Win: Bernie Daniel (3-4) Loss: Doug Held (3-5)
Save: Vance Hendryx (4)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bernie Daniel pitching. Bud Sweeney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Meacham strikes out. Earl Daniel walks. Glen Close pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Doug Held pitching. Ty Sanders walks. Ty Sanders steals second. Eli Brown walks. Brian Gumbert walks. Walter Herr singles to right field. Ty Sanders scores. Eli Brown scores. Brian Gumbert advances to third on the hit. Lafayette Melvin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Brian Gumbert scores. Jerry Volpe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati John Heath flies out to the right fielder. Alvin Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Claire Hammond pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Otis Velez grounds out to the shortstop. Don Foulke flies out to the left fielder. Bernie Daniel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jake Jacobus walks. Doug Held lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bud Sweeney strikes out. Jim Meacham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Ty Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Eli Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Gumbert singles to center field. Walter Herr flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Earl Daniel strikes out. Glen Close strikes out. John Heath strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Lafayette Melvin reached on a fielding error by Alvin Thornton. Jerry Volpe walks. Otis Velez grounds out to the third baseman. Lafayette Melvin advances to third on the play. Jerry Volpe advances to second on the play. Don Foulke grounds out to the second baseman. Bernie Daniel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Alvin Thornton singles to left field. Claire Hammond grounds out to the third baseman. Alvin Thornton advances to second on the play. Jake Jacobus hits a home run. Alvin Thornton scores. Doug Held strikes out. Bud Sweeney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ty Sanders flies out to the center fielder. Eli Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Gumbert singles to right field. Walter Herr flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jim Meacham singles to center field. Jim Meacham steals second. Earl Daniel flies out to the left fielder. Glen Close grounds out to the shortstop. John Heath grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Lafayette Melvin walks. Jerry Volpe lines out to the third baseman. Otis Velez grounds out to the third baseman. Lafayette Melvin advances to second on the play. Don Foulke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Alvin Thornton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Claire Hammond grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Jacobus flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Mamoru Yamashita is pinch hitting for Bernie Daniel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mamoru Yamashita strikes out. Ty Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Eli Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Vance Hendryx pitching. Tom Wright is pinch hitting for Doug Held. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tom Wright flies out to the center fielder. Bud Sweeney flies out to the right fielder. Jim Meacham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Rex Touchstone pitching. Brian Gumbert flies out to the center fielder. Walter Herr singles to right field. Lafayette Melvin grounds out to the catcher. Walter Herr advances to second on the play. Jerry Volpe bunts for a base hit. Otis Velez lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Earl Daniel grounds out to the shortstop. Glen Close grounds out to the third baseman. John Heath walks. Alvin Thornton pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 4 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: D+ Improvements: Al Tudor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dick Skinner did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Skinner did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Stevens did not respond to coaching in arm Buzz Coleman PHI improves in CF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Davis did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ray Stargell did not respond to coaching in control Moritake Nemoto did not respond to coaching in control