Inning: 1 Houston Buster Brown pitching. George Gandil singles to left field. Charlie Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Brian Stott grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Vince Pirtle pitching. Harry Koegel walks. Harry Koegel steals second. Tinsley Augustine doubles to left field. Harry Koegel scores. Bert Nettles grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tinsley Augustine advances to third on the play. Mike Naples singles to right field. Tinsley Augustine scores. Milt Werrick hits a home run. Mike Naples scores. Ryuuichi Kurita comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Corcoran grounds out to the second baseman. Irv Neal flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bill Perzanowski flies out to the left fielder. Tom Bush hits a home run. Cecil Reilley strikes out. John Ettles grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Jim Griffey strikes out. Buster Brown walks. Harry Koegel reached on a 2-base fielding error by Brian Stott. Tinsley Augustine flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Buster Brown scores. Bert Nettles walks. Mike Naples strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Henry Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Ryuuichi Kurita strikes out. George Gandil strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Milt Werrick grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Corcoran strikes out. Irv Neal grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Charlie Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Stott singles to left field. Bill Perzanowski grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Brian Stott is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tom Bush singles to center field. Bill Perzanowski advances to third on the hit. Cecil Reilley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Jim Griffey flies out to the right fielder. Buster Brown reached on a fielding error by Ryuuichi Kurita. Harry Koegel flies out to the center fielder. Tinsley Augustine flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston John Ettles singles to center field. Henry Smith flies out to the center fielder. Denis Liriano is pinch hitting for Ryuuichi Kurita. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Denis Liriano singles to center field. John Ettles advances to third on the hit. George Gandil singles to center field. John Ettles scores. Denis Liriano advances to third on the hit. Charlie Johnson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Jim Stellberger pitching. Bert Nettles flies out to the right fielder. Mike Naples singles to right field. Milt Werrick grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Naples is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Milt Werrick gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Brian Stott singles to right field. Brian Stott is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Perzanowski pops out to the first baseman. Tom Bush singles in front of the left fielder. Cecil Reilley grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Bush is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Jack Corcoran grounds out to the shortstop. Irv Neal singles to center field. Jim Griffey is hit by a pitch. Buster Brown lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Koegel singles to center field. Irv Neal scores. Jim Griffey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Koegel gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Gene Benes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Milt Werrick at 1B. John Ettles singles to right field. Henry Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Ettles is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Stellberger lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Henry Smith forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). George Gandil strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Tinsley Augustine flies out to the center fielder. Ted Baldwin is pinch hitting for Bert Nettles. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ted Baldwin strikes out. Mike Naples hits a home run. Gene Benes doubles to center field. Jack Corcoran flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Charlie Johnson singles to right field. Charlie Johnson steals second. Jim Griffey throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Brian Stott flies out to the left fielder. Bill Perzanowski grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Johnson scores. Tom Bush lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Tod King is pinch hitting for Irv Neal. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tod King flies out to the left fielder. Pat Lowery is pinch hitting for Jim Griffey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pat Lowery singles to right field. Bob Maysey is pinch hitting for Buster Brown. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bob Maysey walks. Harry Koegel flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Washburn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tinsley Augustine singles to center field. Pat Lowery is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Charlie Keenan pitching. Ricky Scott is pinch hitting for Cecil Reilley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ricky Scott strikes out. John Ettles pops out to the shortstop. Henry Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 5 Atlanta total runners left on base: 5
Batting:HR - Tom Bush (5).GIDP - Charlie Johnson, Brian Stott. Baserunning: SB - Charlie Johnson (1).CS - Brian Stott (2). Fielding: E - Brian Stott, Ryuuichi Kurita.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Larry Sherrill improves in velocity Ellis Miller improves in range Mitch Weston improves in power_vs_righty Larry Wolfe improves in power_vs_righty Ken Dennis did not respond to coaching in 2B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pepper Kinnunen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Eddie Greenwood did not respond to coaching in control Lil Malay did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Law did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jeff Law improves in LF