Inning: 1 Arizona Jim Bale pitching. Homer Ritterson grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Cuyler walks. William Smith singles to center field. Mikio Mitsui grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Fred Casale pitching. Fred Lord singles to left field. Gene Hopp walks. Bobby White doubles to left field. Fred Lord scores. Earl Stanceu flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Gene Hopp scores. Bob Weilman flies out to the left fielder. Archie Griffin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Hirofumi Yamanaka singles to left field. Hirofumi Yamanaka steals second. Passed ball. Hirofumi Yamanaka advances to third. Sam Merloni singles to center field. Hirofumi Yamanaka scores. Jason Heman flies out to the left fielder. Curt Mason walks. Fred Casale fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Fred Casale grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Gaw pops out to the third baseman. Dick Rettig singles to right field. Jim Bale 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 strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Homer Ritterson grounds out to the pitcher. Sam Cuyler singles to right field. William Smith walks. Mikio Mitsui strikes out. Hirofumi Yamanaka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Gene Hopp singles to left field. Bobby White pops out to the third baseman. Earl Stanceu grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Sam Merloni walks. Jason Heman flies out to the right fielder. Sam Merloni is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Curt Mason walks. Fred Casale singles to right field. Curt Mason advances to third on the hit. Passed ball. Curt Mason scores. Fred Casale advances to second. Homer Ritterson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bob Weilman grounds out to the pitcher. Archie Griffin walks. Bob Gaw grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Sam Cuyler flies out to the left fielder. William Smith flies out to the left fielder. Mikio Mitsui grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Dick Rettig grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Bale reached on a 2-base fielding error by William Smith. Fred Lord flies out to the left fielder. Gene Hopp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Hirofumi Yamanaka grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Merloni grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jason Heman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bobby White grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Stanceu flies out to the center fielder. Bob Weilman reached on a fielding error by Jason Heman. Archie Griffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Curt Mason grounds out to the third baseman. Susumu Tokumoto is pinch hitting for Fred Casale. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Susumu Tokumoto grounds out to the pitcher. Homer Ritterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Manuel Wilson pitching. Bob Gaw pops out to the second baseman. Dick Rettig singles to left field. Jim Bale 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 walks. Gene Hopp walks. Bobby White strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Arizona Sam Cuyler strikes out. William Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Mikio Mitsui flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Earl Stanceu strikes out. Bob Weilman strikes out. Archie Griffin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Hirofumi Yamanaka grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sam Merloni singles to center field. Jason Heman pops out to the second baseman. Sam Merloni steals second. Hisao Watanabe 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. Curt Mason singles to center field. Sam Merloni scores. March McColl is pinch hitting for Manuel Wilson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. March McColl singles to right field. Curt Mason advances to third on the hit. Homer Ritterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Walt Reed pitching. Bob Gaw hits a home run. Dick Rettig singles to left field. Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Hisao Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dick Rettig steals second. Bill Taff grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Lord strikes out. Gene Hopp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Arizona Mike Oster pitching. Sam Cuyler strikes out. William Smith strikes out. Mikio Mitsui strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Bobby White grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Stanceu pops out to the shortstop. Bob Weilman walks. Archie Griffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Arizona Hirofumi Yamanaka walks. Hirofumi Yamanaka steals second. Bobby White throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Sam Merloni walks. Jason Heman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Hirofumi Yamanaka scores. Bill Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Curt Mason flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Houston Bob Gaw walks. Dick Rettig strikes out. Purnal Bates is pinch hitting for Bill Anderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Purnal Bates walks. Fred Lord strikes out. Gene Hopp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Arizona total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 11
Batting:GIDP - Mikio Mitsui, Jason Heman, Fred Casale. Baserunning: SB - Hirofumi Yamanaka 2 (9), Sam Merloni (6).CS - Sam Merloni (5). Fielding: E - William Smith, Jason Heman.
Batting:2B - Bobby White (5).HR - Bob Gaw (3).SF - Earl Stanceu.GIDP - Earl Stanceu, Bob Gaw. Baserunning: SB - Dick Rettig (5). Fielding: E - Bobby White.PB - Bobby White 2.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Steineder improves in contact_vs_lefty Tuck Enders improves in control Al Hodge did not respond to coaching in control Herb Hickman improves in speed Pat Sprinz improves in contact_vs_lefty Tuck Enders did not respond to coaching in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hal Wilson improves in arm George Bumbry improves in speed Walter Jean did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack McDowell did not respond to coaching in arm Mark Paulette did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Czajkowski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty