Inning: 1 Houston Lefty English pitching. Fred Lord grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Gaw hits an infield single to the third baseman. Bobby White flies out to the right fielder. Ed Lutenberg lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jim Bale pitching. Jose Guerrero singles past the second baseman. Jose Guerrero steals second. Rusty Triandos pops out to the catcher. Bert Harris pops out to the third baseman. Bob Bailey hits a home run. Jose Guerrero scores. Buster Walls grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Weilman doubles to left field. Dick Rettig grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Weilman advances to third on the play. Cy Brumley grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Werber grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dave McLaughlin grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Roach flies out to the center fielder. Curt Heredia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jim Bale grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Gaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Lefty English strikes out. Jose Guerrero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Rusty Triandos lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bobby White strikes out. Ed Lutenberg walks. Bob Weilman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Lutenberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dick Rettig flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bert Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Bailey triples. Buster Walls flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Bailey scores. Dave McLaughlin doubles to right field. Hal Roach walks. Curt Heredia lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Cy Brumley reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hal Roach. Bob Werber flies out to the left fielder. Jim Bale is hit by a pitch. Fred Lord singles to left field. Cy Brumley scores. Bob Gaw grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Bale advances to third on the play. Fred Lord advances to second on the play. Bobby White strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Lefty English grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Guerrero flies out to the left fielder. Rusty Triandos grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Ed Lutenberg hits a home run. Bob Weilman strikes out. Dick Rettig singles to left field. Cy Brumley strikes out. Bob Werber grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dick Rettig is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bert Harris singles to left field. Bob Bailey pops out to the third baseman. Buster Walls strikes out. Dave McLaughlin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Jim Bale. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Taff flies out to the center fielder. Fred Lord doubles to center field. Bob Gaw grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby White strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Randy Dilauro pitching. Hal Roach grounds out to the third baseman. Curt Heredia walks. Lefty English lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Curt Heredia forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jose Guerrero singles to left field. Rusty Triandos doubles to right field. Lefty English scores. Jose Guerrero uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bert Harris singles to center field. Rusty Triandos scores. Bob Bailey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Ed Lutenberg flies out to the right fielder. Bob Weilman grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Rettig flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Buster Walls walks. Dave McLaughlin lines out to the second baseman. Hal Roach flies out to the center fielder. Curt Heredia grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Buster Walls is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Lou Smith 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. Cy Brumley strikes out. Bob Werber flies out to the center fielder. Earl Stanceu is pinch hitting for Bill Anderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Earl Stanceu flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 7 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Rusty Triandos (13), Dave McLaughlin (15).3B - Bob Bailey (2).HR - Bob Bailey (7).SF - Buster Walls. Baserunning: SB - Jose Guerrero (33). Fielding: E - Hal Roach.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack McDowell did not respond to coaching in arm Tom Czajkowski improves in range Fritz Gleaton did not respond to coaching in velocity Rich Phillips improves in speed Ray Maloney improves in range Walter Jean did not respond to coaching in endurance
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Ayrault did not respond to coaching in range Ted Reilly improves in arm Roy Foster did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Platte did not respond to coaching in control Ed Ayrault did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hank Sparks improves in power_vs_lefty Roy Foster did not respond to coaching in 3B