Win: Hisao Watanabe (1-1) Loss: Charlie Snider (0-2)
Inning: 1 Chicago Brian Tanner pitching. Jack Mills grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Byrne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Harry Kerr hits a home run. Rick Lind singles to center field. Yoshiyuki Shimoo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Bill Sprowl pitching. Fred Lord strikes out. Gene Hopp doubles to left field. Bobby White grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Stanceu flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Al Ramsey walks. Pinky Monteleone grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Al Ramsey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Andy Perisho grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pinky Monteleone is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Sprowl grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Andy Perisho is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Weilman pops out to the shortstop. Archie Griffin flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bob Gaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Jack Mills walks. Jose Byrne singles to center field. Harry Kerr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Mills advances to third on the play. Jose Byrne advances to second on the play. Rick Lind flies out to the center fielder. Yoshiyuki Shimoo pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Dick Rettig walks. Brian Tanner pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Fred Lord walks. Gene Hopp strikes out. Bobby White grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dick Rettig is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Al Ramsey grounds out to the shortstop. Pinky Monteleone hits an infield single to the third baseman. Andy Perisho strikes out. Bill Sprowl grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pinky Monteleone is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Earl Stanceu singles to left field. Bob Weilman strikes out. Archie Griffin flies out to the left fielder. Earl Stanceu steals second. Bob Gaw flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Jack Mills singles to center field. Jose Byrne grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Harry Kerr hits a home run. Rick Lind grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Dick Rettig singles past the second baseman. Brian Tanner lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Lord hits a home run. Dick Rettig scores. Gene Hopp flies out to the right fielder. Bobby White grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Yoshiyuki Shimoo hits an infield single to the pitcher. Al Ramsey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Pinky Monteleone singles to right field. Andy Perisho strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Earl Stanceu strikes out. Bob Weilman flies out to the center fielder. Archie Griffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Bill Sprowl flies out to the right fielder. Jack Mills flies out to the left fielder. Jose Byrne singles to left field. Harry Kerr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Gaw singles to center field. Dick Rettig pops out to the first baseman. Brian Tanner lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Rick Lind flies out to the left fielder. Yoshiyuki Shimoo strikes out. Al Ramsey singles to left field. Pinky Monteleone grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al Ramsey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Fred Lord strikes out. Gene Hopp singles to left field. Gene Hopp steals second. Bobby White singles to center field. Gene Hopp scores. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Bobby White steals second. Bob Weilman walks. Ted Sosa 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. Archie Griffin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Bill Strohmayer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Andy Perisho grounds out to the second baseman. Takaya Naito is pinch hitting for Ted Sosa. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Takaya Naito strikes out. Jack Mills singles to center field. Jose Byrne doubles to left field. Jack Mills uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Kerr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Charlie Snider pitching. Bob Gaw flies out to the center fielder. Dick Rettig pops out to the shortstop. Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Bill Strohmayer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Taff flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Chicago Hisao Watanabe pitching. Rick Lind strikes out. Yoshiyuki Shimoo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Ramsey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Fred Lord strikes out. Gene Hopp singles to right field. Bobby White strikes out. Earl Stanceu flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Chicago Pinky Monteleone strikes out. Andy Perisho flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Snider pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Houston Bob Weilman strikes out. Archie Griffin flies out to the center fielder. Bob Gaw pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Chicago Jack Mills strikes out. Jose Byrne strikes out. Harry Kerr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Houston Dick Rettig grounds out to the pitcher. Hisao Watanabe grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Lord strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Chicago Rick Lind grounds out to the second baseman. Yoshiyuki Shimoo grounds out to the second baseman. Al Ramsey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Houston Gene Hopp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby White hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bobby White steals second. Earl Stanceu flies out to the center fielder. Bob Weilman hits a home run. Bobby White scores. Chicago total runners left on base: 9 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Gene Hopp (2).HR - Fred Lord (2), Bob Weilman (3).GIDP - Brian Tanner. Baserunning: SB - Gene Hopp (4), Bobby White 2 (4), Earl Stanceu (1).
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dan Bernier improves in arm Rafael Garcia did not respond to coaching in range Jimmy Lush did not respond to coaching in speed Herman Huffman did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Bernier did not respond to coaching in arm Doug Hodge did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Reilly did not respond to coaching in RF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hal Wilson improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Czajkowski improves in range Hal Wilson improves in arm Jim Cort did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Cort did not respond to coaching in control Mark Paulette improves in power_vs_lefty