Inning: 1 Houston Tsuneo Kondo pitching. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Ganzel singles to left field. Joe Pearce strikes out. Bud Siever singles to center field. Joe Ganzel advances to third on the hit. Pete Valdez singles past the second baseman. Joe Ganzel scores. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Milwaukee Paul Melvin pitching. Joe Maggert grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Anderson singles to center field. Pie Kleinow pops out to the first baseman. Clay Heusser grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jerry Alvarado singles to left field. Harland Lockhart walks. Paul Melvin fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Paul Melvin flies out to the right fielder. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Alvarado advances to third on the play. Harland Lockhart advances to second on the play. Joe Ganzel walks. Joe Pearce singles to right field. Jerry Alvarado scores. Harland Lockhart scores. Joe Ganzel advances to third on the hit. Bud Siever walks. Passed ball. Joe Ganzel scores. Joe Pearce advances to third. Bud Siever advances to second. Pete Valdez walks. Pi Ortiz bunts for a base hit. Joe Pearce scores. Jerry Alvarado singles to left field. Bud Siever scores. Pete Valdez scores. Pi Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Oreste Caruthers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Rich Healy flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Breining strikes out. Vance Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Paul Melvin grounds out to the third baseman. Greg Spongberg flies out to the center fielder. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Sam Herrmann walks. Oreste Caruthers lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Joe Maggert walks. Joe Anderson pops out to the first baseman. Pie Kleinow singles to left field. Sam Herrmann scores. Clay Heusser walks. Oreste Caruthers scores. Rich Healy flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Maggert scores. Jimmy Breining pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Pearce strikes out. Bud Siever hits a home run. Bill Browning comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Valdez flies out to the center fielder. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Vance Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam Herrmann grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Browning strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jerry Alvarado doubles to left field. Harland Lockhart strikes out. Paul Melvin flies out to the center fielder. Greg Spongberg singles to left field. Jerry Alvarado scores. Dave Gentry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Spongberg is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Joe Maggert grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Pie Kleinow walks. Clay Heusser grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pie Kleinow is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Ganzel singles to center field. Joe Ganzel steals second. Joe Pearce walks. Bud Siever walks. Pete Valdez flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Ganzel scores. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Bob Reed comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Alvarado singles to right field. Joe Pearce scores. Harland Lockhart singles to center field. Bud Siever scores. Jerry Alvarado advances to third on the hit. Paul Melvin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Rich Healy flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Breining grounds out to the shortstop. Vance Jackson singles to right field. Vance Jackson steals second. Sam Herrmann grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Greg Spongberg singles to center field. Bobby Stuart is pinch hitting for Joe Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Stuart flies out to the left fielder. Jim Witt is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Greg Spongberg steals second. Jim Witt hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bud Siever walks. Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel walks. Greg Spongberg scores. Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia strikes out. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Gene Thormahlen 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. Chad Finney is pinch hitting for Bob Reed. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chad Finney flies out to the center fielder. Joe Maggert flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Joe Anderson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Fultz pitching. Harland Lockhart singles to center field. Harland Lockhart steals second. Gene Thormahlen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Greg Spongberg singles to center field. Harland Lockhart scores. Greg Spongberg steals second. Bobby Stuart singles to center field. Greg Spongberg scores. Jim Witt doubles to left field. Bobby Stuart uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bud Siever walks. Jerry Rhiel grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Pie Kleinow reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bobby Stuart. Clay Heusser flies out to the right fielder. Rich Healy grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Breining lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Ed Nicosia singles to left field. Jerry Alvarado pops out to the second baseman. Harland Lockhart grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ed Nicosia is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gene Thormahlen singles to center field. Harland Lockhart advances to third on the hit. Greg Spongberg triples. Harland Lockhart scores. Gene Thormahlen scores. Bobby Stuart grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Milwaukee Vance Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Mitchell is pinch hitting for Sam Herrmann. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kevin Mitchell strikes out. Jim Fultz pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 11 Milwaukee total runners LOB: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Monday improves in speed Willie Rossman did not respond to coaching in velocity George Clark improves in contact_vs_lefty John Monday improves in range Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Stew Haselman improves in contact_vs_righty Ferdie Sutcliffe did not respond to coaching in speed Stew Haselman improves in contact_vs_lefty Angelo Murphy improves in power_vs_righty Angelo Murphy did not respond to coaching in RF