Win: Dolan Valdivielso (1-0) Loss: Bill Whitehill (0-1)
Inning: 1 Houston Bill Whitehill pitching. Fred Lord flies out to the right fielder. Gene Hopp pops out to the catcher. Bobby White strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Arizona Dolan Valdivielso pitching. Rabbit Slattery singles to center field. Rabbit Slattery steals second. William Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Cuyler flies out to the center fielder. Juan Dessens grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Earl Stanceu grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Weilman pops out to the first baseman. Bob Gaw grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Sam Merloni singles to right field. Mikio Mitsui flies out to the right fielder. March McColl strikes out. Tom Correll flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Dick Rettig singles to left field. Cy Brumley walks. Dolan Valdivielso lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Lord singles to center field. Dick Rettig scores. Cy Brumley scores. Gene Hopp lines out to the shortstop. Bobby White grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Bill Whitehill strikes out. Rabbit Slattery flies out to the right fielder. William Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Earl Stanceu pops out to the second baseman. Bob Weilman singles past the shortstop. Bob Gaw walks. Dick Rettig triples. Bob Weilman scores. Bob Gaw scores. Cy Brumley grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Rettig scores. Dolan Valdivielso strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Sam Cuyler grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Dessens grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Merloni grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Fred Lord walks. Gene Hopp strikes out. Bobby White doubles to left field. Earl Stanceu flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Fred Lord scores. Bob Weilman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Mikio Mitsui flies out to the center fielder. March McColl doubles to right field. Tom Correll strikes out. Bill Whitehill grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Bob Gaw singles to center field. Dick Rettig singles to center field. Bob Gaw advances to third on the hit. Cy Brumley reached on a fielding error by Mikio Mitsui. Bob Gaw scores. Dolan Valdivielso fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dolan Valdivielso grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Cy Brumley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Fred Lord walks. Gene Hopp strikes out. Bobby White strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Arizona Rabbit Slattery singles to left field. William Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Rabbit Slattery advances to second on the play. Sam Cuyler singles in front of the center fielder. Rabbit Slattery scores. Juan Dessens strikes out. Sam Merloni singles to center field. Mikio Mitsui doubles to left field. Sam Cuyler scores. Sam Merloni uses his aggressiveness and scores. March McColl walks. Tom Correll grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Manuel Wilson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earl Stanceu grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Weilman grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Gaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Manuel Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Rabbit Slattery singles to right field. William Smith strikes out. Rabbit Slattery steals second. Bobby White throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Sam Cuyler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Dick Rettig singles past the shortstop. Cy Brumley walks. Dolan Valdivielso lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Lord flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dick Rettig scores. Gene Hopp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Juan Dessens walks. Sam Merloni strikes out. Mikio Mitsui grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Juan Dessens is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mikio Mitsui steals second. Bobby White throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. March McColl grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Bobby White grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Earl Stanceu. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Taff strikes out. Bob Weilman is hit by a pitch. Phil Rivera is pinch hitting for Bob Gaw. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Phil Rivera singles to right field. Dick Rettig strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Arizona Tom Correll flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Flaherty is pinch hitting for Manuel Wilson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ernie Flaherty walks. Rabbit Slattery grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Arizona total runners LOB: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Czajkowski improves in contact_vs_lefty Ray Maloney improves in contact_vs_lefty Chuck Hargis did not respond to coaching in control Mark Paulette did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ray Maloney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Lee improves in arm
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Roettger improves in velocity Rocky Fasano did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Lucier did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Kelly Stewart improves in contact_vs_righty Kelly Stewart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Roettger did not respond to coaching in control