Win: Sam Shaner (7-4) Loss: Tom McKnight (6-3)
Save: Ezra Schmulbach (8)
Inning: 1 Houston John Sturdivant pitching. Jack Pike grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Mota grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Brodie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Francisco Jerry Osuna pitching. Harry Moore walks. Steve Niehaus walks. Ray Gunning strikes out. George Jackson doubles to right field. Harry Moore scores. Steve Niehaus uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lou Cox pops out to the first baseman. Ed Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Nate Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Terlecki walks. Thorny Caruthers doubles past the right fielder. Jason Terlecki scores. Patsy Hutchinson singles to left field. Thorny Caruthers scores. Sugar Fishel singles to left field. Jerry Osuna lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Pike grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 San Francisco Joel Smith singles past the third baseman. Charlie Smith lines out to the second baseman. John Sturdivant lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Lou Mota singles to center field. Lou Mota is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Cy Brodie walks. Nate Smith pops out to the shortstop. Jason Terlecki singles to right field. Cy Brodie advances to third on the hit. Thorny Caruthers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Francisco Steve Niehaus grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Gunning strikes out. George Jackson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Patsy Hutchinson pops out to the first baseman. Sugar Fishel singles past the third baseman. Jerry Osuna fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jerry Osuna singles to left field. Jack Pike lines out to the shortstop. Lou Mota singles to right field. Sugar Fishel scores. Cy Brodie pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 San Francisco Lou Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Brown pops out to the third baseman. Joel Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Nate Smith pops out to the first baseman. Jason Terlecki reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Smith. Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Patsy Hutchinson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Francisco Charlie Smith singles to left field. John Sturdivant lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Moore singles to center field. Charlie Smith scores. Steve Niehaus walks. Ray Gunning strikes out. George Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Sugar Fishel grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Osuna grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Pike flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Francisco Lou Cox walks. Ed Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Cox advances to second on the play. Joel Smith hits a home run. Lou Cox scores. Sam Shaner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Smith singles to center field. John Sturdivant lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Lou Mota hits a home run. Tom McKnight comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cy Brodie grounds out to the second baseman. Nate Smith walks. Jason Terlecki strikes out. Thorny Caruthers singles past the second baseman. Nate Smith advances to third on the hit. Patsy Hutchinson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 San Francisco Steve Niehaus flies out to the center fielder. Ray Gunning pops out to the shortstop. George Jackson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Sugar Fishel singles to right field. Pep Grabarkewitz is pinch hitting for Sam Shaner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pep Grabarkewitz singles to right field. Sugar Fishel advances to third on the hit. Bunny Hopper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Pike flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Sugar Fishel scores. Lou Mota singles to center field. Cy Brodie singles to left field. Pep Grabarkewitz scores. Lou Mota advances to third on the hit. Nate Smith grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Francisco Tinsley Phillips pitching. Lou Cox strikes out. Ed Brown walks. Joel Smith strikes out. Charlie Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jason Terlecki flies out to the center fielder. Thorny Caruthers hits a home run. Keith Embree comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Patsy Hutchinson doubles to right field. Sugar Fishel singles to right field. Patsy Hutchinson scores. Don Martinez is pinch hitting for Tinsley Phillips. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Martinez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Francisco Ezra Schmulbach pitching. Elmer Nagy is pinch hitting for Keith Embree. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Elmer Nagy pops out to the first baseman. Harry Moore singles to right field. Harry Moore steals second. Steve Niehaus strikes out. Ray Gunning strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 10 San Francisco total runners LOB: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Howard improves in range Earl Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Lombardi improves in speed Bob Lombardi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Butler did not respond to coaching in 1B
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Dravecky improves in range Charlie Brinkman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Juan Leppert improves in arm Charlie Brinkman improves in arm