Win: Roger Niemann (8-6) Loss: Cornell Woolrich (5-11)
Inning: 1 Houston Cornell Woolrich pitching. Kesanori Shinohara walks. Billy McFarland hits an infield single to the second baseman. Dan Fiore walks. Bob Goldman walks. Kesanori Shinohara scores. Bobby Medlinger doubles to left field. Billy McFarland scores. Dan Fiore scores. Bob Goldman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Weaver walks. Milt Krieg walks. Kazuhiko Egawa strikes out. Roger Niemann grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Medlinger scores. Jim Weaver advances to third on the play. Milt Krieg advances to second on the play. Kelly Christensen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kesanori Shinohara singles past the second baseman. Jim Weaver scores. Milt Krieg is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Roger Niemann pitching. Carl Robinson pops out to the first baseman. Robert Bloch lines out to the first baseman. Billy Grilli hits a home run. Snake Frailing strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Billy McFarland flies out to the left fielder. Dan Fiore flies out to the right fielder. Bob Goldman triples. Bobby Medlinger grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Ambrose Bierce singles to right field. Bob Coombs singles to left field. Ambrose Bierce advances to third on the hit. Kip Edwards strikes out. Bill Wenz strikes out. Kelly Christensen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Jim Weaver pops out to the second baseman. Milt Krieg grounds out to the shortstop. Kazuhiko Egawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Carl Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Robert Bloch flies out to the center fielder. Billy Grilli grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Roger Niemann grounds out to the shortstop. Kesanori Shinohara grounds out to the shortstop. Billy McFarland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Snake Frailing flies out to the right fielder. Ambrose Bierce singles to left field. Passed ball. Ambrose Bierce advances to second. Bob Coombs grounds out to the second baseman. Ambrose Bierce advances to third on the play. Kip Edwards flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Dan Fiore pops out to the first baseman. Bob Goldman hits a home run. Bobby Medlinger grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Weaver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Bill Wenz pops out to the first baseman. Kelly Christensen flies out to the center fielder. Carl Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Milt Krieg lines out to the second baseman. Kazuhiko Egawa flies out to the center fielder. Roger Niemann flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Robert Bloch flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Billy Grilli grounds out to the shortstop. Snake Frailing strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Kesanori Shinohara grounds out to the shortstop. Billy McFarland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Fiore flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Ken Wineapple comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ambrose Bierce singles to center field. Bob Coombs hits an infield single to the second baseman. Kip Edwards grounds into a 2-6-3 double play - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Ambrose Bierce advances to third on the play. Bill Wenz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bob Goldman pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Medlinger grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Hunter is pinch hitting for Jim Weaver. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jason Hunter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Bruce Finley is pinch hitting for Kelly Christensen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bruce Finley grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Robinson strikes out. Robert Bloch grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Keith Curd pitching. Milt Krieg strikes out. Kazuhiko Egawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Burke is pinch hitting for Ken Wineapple. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Burke grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Lyman Hughes pitching. Billy Grilli strikes out. Sam McGuire is pinch hitting for Snake Frailing. Sam McGuire flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Ambrose Bierce strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 2 Chicago total runners LOB: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fred Mura did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Viox improves in contact_vs_righty Art Viox improves in contact_vs_righty Buddy Booker did not respond to coaching in velocity
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Murray did not respond to coaching in velocity Vic Hanning did not respond to coaching in endurance Vic Hanning did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Fritz did not respond to coaching in control