Win: Jose Winceniak (1-6) Loss: Shovel Upton (4-4)
Save: Johnny Fries (10)
Inning: 1 New York Shovel Upton pitching. Dave Moore walks. Jack Koster strikes out. Buddy Michalak hits a home run. Dave Moore scores. Toby Crawford strikes out. Bob Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Jose Winceniak pitching. Fred Lord grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gene Hopp grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby White singles to right field. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Derrek Simms singles to center field. John Bullett grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Derrek Simms is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Louis Scheer singles to left field. John Bullett advances to third on the hit. Louis Scheer steals second. Jose Winceniak singles to right field. John Bullett scores. Louis Scheer is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Dave Moore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Weilman grounds out to the shortstop. Archie Griffin flies out to the right fielder. Bob Gaw singles to center field. Dick Rettig pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Jack Koster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Buddy Michalak pops out to the second baseman. Toby Crawford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Shovel Upton strikes out. Fred Lord hits a home run. Gene Hopp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby White singles to right field. Earl Stanceu singles to left field. Bobby White advances to third on the hit. Bob Weilman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Bob Lyons strikes out. Derrek Simms walks. John Bullett singles to center field. Derrek Simms steals third. Louis Scheer singles to center field. Derrek Simms scores. John Bullett advances to third on the hit. Louis Scheer steals second. Jose Winceniak flies out to the center fielder. Dave Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Archie Griffin doubles to center field. Bob Gaw grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Rettig strikes out. Shovel Upton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Jack Koster flies out to the right fielder. Buddy Michalak grounds out to the second baseman. Toby Crawford walks. Bob Lyons walks. Derrek Simms grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Fred Lord strikes out. Gene Hopp triples. Bobby White singles to right field. Gene Hopp scores. Bobby White is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Earl Stanceu strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York John Bullett flies out to the left fielder. Louis Scheer singles to right field. Jose Winceniak lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Louis Scheer forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Dave Moore singles to left field. Bill Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Koster doubles to left field. Jose Winceniak scores. Dave Moore scores. Buddy Michalak grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Bob Weilman strikes out. Archie Griffin singles to left field. Bob Gaw grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Archie Griffin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dick Rettig grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Toby Crawford strikes out. Bob Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Derrek Simms hits a home run. Hisao Watanabe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Bullett grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Hisao Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Taff grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Lord grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gene Hopp walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bobby White pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Mike Oster pitching. Louis Scheer strikes out. Jose Winceniak grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Earl Stanceu walks. Bob Weilman pops out to the second baseman. Archie Griffin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Jack Koster grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Michalak singles to left field. Kelvin Hallinan is pinch hitting for Toby Crawford. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Buddy Michalak steals second. Kelvin Hallinan walks. Bob Lyons singles to right field. Buddy Michalak scores. Bill Strohmayer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Derrek Simms flies out to the right fielder. John Bullett singles to right field. Kelvin Hallinan scores. Louis Scheer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Bullett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Darcy Shaver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Phil Rivera is pinch hitting for Bob Gaw. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Phil Rivera hits a home run. Dick Rettig hits a home run. Bob Werber is pinch hitting for Bill Strohmayer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Werber walks. Fred Lord singles to left field. Gene Hopp hits a home run. Bob Werber scores. Fred Lord scores. Johnny Fries comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bobby White flies out to the left fielder. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Bob Weilman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 7
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pit Traynor improves in contact_vs_righty John Brown did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Neil Varsho did not respond to coaching in control Dode Cromer did not respond to coaching in velocity Dwayne DeBarr improves in arm Bill Pegues did not respond to coaching in range Tom Monzant improves in RF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mark Paulette improves in arm Mark Paulette improves in arm Narciso Hopper improves in arm Charlie Hernandez improves in contact_vs_lefty Ace Mantle did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Valdes improves in power_vs_righty