Win: Bill Sprowl (6-5) Loss: Jim Bale (5-2)
Save: Charlie Snider (3)
Inning: 1 Houston Bill Sprowl pitching. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Hopp singles to right field. Bobby White grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gene Hopp is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Earl Stanceu flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Jim Bale pitching. Jack Mills strikes out. Jose Byrne singles to center field. Rick Lind is hit by a pitch. Al Ramsey strikes out. Pinky Monteleone walks. Billy Fletcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Weilman flies out to the left fielder. Archie Griffin grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Gaw grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Andy Perisho doubles to left field. Bill Reilly singles to right field. Andy Perisho scores. Bill Sprowl lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Mills pops out to the first baseman. Jose Byrne flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Dick Rettig doubles to right field. Jim Bale lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Dick Rettig is thrown out at third. Fred Lord doubles to center field. Jim Bale scores. Gene Hopp singles to right field. Bobby White pops out to the shortstop. Earl Stanceu flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Rick Lind grounds out to the third baseman. Al Ramsey strikes out. Pinky Monteleone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bob Weilman singles to right field. Archie Griffin pops out to the first baseman. Bob Gaw flies out to the left fielder. Dick Rettig singles to left field. Jim Bale strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Billy Fletcher strikes out. Andy Perisho strikes out. Bill Reilly flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Fred Lord strikes out. Gene Hopp grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby White flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Bill Sprowl strikes out. Jack Mills singles to center field. Jose Byrne walks. Rick Lind grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Mills advances to third on the play. Jose Byrne advances to second on the play. Al Ramsey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Earl Stanceu strikes out. Bob Weilman grounds out to the third baseman. Archie Griffin singles to center field. Bob Gaw singles to right field. Dick Rettig pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Pinky Monteleone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Fletcher singles to right field. Andy Perisho pops out to the catcher. Bill Reilly hits a home run. Billy Fletcher scores. Bill Sprowl singles to left field. Jack Mills flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Jim Bale strikes out. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Hopp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Jose Byrne pops out to the shortstop. Rick Lind singles to left field. Al Ramsey singles to center field. Rick Lind advances to third on the hit. Al Ramsey steals second. Pinky Monteleone walks. Bill Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Fletcher strikes out. Andy Perisho grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Bobby White walks. Bobby White steals second. Ted Sosa 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. Earl Stanceu doubles to center field. Bobby White scores. Bob Weilman strikes out. Archie Griffin grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Gaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Bill Reilly strikes out. Ted Sosa reached on a 2-base fielding error by Fred Lord. Jack Mills singles to center field. Jose Byrne hits a home run. Ted Sosa scores. Jack Mills scores. Hisao Watanabe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Lind flies out to the right fielder. Al Ramsey singles to left field. Pinky Monteleone walks. Billy Fletcher singles to right field. Al Ramsey scores. Pinky Monteleone advances to third on the hit. Andy Perisho flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Dick Rettig singles to right field. Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Hisao Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Taff strikes out. Fred Lord singles to center field. Dick Rettig advances to third on the hit. Gene Hopp triples. Dick Rettig scores. Fred Lord scores. Charlie Snider comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby White pops out to the first baseman. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 9 Chicago total runners left on base: 12
Game Notes Gene Hopp is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fritz Gleaton did not respond to coaching in endurance Harry Valdes did not respond to coaching in range Narciso Hopper did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jimmy Hassler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Lee improves in power_vs_lefty Rich Phillips did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dan Bernier improves in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ken Theobald did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ken Theobald did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Floyd did not respond to coaching in range Ben Castleton improves in RF