Win: Johnny Erwin (6-11) Loss: Joe Murphy (12-10)
Save: Eddie Ward (4)
Inning: 1 New York Joe Murphy pitching. Frank Leyritz grounds out to the shortstop. Tex Rogers doubles to left field. Tommy Sutherland triples. Tex Rogers scores. Ray Wetzel grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Sutherland scores. Lorenzo Haney triples. Don Sigman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Johnny Erwin pitching. Charlie Warhop walks. Gary Smith pops out to the second baseman. King Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Joe Bancroft pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Walt Strange walks. Walt Strange steals second. Catfish Robinson grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Erwin singles to left field. Walt Strange scores. Frank Leyritz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Erwin advances to second on the play. Tex Rogers grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Tom Ryan grounds out to the third baseman. Carl Lloyd grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Pettit flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Tommy Sutherland strikes out. Ray Wetzel grounds out to the third baseman. Lorenzo Haney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Zak Stafford strikes out. Joe Murphy flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Warhop strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Don Sigman grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Strange strikes out. Catfish Robinson singles past the shortstop. Johnny Erwin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Gary Smith singles to right field. King Blackburn walks. Joe Bancroft flies out to the center fielder. Tom Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Smith advances to third on the play. King Blackburn advances to second on the play. Carl Lloyd flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Frank Leyritz walks. Tex Rogers flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Sutherland strikes out. Ray Wetzel singles to center field. Frank Leyritz advances to third on the hit. Lorenzo Haney strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Pettit grounds out to the shortstop. Zak Stafford flies out to the left fielder. Joe Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Don Sigman pops out to the catcher. Walt Strange grounds out to the third baseman. Catfish Robinson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Charlie Warhop flies out to the center fielder. Gary Smith flies out to the right fielder. King Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Johnny Erwin grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Leyritz walks. Tex Rogers strikes out. Tommy Sutherland singles to center field. Frank Leyritz advances to third on the hit. Larry Berblinger 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. Tommy Sutherland steals second. Ray Wetzel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Joe Bancroft pops out to the catcher. Tom Ryan doubles to center field. Billy Hilly 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. Carl Lloyd strikes out. Ed Pettit flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Lorenzo Haney singles to center field. Lorenzo Haney steals second. Don Sigman flies out to the center fielder. Walt Strange flies out to the center fielder. Catfish Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Zak Stafford strikes out. George Foster is pinch hitting for Larry Berblinger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Foster grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Warhop singles to right field. Gary Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Warhop is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Jim Miller pitching. Grover Smith is pinch hitting for Billy Hilly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Grover Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Leyritz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tex Rogers grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Eddie Ward pitching. King Blackburn pops out to the shortstop. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Ryan reached on a fielding error by Eddie Ward. Carl Lloyd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Tex Rogers (21).3B - Tommy Sutherland (5), Lorenzo Haney (2). Baserunning: SB - Tommy Sutherland (12), Lorenzo Haney (9), Walt Strange (3). Fielding: E - Eddie Ward.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alex Sanchez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pol Webb did not respond to coaching in control Pol Webb did not respond to coaching in control Harry Farr did not respond to coaching in speed
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pedro Savransky did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Horlen did not respond to coaching in control Ike Osik improves in velocity Jim Hanson improves in power_vs_lefty