie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 St. Louis Jeff Harris singles to left field. Gary Irvine walks. Jim Long flies out to the left fielder. Billy Kepshire strikes out. Walter Shields doubles to right field. Jeff Harris scores. Houston total runners left on base: 9 St. Louis total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Joe Williamson is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Pate did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Wilson did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Preibisch did not respond to coaching in control Pete Kiely improves in control Sleeper Ellis improves in velocity Billy Wilson did not respond to coaching in control
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ernie Gibson did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Sorrento did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Sorrento improves in range Sam Bischoff did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Puchy Bemis did not respond to coaching in control Jesse Michaels improves in contact_vs_righty