Inning: 1 Arizona Jim Cort pitching. Rabbit Slattery flies out to the right fielder. William Smith strikes out. Sam Cuyler walks. Sam Cuyler steals second. Juan Dessens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Bill Verdel pitching. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Archie Griffin hits a home run. Bob Gaw hits an infield single to the catcher. Bobby White flies out to the right fielder. Ed Lutenberg pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Sam Merloni flies out to the left fielder. Mikio Mitsui strikes out. March McColl singles to right field. March McColl steals second. Ed Calderon walks. Bill Verdel walks. Rabbit Slattery pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Weilman singles past the shortstop. Dick Rettig strikes out. Cy Brumley grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Weilman advances to second on the play. Jim Cort strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona William Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Sam Cuyler pops out to the third baseman. Juan Dessens grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Fred Lord singles to left field. Archie Griffin strikes out. Bob Gaw pops out to the shortstop. Bobby White singles to center field. Ed Lutenberg walks. Bob Weilman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Arizona Sam Merloni singles to right field. Mikio Mitsui doubles past the third baseman. Sam Merloni uses his aggressiveness and scores. March McColl singles to left field. Mikio Mitsui scores. Ed Calderon flies out to the center fielder. March McColl is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Verdel singles to center field. Rabbit Slattery strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Dick Rettig strikes out. Cy Brumley grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Cort strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona William Smith flies out to the right fielder. Sam Cuyler singles to left field. Sam Cuyler is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Juan Dessens singles to center field. Sam Merloni grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Juan Dessens is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Fred Lord flies out to the right fielder. Archie Griffin walks. Archie Griffin steals second. Bob Gaw hits a home run. Archie Griffin scores. Bobby White singles to right field. Ed Lutenberg singles to left field. Bob Weilman singles to center field. Bobby White scores. Ed Lutenberg advances to third on the hit. Dick Rettig strikes out. Cy Brumley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Arizona Mikio Mitsui grounds out to the third baseman. March McColl strikes out. Ed Calderon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Jim Cort flies out to the right fielder. Fred Lord grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Archie Griffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Ernie Flaherty is pinch hitting for Bill Verdel. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ernie Flaherty grounds out to the shortstop. Rabbit Slattery strikes out. William Smith singles to center field. Sam Cuyler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Manuel Wilson pitching. Bob Gaw grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby White grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Lutenberg flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Juan Dessens singles to left field. Sam Merloni flies out to the right fielder. Mikio Mitsui strikes out. Juan Dessens steals second. Mike Oster 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. March McColl lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bob Weilman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dick Rettig singles to center field. Cy Brumley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Rettig is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Mike Oster. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Taff singles in front of the left fielder. Cy Brumley advances to third on the hit. Fred Lord walks. Archie Griffin singles to left field. Cy Brumley scores. Bill Taff scores. Fred Lord advances to third on the hit. Hughie Assenmacher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Gaw doubles to center field. Fred Lord scores. Archie Griffin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bobby White flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Randy Dilauro pitching. Ed Calderon strikes out. Susumu Tokumoto is pinch hitting for Hughie Assenmacher. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Susumu Tokumoto hits a home run. Rabbit Slattery strikes out. William Smith reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dick Rettig. Sam Cuyler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Arizona total runners left on base: 9 Houston total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Sam Cuyler is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bernie Corridon improves in speed Herb Hickman did not respond to coaching in arm Jeff Daily did not respond to coaching in control Tuck Enders did not respond to coaching in velocity Tommy Kenders did not respond to coaching in velocity Leo Lombardo did not respond to coaching in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rich Phillips did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jimmy Hassler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Czajkowski did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Lee improves in speed Narciso Hopper improves in contact_vs_lefty Narciso Hopper improves in contact_vs_righty