Win: Ike Kitsos (10-4) Loss: Izumi Kagawa (3-6)
Save: Dick Campanella (5)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jack Butler pitching. Bill Valdes hits a home run. Chuck Gessler flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mason strikes out. Larry Jelic strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Stoney Eaton pitching. Kesanori Shinohara singles to center field. Billy McFarland strikes out. Greg Oliva strikes out. Bob Goldman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bert Rubeling grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Dasso strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bobby Medlinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Weaver walks. Milt Krieg grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Arnold Bertrand strikes out. Stoney Eaton strikes out. Bill Valdes singles to right field. Chuck Gessler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Hank Shanner lines out to the shortstop. Jack Butler grounds out to the shortstop. Kesanori Shinohara singles to right field. Billy McFarland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bill Mason flies out to the center fielder. Larry Jelic bunts for a base hit. Bert Rubeling flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Jim Walker singles to left field. Larry Jelic advances to third on the hit. Frank Dasso flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Greg Oliva singles to right field. Bob Goldman pops out to the second baseman. Bobby Medlinger grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Greg Oliva is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Weaver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Arnold Bertrand doubles to right field. Stoney Eaton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Stoney Eaton flies out to the left fielder. Bill Valdes bunts for a base hit. Chuck Gessler grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Milt Krieg singles to left field. Hank Shanner grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Milt Krieg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Butler lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Hank Shanner forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Kesanori Shinohara walks. Billy McFarland singles in front of the center fielder. Greg Oliva grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bill Mason grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Jelic doubles to left field. Bert Rubeling singles to left field. Larry Jelic scores. Jim Walker strikes out. Frank Dasso reached on a fielding error by Billy McFarland. Arnold Bertrand grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Dasso is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Bob Goldman doubles to center field. Bobby Medlinger flies out to the center fielder. Jim Weaver flies out to the center fielder. Milt Krieg pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Stoney Eaton strikes out. Bill Valdes flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Gessler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Rich Chlupsa enters the game as a defensive replacement for Arnold Bertrand at 2B. Hank Shanner grounds out to the pitcher. John Burke is pinch hitting for Jack Butler. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. John Burke strikes out. Kesanori Shinohara pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Izumi Kagawa pitching. Bill Mason pops out to the shortstop. Larry Jelic flies out to the center fielder. Bert Rubeling singles to center field. Jim Walker pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Billy McFarland strikes out. Robert Gross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Greg Oliva singles to center field. Bob Goldman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Greg Oliva is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Medlinger hits a home run. Bob Goldman scores. Ike Kitsos comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Weaver walks. Milt Krieg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Frank Dasso singles past the first baseman. Rich Chlupsa singles to right field. Frank Dasso advances to third on the hit. Jim Schattinger is pinch hitting for Ike Kitsos. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Jim Schattinger strikes out. Bill Valdes singles to right field. Frank Dasso scores. Rich Chlupsa advances to third on the hit. Ken Wineapple comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Gessler singles to left field. Rich Chlupsa scores. Bill Valdes advances to third on the hit. Bill Mason flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Valdes scores. Larry Jelic grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Chuck Gessler is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Dick Campanella pitching. Hank Shanner flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Harry Klawitter is pinch hitting for Ken Wineapple. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harry Klawitter walks. Kesanori Shinohara hits an infield single to the first baseman. Billy McFarland singles to center field. Greg Oliva flies out to the center fielder. Bob Goldman strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 11
Game Notes Bert Rubeling is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Reulbach improves in range Jack Reulbach improves in power_vs_righty Jack Reulbach improves in power_vs_righty Clarence Brazill did not respond to coaching in range Rich Alvarado did not respond to coaching in C
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Claude Crouch did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Mura did not respond to coaching in control Buddy Booker did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Smith improves in control