Win: Dick Moore (3-1) Loss: Phil Williams (0-1)
Save: Joe "Blitzen" Benz (15)
Inning: 1 Chicago Ernie Bigbee pitching. Keefe McRae hits a home run. Reb Russell strikes out. Oscar Moford flies out to the center fielder. John Soto reached on a fielding error by Ernie Bigbee. Ben Lohrke doubles to left field. George Cox flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Rickey Williams pitching. Bob Eyre hits a home run. Scott Chance grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Marrow doubles to center field. Paul Belle strikes out. Matt Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Terry Howell grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Harper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rickey Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bruce Blemker strikes out. Ed Schmulbach grounds out to the shortstop. John McGilvray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Keefe McRae grounds out to the pitcher. Reb Russell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Oscar Moford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Ernie Bigbee singles to right field. Bob Eyre grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ernie Bigbee is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Scott Chance walks. John Marrow strikes out. Paul Belle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago John Soto pops out to the shortstop. Ben Lohrke flies out to the right fielder. George Cox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Matt Morrison singles to right field. Bruce Blemker flies out to the center fielder. Ed Schmulbach singles to right field. Matt Morrison is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. John McGilvray reached on a fielding error by Reb Russell. Ernie Bigbee grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Terry Howell strikes out. Bobby Harper flies out to the left fielder. Rickey Williams grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Eyre grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Chance triples. The defense is playing the infield in. John Marrow strikes out. Paul Belle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Keefe McRae reached on a fielding error by John McGilvray. Reb Russell walks. Oscar Moford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Keefe McRae advances to third on the play. Reb Russell advances to second on the play. John Soto strikes out. Ben Lohrke walks. George Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Houston Matt Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Schmulbach flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Terry Howell flies out to the center fielder. Chick Gandil is pinch hitting for Bobby Harper. Chick Gandil grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rickey Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Ikuzo Kitabeppu enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chick Gandil at RF. John McGilvray doubles to left field. Ernie Bigbee pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Bob Eyre flies out to the right fielder. Scott Chance walks. John Marrow flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Keefe McRae grounds out to the third baseman. Reb Russell grounds out to the second baseman. Oscar Moford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Paul Belle singles to center field. Paul Belle steals second. Matt Morrison grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Belle advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Schmulbach grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago John Soto walks. John Soto steals second. Al Carisch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ben Lohrke flies out to the left fielder. George Cox walks. Terry Howell flies out to the center fielder. John Lee is pinch hitting for Ikuzo Kitabeppu. John Lee strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Kenji Takamiya enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Lee at RF. Fred Gilkey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John McGilvray singles to right field. Randy Sadler is pinch hitting for Al Carisch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Randy Sadler singles to center field. John McGilvray advances to third on the hit. Dick Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Eyre flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John McGilvray is thrown out at the plate. Randy Sadler steals second. Scott Chance grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Chicago Phil Williams pitching. Dick Moore strikes out. Keefe McRae grounds out to the second baseman. Reb Russell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston John Marrow pops out to the third baseman. Paul Belle walks. Matt Morrison grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Paul Belle is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bruce Blemker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Chicago Oscar Moford flies out to the right fielder. John Soto hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ben Lohrke singles to center field. George Cox singles to center field. Terry Howell walks. John Soto scores. Roxey Lock is pinch hitting for Kenji Takamiya. Roxey Lock grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Lohrke scores. George Cox advances to third on the play. Terry Howell advances to second on the play. Rich Nagy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Lanfranconi is pinch hitting for Dick Moore. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Lanfranconi pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Houston Joe Blitzen Benz pitching. Billy McMurtry enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roxey Lock at RF. Ed Schmulbach flies out to the left fielder. John McGilvray strikes out. Mandy Hughes is pinch hitting for Rich Nagy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mandy Hughes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 9 Houston total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - John Marrow (11), John McGilvray (13).3B - Scott Chance (10).HR - Bob Eyre (17). Baserunning: SB - Paul Belle (19), Randy Sadler (7). Fielding: E - John McGilvray, Ernie Bigbee.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Roland improves in arm Howie Kerksieck did not respond to coaching in velocity Footsie Wentz improves in range Charlie Roland did not respond to coaching in range Greg Peters improves in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Burba did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Leonard improves in arm Jim Phelan did not respond to coaching in velocity Carlos Robinson improves in contact_vs_righty Terry Fordyce improves in 3B