Win: Ernie Kennedy (8-0) Loss: Terry Mallory (0-2)
Save: James Arnold (13)
Inning: 1 Chicago Ernie Kennedy pitching. Pascual Delmas singles to left field. Rip Andrews grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bob Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Hugh Davis pitching. Greg Spongberg walks. Joe Ganzel triples. Greg Spongberg scores. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pi Ortiz doubles to right field. Joe Ganzel scores. Joe Pearce singles to center field. Pi Ortiz scores. Pete Valdez hits a home run. Joe Pearce scores. Bud Siever singles to center field. Harland Lockhart hits an infield single to the first baseman. Ernie Kennedy 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 walks. Joe Ganzel walks. Bud Siever scores. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Chicago Joe Afenir singles to right field. Dick Mulleavy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Afenir is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Clyde Wolverton grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Pi Ortiz strikes out. Joe Pearce flies out to the right fielder. Pete Valdez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Kevin Milligan strikes out. Tony McDill grounds out to the second baseman. Hugh Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Bud Siever flies out to the center fielder. Harland Lockhart singles past the first baseman. Ernie Kennedy 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 grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Pascual Delmas grounds out to the second baseman. Rip Andrews grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Jones singles to left field. Joe Afenir hits a home run. Bob Jones scores. Dick Mulleavy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Paul Rojas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Ganzel flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Alvarado doubles to right field. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Joe Pearce doubles to right field. Jerry Alvarado scores. Pete Valdez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Clyde Wolverton lines out to the second baseman. Kevin Milligan grounds out to the shortstop. Tony McDill singles to left field. Paul Rojas walks. Pascual Delmas singles to left field. Rip Andrews singles past the shortstop. Tony McDill scores. Bob Jones walks. Paul Rojas scores. Joe Afenir singles to right field. Pascual Delmas scores. Dick Mulleavy walks. Rip Andrews scores. Clyde Wolverton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Houston Terry Mallory comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Siever grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harland Lockhart strikes out. Ernie Kennedy reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pascual Delmas. Greg Spongberg singles to center field. Greg Spongberg steals second. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Kevin Milligan flies out to the left fielder. Tony McDill reached on a fielding error by Joe Ganzel. Terry Mallory lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pascual Delmas singles to center field. Rip Andrews singles past the shortstop. Tony McDill scores. Pascual Delmas advances to third on the hit. Bob Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Jerry Alvarado walks. Pi Ortiz doubles to center field. Jerry Alvarado uses his aggressiveness and scores. Nate Leach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Pearce singles to right field. Pi Ortiz scores. Pete Valdez flies out to the center fielder. Bud Siever doubles past the first baseman. Joe Pearce uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harland Lockhart strikes out. Ernie Kennedy pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Joe Afenir triples. Dick Mulleavy strikes out. Clyde Wolverton grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Afenir scores. James Arnold 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. Kevin Milligan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Lynn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Spongberg walks. Barry Correa is pinch hitting for Joe Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Barry Correa strikes out. Jerry Alvarado walks. Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia singles to center field. Greg Spongberg scores. Jerry Alvarado advances to third on the hit. Jim Witt is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Witt strikes out. Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel walks. Cliff Coan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Siever flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Chicago Tony McDill singles to center field. Cliff Coan fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Cliff Coan grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Tony McDill is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pascual Delmas strikes out. Rip Andrews strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Harland Lockhart flies out to the center fielder. James Arnold singles to center field. Greg Spongberg hits a home run. James Arnold scores. Barry Correa flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Bob Jones singles to center field. Joe Afenir grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bob Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dick Mulleavy singles to center field. Clyde Wolverton singles to left field. Joe Afenir scores. Kevin Milligan strikes out. Tony McDill walks. Jim Cuccinello is pinch hitting for Cliff Coan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Cuccinello grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Chicago total runners left on base: 9 Houston total runners left on base: 11
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Joe Lee did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Al Schypinski did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Schypinski did not respond to coaching in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Clark improves in arm Paul Rebel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Howie McCarthy improves in speed Fred Brodie improves in contact_vs_righty Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B