Win: Greg Stumpf (7-10) Loss: Vern Scherbarth (7-8)
Save: Bill Wayne (19)
Inning: 1 Houston Vern Scherbarth pitching. Babe Miller doubles to left field. John Ortiz grounds out to the pitcher. Bert Taylor strikes out. Tim Lauder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Florida Greg Stumpf pitching. Moe Smith singles to left field. Shorty Dropo strikes out. Darrell Belle flies out to the center fielder. Bobo Hurdle walks. Dave Bivin walks. Jack Mack grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Lou Johnstone grounds out to the second baseman. Tracy Melter hits a home run. Hiromori Miyade singles past the shortstop. Ed Garbey grounds out to the catcher. Hiromori Miyade advances to second on the play. Greg Stumpf pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Florida Chief Franco pops out to the first baseman. Don Hosey grounds out to the third baseman. Vern Scherbarth singles to center field. Moe Smith doubles to center field. Shorty Dropo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Babe Miller pops out to the second baseman. John Ortiz pops out to the second baseman. Bert Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Florida Darrell Belle singles to center field. Bobo Hurdle pops out to the catcher. Dave Bivin grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Darrell Belle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Mack singles to right field. Dave Bivin advances to third on the hit. Chief Franco grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Tim Lauder flies out to the left fielder. Lou Johnstone singles past the second baseman. Tracy Melter singles to left field. Lou Johnstone aggressively advances to third on the hit. Hiromori Miyade singles to center field. Lou Johnstone scores. Ed Garbey walks. Greg Stumpf strikes out. Babe Miller triples. Tracy Melter scores. Hiromori Miyade scores. Ed Garbey scores. John Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Florida Don Hosey singles to left field. Vern Scherbarth lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Don Hosey forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Moe Smith walks. Shorty Dropo singles to center field. Darrell Belle grounds out to the shortstop. Vern Scherbarth scores. Moe Smith advances to third on the play. Shorty Dropo advances to second on the play. Bobo Hurdle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Jackie Hill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bert Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Lauder flies out to the center fielder. Lou Johnstone reached on a 2-base fielding error by Darrell Belle. Tracy Melter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Florida Dave Bivin singles to left field. Jack Mack grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dave Bivin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chief Franco flies out to the right fielder. Don Hosey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Hiromori Miyade singles to right field. Ed Garbey flies out to the right fielder. Greg Stumpf fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Greg Stumpf strikes out. Babe Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Florida Jackie Hill singles to left field. Moe Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Shorty Dropo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston John Ortiz walks. Bert Taylor singles to left field. John Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Tim Lauder singles to right field. John Ortiz scores. Lou Johnstone grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bert Taylor advances to third on the play. Tracy Melter walks. Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Florida Darrell Belle singles to left field. Bobo Hurdle singles to center field. Dave Bivin walks. Jack Mack lines out to the third baseman. Chief Franco grounds out to the shortstop. Darrell Belle scores. Bobo Hurdle advances to third on the play. Dave Bivin advances to second on the play. Don Hosey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Ed Garbey singles to right field. Greg Stumpf lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Babe Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Garbey advances to third on the play. John Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Florida Jackie Hill grounds out to the second baseman. Moe Smith singles to right field. Shorty Dropo doubles to left field. Joji Aoyama 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. Darrell Belle grounds out to the third baseman. Bobo Hurdle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Bert Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Lauder walks. Dutch Robertson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou Johnstone strikes out. Tracy Melter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Florida Stuffy Holly is pinch hitting for Dave Bivin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Stuffy Holly singles to center field. Jack Mack hits a home run. Stuffy Holly scores. Bill Wayne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chief Franco reached on a fielding error by Bill Wayne. Elbert Aust is pinch hitting for Don Hosey. Elbert Aust singles to center field. Chief Franco advances to third on the hit. Charlie Benson is pinch hitting for Dutch Robertson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Benson grounds out to the catcher. Elbert Aust advances to second on the play. Moe Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chief Franco scores. Elbert Aust advances to third on the play. Shorty Dropo walks. Darrell Belle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Florida total runners LOB: 16
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tommie Ashby did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Nekola did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tommie Ashby did not respond to coaching in velocity John Helms improves in arm Randy Reilly improves in range Rip Henninger improves in speed Sam Jordan did not respond to coaching in RF
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Len Laskey did not respond to coaching in arm Dave Lassetter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Randy Miller improves in power_vs_righty Randy Miller improves in power_vs_righty Jack Kuhel did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Langford improves in control