Win: Bobby Sawyer (2-0) Loss: Hisao Watanabe (1-2)
Inning: 1 Houston Frank Glavenich pitching. Fred Lord singles to center field. Gene Hopp strikes out. Bobby White grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Lord advances to second on the play. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Shovel Upton pitching. Paul Gibson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Andrew strikes out. Bryan Drews grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Weilman grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Bob Gaw flies out to the center fielder. Dick Rettig singles to right field. Cy Brumley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Harry Daviault grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Veryzer singles to center field. Fred Lake strikes out. Bob Crawford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Shovel Upton flies out to the center fielder. Fred Lord strikes out. Gene Hopp singles to right field. Bobby White strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Jay Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Frank Glavenich strikes out. Paul Gibson doubles to center field. Bob Andrew grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Earl Stanceu strikes out. Bob Weilman strikes out. Bob Gaw flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Bryan Drews walks. Harry Daviault strikes out. Jay Veryzer triples. Bryan Drews scores. Fred Lake flies out to the left fielder. Bob Crawford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Dick Rettig grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Brumley singles to center field. Shovel Upton lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Cy Brumley forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Fred Lord walks. Gene Hopp flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Jay Hernandez strikes out. Frank Glavenich strikes out. Paul Gibson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bobby White grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earl Stanceu flies out to the left fielder. Bob Weilman singles to center field. Bob Weilman steals second. Bob Gaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bob Andrew reached on a fielding error by Bob Gaw. Bryan Drews strikes out. Bob Andrew steals second. Bobby White throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Harry Daviault singles to center field. Bob Andrew scores. Jay Veryzer hits a home run. Harry Daviault scores. Fred Lake strikes out. Bob Crawford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Dick Rettig flies out to the left fielder. Cy Brumley singles to right field. Shovel Upton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Jay Hernandez strikes out. Frank Glavenich singles to right field. Paul Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Bob Andrew pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Gene Hopp pops out to the second baseman. Bobby White grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Stanceu flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Bryan Drews grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Daviault grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Veryzer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Bob Weilman hits a home run. Joe Small comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Gaw flies out to the right fielder. Dick Rettig doubles to left field. Cy Brumley hits a home run. Dick Rettig scores. Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Shovel Upton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Taff strikes out. Fred Lord doubles to center field. Gene Hopp singles to right field. Fred Lord scores. Bobby Sawyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby White grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Hisao Watanabe pitching. Fred Lake flies out to the left fielder. Bob Crawford singles to right field. Bob Crawford steals second. Bobby White throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jay Hernandez singles to right field. Bob Crawford scores. Houston total runners left on base: 8 St. Louis total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Fred Lord (3), Dick Rettig (3).HR - Bob Weilman (2), Cy Brumley (1). Baserunning: SB - Bob Weilman (3). Fielding: E - Bobby White 2, Bob Gaw.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hal Wilson improves in contact_vs_lefty Harry Valdes improves in speed Narciso Hopper improves in range Jim Cort did not respond to coaching in endurance Chris Mangum improves in power_vs_righty Rich Phillips improves in arm
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Harry Silverio did not respond to coaching in control Ollie Aust did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pete Armstrong did not respond to coaching in speed Yoshihisa Yoshida did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Harry Silverio did not respond to coaching in control Jack Gregory did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty