Win: Hughie Assenmacher (1-1) Loss: Dolan Valdivielso (3-4)
Save: Walt Reed (13)
Inning: 1 Houston Manuel Wilson pitching. Fred Lord grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Hopp doubles to center field. Bobby White grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Stanceu grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Dolan Valdivielso pitching. Rabbit Slattery singles to center field. William Smith grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rabbit Slattery advances to second on the play. Sam Cuyler pops out to the first baseman. Juan Dessens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Weilman strikes out. Archie Griffin flies out to the center fielder. Bob Gaw pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Sam Merloni lines out to the third baseman. Mikio Mitsui grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Heman is hit by a pitch. March McColl flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Dick Rettig pops out to the second baseman. Dolan Valdivielso grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Lord grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Manuel Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Rabbit Slattery grounds out to the third baseman. William Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Gene Hopp grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby White strikes out. Earl Stanceu walks. Bob Weilman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Earl Stanceu is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Sam Cuyler flies out to the right fielder. Juan Dessens lines out to the third baseman. Sam Merloni walks. Mikio Mitsui grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sam Merloni is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Archie Griffin flies out to the left fielder. Bob Gaw strikes out. Dick Rettig lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Jason Heman singles to right field. March McColl strikes out. Manuel Wilson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Passed ball. Jason Heman advances to third. Rabbit Slattery strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Dolan Valdivielso grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Lord strikes out. Gene Hopp strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona William Smith doubles to left field. Sam Cuyler walks. Juan Dessens walks. Sam Merloni pops out to the first baseman. Mikio Mitsui flies out to the center fielder. Jason Heman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Houston Bobby White grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Stanceu triples. Hughie Assenmacher 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. Bob Weilman grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Stanceu scores. Archie Griffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona March McColl triples. Ernie Flaherty is pinch hitting for Hughie Assenmacher. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ernie Flaherty hits an infield single to the pitcher. March McColl scores. Rabbit Slattery flies out to the right fielder. William Smith walks. Sam Cuyler grounds out to the pitcher. Ernie Flaherty advances to third on the play. William Smith advances to second on the play. Juan Dessens singles to right field. Ernie Flaherty scores. William Smith scores. Sam Merloni grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Juan Dessens is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Dick Perry pitching. Bob Gaw strikes out. Dick Rettig hits an infield single to the first baseman. Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Dolan Valdivielso. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Taff grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Rettig advances to second on the play. Fred Lord strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Hisao Watanabe pitching. Mikio Mitsui grounds out to the third baseman. Jason Heman grounds out to the second baseman. March McColl walks. Hirofumi Yamanaka is pinch hitting for Dick Perry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Hirofumi Yamanaka singles to center field. March McColl advances to third on the hit. Rabbit Slattery flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Walt Reed pitching. Gene Hopp flies out to the right fielder. Bobby White flies out to the center fielder. Earl Stanceu singles to center field. Bob Weilman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 4 Arizona total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Dick Perry is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Umbricht did not respond to coaching in arm Hal Wilson did not respond to coaching in speed Ace Mantle did not respond to coaching in velocity Mickey Kirk improves in power_vs_righty Jim Cort did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Umbricht did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alan Boland did not respond to coaching in velocity Herb Hickman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ron Merriman improves in speed Alan Boland did not respond to coaching in control Allen Naton did not respond to coaching in control Kelly Stewart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty