Win: Bill Anderson (6-2) Loss: Pete Kennedy (5-6)
Save: Bill Strohmayer (18)
Inning: 1 Houston Pete Kennedy pitching. Fred Lord flies out to the right fielder. Bob Gaw strikes out. Bobby White flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Dolan Valdivielso pitching. Jack Koster doubles to center field. Russ Gray singles to right field. Jack Koster scores. Mike Zeile grounds out to the second baseman. Russ Gray advances to second on the play. Toby Crawford reached on a fielding error by Bob Gaw. Buddy Michalak walks. Derrek Simms walks. Russ Gray scores. John Bullett grounds out to the shortstop. Toby Crawford scores. Buddy Michalak advances to third on the play. Derrek Simms advances to second on the play. Louis Scheer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Ed Lutenberg flies out to the right fielder. Bob Weilman pops out to the first baseman. Dick Rettig grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Pete Kennedy strikes out. Jack Koster strikes out. Russ Gray grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Cy Brumley doubles to center field. Cy Brumley steals third. Bob Werber grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Brumley scores. Dolan Valdivielso flies out to the center fielder. Fred Lord flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Mike Zeile doubles to right field. Toby Crawford grounds out to the shortstop. Buddy Michalak grounds out to the third baseman. Derrek Simms strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bob Gaw walks. Bobby White singles to right field. Bob Gaw is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Bob Weilman singles to right field. Bobby White advances to third on the hit. Dick Rettig flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York John Bullett singles to right field. John Bullett steals second. Louis Scheer strikes out. Pete Kennedy singles to right field. John Bullett scores. Jack Koster grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pete Kennedy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jack Koster is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Cy Brumley strikes out. Bob Werber singles to left field. Dolan Valdivielso fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dolan Valdivielso hits an infield single to the second baseman. Fred Lord walks. Bob Gaw flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Werber scores. Bobby White grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fred Lord is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Russ Gray singles to right field. Russ Gray steals second. Mike Zeile grounds out to the third baseman. Toby Crawford singles to right field. Russ Gray scores. Buddy Michalak flies out to the center fielder. Derrek Simms walks. John Bullett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Bob Weilman grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Rettig flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Louis Scheer strikes out. Pete Kennedy grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Koster walks. Russ Gray singles to center field. Bill Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Zeile reached on a fielding error by Bob Gaw. Toby Crawford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Houston Cy Brumley strikes out. Bob Werber singles to center field. 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 flies out to the right fielder. Fred Lord singles to left field. Bob Werber advances to third on the hit. Bob Gaw walks. Bobby White singles to right field. Bob Werber scores. Fred Lord scores. Bob Gaw advances to third on the hit. Neil Varsho comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Lutenberg singles to center field. Bob Gaw scores. Bobby White advances to third on the hit. Bob Weilman singles to center field. Bobby White scores. Dick Rettig hits a home run. Ed Lutenberg scores. Bob Weilman scores. Ricardo Potts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cy Brumley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Randy Dilauro pitching. Buddy Michalak grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Hal Williams is pinch hitting for Derrek Simms. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hal Williams grounds out to the pitcher. John Bullett lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bob Werber singles to center field. Phil Rivera is pinch hitting for Randy Dilauro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Phil Rivera flies out to the right fielder. Fred Lord grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Werber advances to second on the play. Bob Gaw flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Hisao Watanabe pitching. Louis Scheer strikes out. Ricardo Potts singles to left field. Jack Koster walks. Russ Gray strikes out. Mike Zeile singles to left field. Ricardo Potts scores. Jack Koster advances to third on the hit. Toby Crawford grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Bobby White strikes out. Ed Lutenberg grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Weilman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Purnal Bates enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bobby White at C. Bill Strohmayer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Buddy Michalak grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Williams pops out to the first baseman. John Bullett singles to right field. Louis Scheer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 5 New York total runners LOB: 11
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Walter Jean did not respond to coaching in control Narciso Hopper did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harry Valdes improves in contact_vs_lefty Harry Valdes improves in contact_vs_righty Fritz Gleaton did not respond to coaching in control Max Franklin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eddie Murray did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ed Bradley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Kelvin Hallinan did not respond to coaching in arm Kelvin Hallinan did not respond to coaching in speed Kelvin Hallinan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pit Traynor did not respond to coaching in range Eddie Murray did not respond to coaching in 1B