Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Johnny Naton pitching. Bill Valdes singles to left field. Chuck Gessler pops out to the second baseman. Passed ball. Bill Valdes advances to second. Bill Mason grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Valdes advances to third on the play. Larry Jelic strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Brian Hahn pitching. Kesanori Shinohara flies out to the left fielder. John Burke flies out to the right fielder. Dan Fiore hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bob Goldman singles to center field. Bobby Medlinger singles past the first baseman. Dan Fiore is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bert Rubeling walks. Jim Walker pops out to the shortstop. Frank Dasso hits a home run. Bert Rubeling scores. Arnold Bertrand reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Burke. Brian Hahn grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Valdes grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jim Weaver strikes out. Milt Krieg walks. Hank Shanner grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Chuck Gessler singles to center field. Bill Mason singles to center field. Chuck Gessler advances to third on the hit. Larry Jelic flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Chuck Gessler scores. Bert Rubeling singles to center field. Bill Mason advances to third on the hit. Jim Walker singles to right field. Bill Mason scores. Bert Rubeling advances to third on the hit. Bill Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Dasso grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Walker advances to second on the play. Arnold Bertrand flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Bill Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Kesanori Shinohara strikes out. John Burke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Brian Hahn pops out to the third baseman. Bill Valdes flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Gessler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Dan Fiore lines out to the third baseman. Bob Goldman strikes out. Bobby Medlinger lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bill Mason flies out to the left fielder. Larry Jelic hits a home run. Bert Rubeling grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Walker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jim Weaver strikes out. Milt Krieg grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Shanner walks. Bill Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Frank Dasso hits a home run. Lyman Hughes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Arnold Bertrand singles to right field. Brian Hahn lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Valdes grounds out to the pitcher. Chuck Gessler doubles to right field. Arnold Bertrand scores. Bill Mason singles to left field. Chuck Gessler is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Kesanori Shinohara walks. John Burke grounds out to the pitcher. Kesanori Shinohara advances to second on the play. Dan Fiore is hit by a pitch. Bob Goldman flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Medlinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Larry Jelic grounds out to the shortstop. Bert Rubeling grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Walker doubles to center field. Ken Wineapple comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Dasso flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Rich Chlupsa enters the game as a defensive replacement for Arnold Bertrand at 2B. Jim Weaver walks. Milt Krieg flies out to the right fielder. Hank Shanner strikes out. Harry Klawitter is pinch hitting for Ken Wineapple. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Klawitter grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Weaver is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Casey Madden pitching. Rich Chlupsa pops out to the first baseman. Jim Schattinger is pinch hitting for Brian Hahn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Schattinger walks. Bill Valdes singles to center field. Jim Schattinger advances to third on the hit. Art Stringer is pinch hitting for Chuck Gessler. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Art Stringer grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Schattinger scores. Bill Valdes advances to second on the play. Ray Howard is pinch hitting for Bill Mason. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Howard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Crese Shepherd pitching. Kesanori Shinohara doubles to center field. John Burke strikes out. Dan Fiore singles to left field. Kesanori Shinohara scores. Bob Goldman grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Larry Jelic singles to left field. Bert Rubeling grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Jelic advances to second on the play. Jim Walker flies out to the center fielder. Frank Dasso strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Bobby Medlinger flies out to the left fielder. Jason Hunter is pinch hitting for Jim Weaver. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jason Hunter strikes out. Milt Krieg pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rich Alvarado did not respond to coaching in speed Rich Alvarado improves in arm Leroy Barrios did not respond to coaching in control Oscar Lima did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rich Alvarado did not respond to coaching in C
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pete Hutson improves in range Glenn Stein did not respond to coaching in velocity Claude Crouch did not respond to coaching in control Jack Davis did not respond to coaching in control