Win: Bill Anderson (5-1) Loss: Max Foster (2-5)
Save: Bill Strohmayer (15)
Inning: 1 Houston Max Foster pitching. Fred Lord hits a home run. Archie Griffin singles to left field. Gene Hopp grounds out to the pitcher. Archie Griffin advances to second on the play. Ed Lutenberg grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Weilman walks. Dick Rettig singles to center field. Archie Griffin scores. Bob Weilman advances to third on the hit. Cy Brumley reached on a fielding error by Jay Hernandez. Bob Weilman scores. Purnal Bates walks. Shovel Upton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 St. Louis Shovel Upton pitching. Jay Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Bryan Drews reached on a fielding error by Shovel Upton. Harry Daviault flies out to the right fielder. Jay Veryzer doubles to left field. Bob Crawford pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Archie Griffin pops out to the shortstop. Gene Hopp lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Fred Lake walks. Bob Andrew singles to center field. Fred Lake advances to third on the hit. Paul Gibson walks. Max Foster singles to center field. Fred Lake scores. Bob Andrew scores. Jay Hernandez strikes out. Bryan Drews singles to center field. Paul Gibson scores. Max Foster is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Harry Daviault flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Ed Lutenberg pops out to the first baseman. Bob Weilman grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Rettig grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Jay Veryzer lines out to the third baseman. Bob Crawford flies out to the left fielder. Fred Lake doubles to left field. Bob Andrew pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Cy Brumley reached on a 2-base throwing error by Fred Lake. Purnal Bates pops out to the second baseman. Shovel Upton strikes out. Fred Lord walks. Archie Griffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Paul Gibson lines out to the shortstop. Max Foster flies out to the right fielder. Jay Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Gene Hopp singles past the third baseman. Ed Lutenberg singles to center field. Gene Hopp advances to third on the hit. Bob Weilman grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Hopp scores. Ed Lutenberg advances to second on the play. Dick Rettig flies out to the left fielder. Cy Brumley walks. Purnal Bates lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Bryan Drews doubles to right field. Harry Daviault strikes out. Jay Veryzer flies out to the left fielder. Bob Crawford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Shovel Upton strikes out. Fred Lord walks. Archie Griffin grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Lord advances to second on the play. Gene Hopp reached on a fielding error by Bob Andrew. Ed Lutenberg pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Fred Lake hits a home run. Bob Andrew lines out to the pitcher. Paul Gibson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Max Foster lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jay Hernandez singles to right field. Paul Gibson scores. Bill Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jay Hernandez steals second. Bryan Drews strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Weilman grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Rettig singles to center field. Dick Rettig steals second. Cy Brumley singles past the second baseman. Dick Rettig scores. Zach Schullstrom comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Purnal Bates strikes out. 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 hits an infield single to the shortstop. Fred Lord singles to right field. Cy Brumley scores. Bill Taff advances to third on the hit. Archie Griffin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Hisao Watanabe pitching. Harry Daviault strikes out. Jay Veryzer singles to right field. Bob Crawford flies out to the right fielder. Fred Lake grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Gene Hopp flies out to the center fielder. Ed Lutenberg walks. Bob Weilman hits a home run. Ed Lutenberg scores. Chiaki Nishiyama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Rettig strikes out. Cy Brumley lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Phil Rivera enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred Lord at SS. Bob Andrew grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Gibson walks. Craig Landrum is pinch hitting for Chiaki Nishiyama. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Craig Landrum grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Paul Gibson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jay Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Pete White pitching. Purnal Bates grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Stanceu is pinch hitting for Hisao Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Earl Stanceu singles to right field. Phil Rivera pops out to the second baseman. Archie Griffin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Bill Strohmayer pitching. Bryan Drews strikes out. Harry Daviault grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Veryzer pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 12 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Bryan Drews (4), Jay Veryzer (5), Fred Lake (9).HR - Fred Lake (5). Baserunning: SB - Jay Hernandez (12). Fielding: E - Jay Hernandez, Fred Lake, Bob Andrew.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hal Wilson improves in contact_vs_righty Walter Jean did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Czajkowski improves in speed Harry Valdes improves in speed Rich Phillips improves in arm Mark Paulette improves in speed
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Claude Holbert did not respond to coaching in control John Burris did not respond to coaching in control Carlos McMahon improves in contact_vs_righty Sean Krausse did not respond to coaching in velocity Leo Dougherty did not respond to coaching in control Yoshihisa Yoshida did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty