Win: Gene Thormahlen (2-0) Loss: Bill Carson (0-5)
Save: Kurt Bigbee (6)
Inning: 1 Houston Bill Carson pitching. Joe Ganzel walks. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Joe Pearce doubles to left field. Joe Ganzel uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pete Valdez singles to right field. Joe Pearce is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Bud Siever flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Gene Thormahlen pitching. Pascual Delmas flies out to the right fielder. Rip Andrews grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Afenir grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Harland Lockhart doubles to right field. John Marshall strikes out. Barry Correa singles to right field. Harland Lockhart scores. Gene Thormahlen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Ganzel singles to center field. Barry Correa scores. Pi Ortiz singles to center field. Joe Ganzel advances to third on the hit. Joe Pearce strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago Bob Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Mulleavy singles to center field. Dick Mulleavy is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kevin Milligan lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Pete Valdez grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Siever strikes out. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Jack Wilshere grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Lubratich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Carson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston John Marshall flies out to the right fielder. Barry Correa singles to left field. Barry Correa steals second. Gene Thormahlen flies out to the center fielder. Joe Ganzel walks. Pi Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Pascual Delmas grounds out to the shortstop. Rip Andrews flies out to the center fielder. Joe Afenir singles to center field. Bob Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Pearce grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Valdez strikes out. Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Dick Mulleavy flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Milligan grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Wilshere flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Harland Lockhart pops out to the second baseman. John Marshall lines out to the shortstop. Barry Correa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Pete Lubratich grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Carson grounds out to the pitcher. Pascual Delmas doubles past the first baseman. Rip Andrews singles to center field. Pascual Delmas scores. Joe Afenir flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Gene Thormahlen grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Stuart is pinch hitting for Joe Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Stuart singles past the third baseman. Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Stuart steals second. Ed Nicosia reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jack Wilshere. Bobby Stuart scores. Joe Pearce grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Bob Jones reached on a fielding error by Barry Correa. Dick Mulleavy singles to center field. Bob Jones advances to third on the hit. Kevin Milligan singles to left field. Bob Jones scores. Jack Wilshere flies out to the left fielder. Pete Lubratich strikes out. Jim Cuccinello is pinch hitting for Bill Carson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jim Cuccinello singles to right field. Dick Mulleavy is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bill Lynn pitching. Bud Siever singles to center field. Harland Lockhart flies out to the left fielder. John Marshall singles past the second baseman. Bud Siever advances to third on the hit. Barry Correa grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Pascual Delmas triples. Rip Andrews flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Pascual Delmas scores. Joe Afenir pops out to the first baseman. Kurt Bigbee 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. Bob Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Kurt Bigbee flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Stuart walks. Ed Nicosia singles to center field. Joe Pearce walks. Jerry Rhiel flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bobby Stuart scores. Paul Rojas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Siever reached on a fielding error by Paul Rojas. Harland Lockhart doubles to left field. Ed Nicosia scores. Joe Pearce scores. Bud Siever uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Marshall singles to left field. Harland Lockhart scores. Barry Correa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Dick Mulleavy flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Milligan flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! John Moffitt is pinch hitting for Jack Wilshere. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Moffitt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Chicago total runners LOB: 3
Batting:2B - Joe Pearce (10), Harland Lockhart 2 (16).SF - Jerry Rhiel.GIDP - Barry Correa. Baserunning: SB - Bobby Stuart (2), Barry Correa (2). Fielding: E - Barry Correa.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim McGlothin did not respond to coaching in speed Howie McCarthy improves in arm Rick Yerkes did not respond to coaching in speed Paul Rebel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Leroy Skeels improves in contact_vs_lefty Don Jahn did not respond to coaching in speed Al Schypinski did not respond to coaching in control Joe McGowan improves in power_vs_lefty