Win: Jim Bale (5-1) Loss: Pablo Harrison (3-5)
Save: Mike Oster (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Pablo Harrison pitching. Fred Lord reached on a fielding error by Tony Hildebrand. Fred Lord steals second. Archie Griffin singles to center field. Fred Lord scores. Gene Hopp lines out to the third baseman. Bob Gaw strikes out. Bobby White flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Jim Bale pitching. Tony Hildebrand strikes out. Dummy Herring triples. Matt Kitamura singles to left field. Dummy Herring scores. Jay Hernandez strikes out. Evan Stock singles to center field. Matt Kitamura advances to third on the hit. Mike Hartenstein grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Bob Weilman walks. Dick Rettig strikes out. Jim Bale pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Fred Lake strikes out. Bob Crawford walks. Pablo Harrison lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tony Hildebrand walks. Dummy Herring walks. Matt Kitamura flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Houston Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Archie Griffin flies out to the center fielder. Gene Hopp singles to right field. Gene Hopp steals second. Bob Gaw hits a home run. Gene Hopp scores. Bobby White grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Jay Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Evan Stock grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Hartenstein singles to left field. Mike Hartenstein steals second. Fred Lake grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Ed Lutenberg pops out to the second baseman. Bob Weilman grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Rettig hits a home run. Jim Bale strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Bob Crawford flies out to the right fielder. Pablo Harrison strikes out. Tony Hildebrand flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Fred Lord strikes out. Archie Griffin singles to right field. Gene Hopp grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Archie Griffin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Gaw walks. Bobby White strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Dummy Herring singles to left field. Matt Kitamura grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dummy Herring advances to second on the play. Jay Hernandez strikes out. Evan Stock lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Ed Lutenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Weilman hits a home run. Joe Small comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Rettig grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Bale singles past the second baseman. Fred Lord grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Bale is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Mike Hartenstein flies out to the left fielder. Fred Lake strikes out. Bob Crawford singles to right field. Joe Small pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Archie Griffin grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Gene Hopp flies out to the center fielder. Bob Gaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Tony Hildebrand hits a home run. Dummy Herring strikes out. Matt Kitamura doubles to center field. Jay Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Evan Stock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bobby White grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Lutenberg reached on a 2-base fielding error by Evan Stock. Bob Weilman pops out to the shortstop. Dick Rettig strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Purnal Bates enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bobby White at C. Mike Hartenstein grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Lake grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Crawford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Jim Bale. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Taff flies out to the right fielder. Fred Lord doubles to left field. Archie Griffin walks. Gene Hopp pops out to the second baseman. Bob Gaw pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Mike Oster pitching. Craig Landrum is pinch hitting for Joe Small. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Craig Landrum grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Hildebrand flies out to the right fielder. Dummy Herring strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 8 St. Louis total runners LOB: 9
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rich Phillips improves in range Max Franklin improves in range Mark Paulette did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Hal Wilson did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Lee improves in power_vs_righty Mark Paulette improves in power_vs_lefty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Burris did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Kahler did not respond to coaching in control Myron Spangler did not respond to coaching in range Goldie Taylor improves in speed Jack Gregory did not respond to coaching in range Claude Holbert did not respond to coaching in control