Win: Hughie Assenmacher (1-1) Loss: Mike Oster (1-3)
Inning: 1 Houston Bill Verdel pitching. Fred Lord pops out to the second baseman. Archie Griffin lines out to the third baseman. Gene Hopp singles to center field. Bob Gaw grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gene Hopp is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Jim Cort pitching. Rabbit Slattery grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! William Smith flies out to the center fielder. Sam Cuyler singles to left field. Juan Dessens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bobby White grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Lutenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Weilman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Sam Merloni grounds out to the third baseman. Mikio Mitsui grounds out to the shortstop. March McColl singles to center field. Tom Correll grounds into a force play to the shortstop. March McColl is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Dick Rettig strikes out. Jim Cort strikes out. Fred Lord grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Bill Verdel grounds out to the second baseman. Rabbit Slattery singles to left field. William Smith flies out to the right fielder. Sam Cuyler walks. Juan Dessens singles to center field. Rabbit Slattery scores. Sam Merloni flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Archie Griffin grounds out to the pitcher. Gene Hopp strikes out. Bob Gaw flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Mikio Mitsui flies out to the center fielder. March McColl flies out to the right fielder. Tom Correll pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bobby White strikes out. Ed Lutenberg flies out to the center fielder. Bob Weilman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Bill Verdel singles to center field. Rabbit Slattery grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. William Smith flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Dick Rettig strikes out. Jim Cort lines out to the shortstop. Fred Lord doubles to center field. Archie Griffin singles past the third baseman. Gene Hopp grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Arizona Sam Cuyler grounds out to the third baseman. Juan Dessens hits a home run. Sam Merloni walks. Mikio Mitsui strikes out. Sam Merloni steals second. March McColl grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Gaw singles to right field. Bobby White flies out to the right fielder. Bob Gaw steals second. Ed Lutenberg grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Weilman grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Tom Correll flies out to the center fielder. Bill Verdel singles to center field. Rabbit Slattery singles to left field. Bill Anderson 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. William Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Rabbit Slattery is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sam Cuyler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Dick Rettig flies out to the left fielder. Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Bill Anderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Taff singles to right field. Fred Lord grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Hisao Watanabe pitching. Juan Dessens singles to right field. Sam Merloni strikes out. Mikio Mitsui flies out to the right fielder. March McColl singles to left field. Tom Correll walks. Bill Verdel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Houston Archie Griffin doubles to left field. Walt Reed 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. Gene Hopp hits a home run. Archie Griffin scores. Bob Gaw pops out to the second baseman. Bobby White strikes out. Ed Lutenberg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Rabbit Slattery strikes out. William Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Cuyler singles to left field. Juan Dessens pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Bob Weilman flies out to the right fielder. Dick Rettig grounds out to the second baseman. Hisao Watanabe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Arizona Sam Merloni walks. Mikio Mitsui grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! March McColl walks. Tom Correll pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Houston Fred Lord strikes out. Archie Griffin singles past the first baseman. Gene Hopp grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Arizona Hirofumi Yamanaka is pinch hitting for Walt Reed. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Hirofumi Yamanaka strikes out. Rabbit Slattery singles to right field. William Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Houston Dick Perry pitching. Bob Gaw strikes out. Bobby White grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Lutenberg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Arizona Sam Cuyler grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Dessens strikes out. Sam Merloni singles to left field. Mike Oster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mikio Mitsui pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Houston Bob Weilman strikes out. Dick Rettig strikes out. Mike Oster pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Arizona March McColl flies out to the right fielder. Tom Correll grounds out to the third baseman. Susumu Tokumoto is pinch hitting for Dick Perry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Susumu Tokumoto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Houston Hughie Assenmacher pitching. Fred Lord strikes out. Archie Griffin flies out to the center fielder. Gene Hopp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Arizona Rabbit Slattery hits a home run. Houston total runners left on base: 4 Arizona total runners left on base: 13
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mark Paulette did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rich Phillips improves in power_vs_righty Walter Jean did not respond to coaching in velocity Jimmy Hassler did not respond to coaching in speed Narciso Hopper did not respond to coaching in arm Fritz Gleaton did not respond to coaching in velocity
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Herb Hickman improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Lucier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ping Green did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ron Merriman improves in contact_vs_righty Bernie Corridon improves in power_vs_lefty Tuck Enders did not respond to coaching in velocity