Win: Hal Zinser (8-5) Loss: Junior Smith (8-8)
Save: Luis Brown (24)
Inning: 1 Houston Hal Zinser pitching. Max Goodfellow flies out to the center fielder. Al Womack walks. Tom McLean lines out to the second baseman. Shane Chiwitt pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Junior Smith pitching. Gerald Taylor strikes out. Jack Thomas flies out to the left fielder. John Booe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Charlie Locke flies out to the left fielder. Bob Schlotz flies out to the center fielder. Manny Bober walks. Bill Vedder grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Manny Bober is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Frank Giard walks. Bob Timmons singles to left field. Frank Giard advances to third on the hit. Hal Haynes strikes out. Joe Meusel strikes out. Leon Glade strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Junior Smith reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Booe. Max Goodfellow grounds out to the third baseman. Al Womack grounds out to the shortstop. Tom McLean grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Hal Zinser grounds out to the second baseman. Gerald Taylor singles to left field. Jack Thomas singles to right field. John Booe grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack Thomas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Giard singles to right field. Gerald Taylor scores. John Booe advances to third on the hit. Bob Timmons singles to center field. John Booe scores. Frank Giard advances to third on the hit. Hal Haynes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Shane Chiwitt singles to left field. Charlie Locke strikes out. Bob Schlotz grounds out to the third baseman. Shane Chiwitt advances to second on the play. Manny Bober strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Joe Meusel flies out to the center fielder. Leon Glade pops out to the catcher. Hal Zinser pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bill Vedder grounds out to the pitcher. Junior Smith strikes out. Max Goodfellow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Gerald Taylor singles to left field. Jack Thomas flies out to the center fielder. John Booe walks. Frank Giard grounds out to the shortstop. Gerald Taylor advances to third on the play. John Booe advances to second on the play. Bob Timmons walks. Hal Haynes walks. Gerald Taylor scores. Joe Meusel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Houston Al Womack strikes out. Tom McLean grounds out to the second baseman. Shane Chiwitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Leon Glade walks. Hal Zinser lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Gerald Taylor walks. Jack Thomas grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Leon Glade scores. Hal Zinser advances to third on the play. Chuck Watson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Booe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Charlie Locke walks. Bob Schlotz singles to center field. Charlie Locke advances to third on the hit. Manny Bober grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Locke scores. Bob Schlotz advances to second on the play. Bill Vedder strikes out. Shuzo Akamatsu is pinch hitting for Chuck Watson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shuzo Akamatsu pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Whitey Moore pitching. Frank Giard singles to left field. Bob Timmons flies out to the left fielder. Hal Haynes singles past the shortstop. Joe Meusel singles to right field. Frank Giard is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Hal Haynes advances to third on the play. Leon Glade grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Dave Kilroy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Meusel at 1B. Boog Shoffner 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. Max Goodfellow pops out to the catcher. Al Womack flies out to the right fielder. Tom McLean triples. Shane Chiwitt singles to right field. Tom McLean scores. Chris Martin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Locke grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Shane Chiwitt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jim Bork is pinch hitting for Chris Martin. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Bork flies out to the right fielder. Gerald Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Luis Brown pitching. Bob Schlotz doubles to center field. Manny Bober doubles to left field. Bob Schlotz scores. Bill Vedder grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Manny Bober advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Mike Letto is pinch hitting for Whitey Moore. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Letto strikes out. Max Goodfellow strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 7 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 10
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Lennox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Bowerman did not respond to coaching in control Leroy Griffith improves in velocity Jay Anderson improves in contact_vs_righty Tex Sparks improves in power_vs_righty Mike Tauscher improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Tauscher did not respond to coaching in CF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Traynor did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Hearn did not respond to coaching in control Ray Stargell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rob Hartranft improves in range Glenn Corbitt did not respond to coaching in control Frankie Monroe improves in power_vs_lefty