Win: George Easterday (10-5) Loss: Pete Tartabull (6-8)
Save: Dutch Robertson (1)
Inning: 1 Houston George Easterday pitching. Babe Miller flies out to the left fielder. John Ortiz walks. Jack Francona strikes out. Tim Lauder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Florida Pete Tartabull pitching. Moe Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shorty Dropo singles to left field. Darrell Belle walks. Bobo Hurdle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shorty Dropo advances to third on the play. Darrell Belle advances to second on the play. Dave Bivin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Stan Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Tracy Melter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Koslofski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Florida Jack Mack grounds out to the pitcher. Chief Franco walks. Chief Franco steals second. Don Hosey walks. The catcher fields the ball and Chief Franco is thrown out at third. Don Hosey advances to second on the play. Don Hosey advances to second on the play. Moe Smith grounds into a force play to the first baseman. George Easterday is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Adolfo Marrero is hit by a pitch. Pete Tartabull lays a bunt down the third base line. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Babe Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Tartabull advances to second on the play. John Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Florida Shorty Dropo singles past the shortstop. Darrell Belle grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Shorty Dropo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobo Hurdle walks. Dave Bivin singles to left field. Darrell Belle scores. Bobo Hurdle advances to third on the hit. Jack Mack grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Jack Francona singles to center field. Jack Francona steals second. Tim Lauder singles to left field. Jack Francona scores. Stan Jordan grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Tim Lauder is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tracy Melter singles past the second baseman. Tony Koslofski singles to right field. Stan Jordan is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Tracy Melter advances to third on the play. Adolfo Marrero singles to left field. Tracy Melter scores. Tony Koslofski advances to third on the hit. Pete Tartabull strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Florida Chief Franco flies out to the right fielder. Don Hosey singles to right field. George Easterday pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Moe Smith singles to right field. Shorty Dropo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Babe Miller strikes out. John Ortiz grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Francona flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Florida Darrell Belle grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bobo Hurdle walks. Dave Bivin flies out to the right fielder. Jack Mack singles to left field. Bobo Hurdle advances to third on the hit. Chief Franco singles past the third baseman. Bobo Hurdle scores. Jack Mack advances to third on the hit. Don Hosey pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Tim Lauder singles to left field. Stan Jordan grounds out to the pitcher. Tim Lauder advances to second on the play. Tracy Melter grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tony Koslofski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Florida Elbert Aust is pinch hitting for George Easterday. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Elbert Aust strikes out. Moe Smith singles to center field. Shorty Dropo walks. Darrell Belle walks. Bobo Hurdle flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Moe Smith scores. Dave Bivin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Dutch Robertson pitching. Adolfo Marrero flies out to the left fielder. Ed Garbey is pinch hitting for Pete Tartabull. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ed Garbey grounds out to the pitcher. Babe Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Florida Sakae Kono pitching. Jack Mack singles to center field. Chief Franco singles to center field. Jack Mack advances to third on the hit. Don Hosey walks. Dutch Robertson walks. Jack Mack scores. Jack Gaines comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Moe Smith walks. Chief Franco scores. Shorty Dropo grounds out to the second baseman. Don Hosey scores. Dutch Robertson advances to third on the play. Moe Smith advances to second on the play. Darrell Belle flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dutch Robertson is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston John Ortiz hits a home run. Jack Francona flies out to the center fielder. Tim Lauder singles to left field. Stan Jordan walks. Tracy Melter flies out to the center fielder. Tony Koslofski strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Florida Bobo Hurdle walks. Dave Bivin hits a home run. Bobo Hurdle scores. Bill Wayne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Mack walks. Chief Franco hits a home run. Jack Mack scores. Luis Peitz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Skeeter Youngblood is pinch hitting for Don Hosey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Skeeter Youngblood grounds out to the second baseman. Dutch Robertson strikes out. Moe Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Adolfo Marrero singles to right field. Bert Taylor is pinch hitting for Luis Peitz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bert Taylor strikes out. Babe Miller reached on a fielding error by Bobo Hurdle. John Ortiz singles to right field. Jack Francona strikes out. Tim Lauder strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners left on base: 10 Florida total runners left on base: 12
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roy Wehner did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Wehner did not respond to coaching in velocity John Ise did not respond to coaching in speed Tommie Ashby did not respond to coaching in control Ed Foster improves in contact_vs_lefty John Helms improves in range Rip Henninger did not respond to coaching in CF
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chuck Langford did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Kuhel did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Conway did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roy Booker did not respond to coaching in speed Sheldon Guisto did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sheldon Guisto did not respond to coaching in speed