Win: George Hook (9-3) Loss: Oscar Williams (2-7)
Save: James Arnold (17)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh George Hook pitching. Art Cooper flies out to the right fielder. Bob Landrum grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Hank Stynes pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Oscar Williams pitching. Joe Ganzel hits a home run. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the third baseman. Pi Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Pete Valdez singles to right field. Harland Lockhart walks. John Marshall hits an infield single to the second baseman. Dick Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jake Mahaffey grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Harmon flies out to the center fielder. Arnie Branyan walks. George Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Barry Correa pops out to the third baseman. George Hook grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Ganzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ed Landau grounds out to the third baseman. Oscar Williams strikes out. Art Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pi Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bob Landrum grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Stynes grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Mahaffey doubles to left field. Tim Harmon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Harland Lockhart pops out to the third baseman. John Marshall singles to right field. Dick Carroll grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Marshall is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Barry Correa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Arnie Branyan grounds out to the third baseman. George Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Landau flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston George Hook pops out to the catcher. Joe Ganzel singles to right field. Jerry Alvarado doubles to right field. Joe Ganzel uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pi Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Pete Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Oscar Williams strikes out. Art Cooper pops out to the shortstop. Bob Landrum walks. Hank Stynes singles to right field. Jake Mahaffey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Harland Lockhart doubles to right field. John Marshall singles to right field. Harland Lockhart scores. Dick Carroll strikes out. John Marshall steals second. Barry Correa grounds out to the shortstop. George Hook grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tim Harmon flies out to the center fielder. Arnie Branyan strikes out. George Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bobby Stuart is pinch hitting for Joe Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Stuart flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Alvarado doubles to center field. Len Pfiester 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. Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia singles to left field. Jerry Alvarado scores. Pete Valdez flies out to the right fielder. Harland Lockhart lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tony Thompson 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. Ed Landau pops out to the second baseman. Jimmy Ferraro is pinch hitting for Len Pfiester. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jimmy Ferraro singles to left field. Art Cooper strikes out. Bob Landrum flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Phil Romero pitching. John Marshall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Carroll strikes out. Barry Correa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Hank Stynes singles to left field. Jake Mahaffey flies out to the right fielder. Tim Harmon singles to center field. Hank Stynes aggressively advances to third on the hit. James Arnold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Arnie Branyan pops out to the shortstop. George Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Smith improves in range Rich Gonzales improves in arm Yank Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Yank Johnson improves in contact_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim McGlothin improves in contact_vs_lefty Whitey Nichols improves in contact_vs_righty Rick Yerkes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Willie Rossman did not respond to coaching in control Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B