Win: John Heitmann (3-1) Loss: Clarence Washburn (1-2)
Save: Mel Russell (10)
Inning: 1 New York Hiromasa Fujieda pitching. George Hofman grounds out to the second baseman. Max Holiday strikes out. John Merkle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Tex Pena pitching. Bert Nettles hits a home run. George Gandil grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Stott pops out to the first baseman. Bill Perzanowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Gene Fautsch flies out to the right fielder. Les Mathews grounds out to the catcher. Barry Taylor singles to left field. Dave Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Tom Bush grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ricky Scott strikes out. John Ettles walks. Henry Smith walks. Hiromasa Fujieda strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Don Lovullo grounds out to the shortstop. Tex Pena strikes out. George Hofman walks. Max Holiday grounds into a force play to the second baseman. George Hofman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Bert Nettles grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Gandil grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Stott flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York John Merkle strikes out. Gene Fautsch singles to left field. Les Mathews is hit by a pitch. Barry Taylor strikes out. Dave Taylor singles in front of the right fielder. Gene Fautsch scores. Don Lovullo lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Perzanowski walks. Tom Bush grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Ricky Scott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Tex Pena grounds out to the second baseman. George Hofman singles to left field. Max Holiday lines out to the shortstop. John Merkle reached on a fielding error by Hiromasa Fujieda. Passed ball. George Hofman advances to third. John Merkle advances to second. Gene Fautsch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston John Ettles grounds out to the third baseman. Henry Smith singles to left field. Hiromasa Fujieda fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Hiromasa Fujieda grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Henry Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bert Nettles grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Les Mathews strikes out. Barry Taylor pops out to the second baseman. Dave Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston George Gandil flies out to the right fielder. Brian Stott singles to center field. Bill Perzanowski grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Don Lovullo flies out to the center fielder. Sap McCann is pinch hitting for Tex Pena. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Sap McCann strikes out. George Hofman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston John Heitmann pitching. Tom Bush singles to left field. Ricky Scott singles to left field. Tom Bush advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. John Ettles flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom Bush scores. Henry Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Clarence Washburn 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. Max Holiday lines out to the third baseman. John Merkle singles to right field. Gene Fautsch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Merkle advances to second on the play. Les Mathews hits a home run. John Merkle scores. Bob Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Barry Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bob Maysey is pinch hitting for Bob Jones. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Maysey hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bert Nettles singles to right field. Bob Maysey advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. George Gandil strikes out. The defense is playing the corners in. Brian Stott walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Bill Cyborg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Perzanowski grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Dick Young pitching. Dave Taylor doubles to center field. Don Lovullo flies out to the left fielder. Bill Cyborg strikes out. George Hofman pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Mel Russell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Bush singles to right field. Ricky Scott strikes out. John Ettles grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Bush is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Henry Smith singles to right field. Charlie Johnson is pinch hitting for Dick Young. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 New York total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 7
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Steve Himes improves in control Jim Reinhart did not respond to coaching in velocity Reggie Snow did not respond to coaching in control Burleigh Kiner did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Hawkins did not respond to coaching in 3B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Alonzo Neiger improves in control Johnny Milligan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Andy Donovan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ellis Miller improves in power_vs_righty