Inning: 1 Chicago Shovel Upton pitching. Andy Perisho strikes out. Rick Lind strikes out. Tom Gilmore hits a home run. Al Ramsey singles to left field. Billy Fletcher hits a home run. Al Ramsey scores. Pinky Monteleone singles to left field. Bill Reilly grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Pinky Monteleone is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Bruce Bearse pitching. Fred Lord grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Archie Griffin strikes out. Gene Hopp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Rafael Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Bearse flies out to the center fielder. Andy Perisho grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Gaw pops out to the first baseman. Bobby White grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Lutenberg doubles to right field. Bob Weilman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Rick Lind strikes out. Tom Gilmore doubles to center field. Al Ramsey pops out to the third baseman. Billy Fletcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Dick Rettig walks. Shovel Upton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Lord is hit by a pitch. Archie Griffin strikes out. Gene Hopp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Pinky Monteleone grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Reilly flies out to the center fielder. Rafael Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bob Gaw strikes out. Bobby White flies out to the right fielder. Ed Lutenberg grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Bruce Bearse grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Andy Perisho singles to center field. Rick Lind singles to right field. Andy Perisho advances to third on the hit. Rick Lind steals second. Tom Gilmore doubles to center field. Andy Perisho scores. Rick Lind scores. Randy Dilauro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Ramsey grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Gilmore advances to third on the play. Billy Fletcher grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Weilman grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Rettig strikes out. Randy Dilauro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Pinky Monteleone hits a home run. Bill Reilly doubles to right field. Rafael Garcia singles to left field. Bruce Bearse strikes out. Hisao Watanabe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rafael Garcia steals second. Andy Perisho flies out to the right fielder. Rick Lind grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Fred Lord doubles to left field. Archie Griffin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Lord advances to third on the play. Gene Hopp walks. Bob Gaw hits a home run. Fred Lord scores. Gene Hopp scores. Bobby White walks. Bobby White gets picked off first. Ed Lutenberg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Tom Gilmore flies out to the center fielder. Al Ramsey strikes out. Billy Fletcher lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Weilman singles to center field. Dick Rettig hits a home run. Bob Weilman scores. Jack Nash comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Hisao Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Taff walks. Fred Lord doubles to left field. Bill Taff uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Snider comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Archie Griffin doubles to center field. Fred Lord scores. Gene Hopp doubles past the first baseman. Archie Griffin scores. Doc Dondero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Gaw grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby White singles to center field. Gene Hopp scores. Ed Lutenberg flies out to the right fielder. Bob Weilman singles to center field. Bobby White advances to third on the hit. Dick Rettig grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Mike Oster pitching. Purnal Bates enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bobby White at C. Pinky Monteleone pops out to the second baseman. Bill Reilly singles to left field. Rafael Garcia walks. Doc Dondero pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Andy Perisho grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rafael Garcia is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Phil Rivera is pinch hitting for Mike Oster. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Phil Rivera singles to center field. Fred Lord singles to right field. Phil Rivera advances to third on the hit. Rich Susce comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Archie Griffin singles to right field. Phil Rivera scores. Fred Lord advances to third on the hit. Gene Hopp hits a home run. Fred Lord scores. Archie Griffin scores. Frank Jackson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Gaw pops out to the second baseman. Purnal Bates strikes out. Earl Stanceu is pinch hitting for Ed Lutenberg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Earl Stanceu reached on a fielding error by Bill Reilly. Bob Weilman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Earl Stanceu is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Bill Strohmayer pitching. Rick Lind grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Gilmore strikes out. Al Ramsey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Tom Gilmore 2 (2), Bill Reilly (9).HR - Tom Gilmore (1), Billy Fletcher (12), Pinky Monteleone (8). Baserunning: SB - Rick Lind (11), Rafael Garcia (3). Fielding: E - Bill Reilly.
Batting:2B - Fred Lord 2 (18), Archie Griffin (17), Gene Hopp (15), Ed Lutenberg (3).HR - Gene Hopp (13), Bob Gaw (13), Dick Rettig (17).HBP - Fred Lord (1).
Game Notes Archie Griffin is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Marcus Falteisek did not respond to coaching in velocity Jimmy Lush did not respond to coaching in arm Doug Hodge did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Floyd improves in arm Ray Johnson improves in range Marcus Falteisek did not respond to coaching in control Jim Maas did not respond to coaching in SS
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Max Franklin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Walter Jean did not respond to coaching in endurance Walter Jean did not respond to coaching in endurance Ray Maloney improves in range Fritz Gleaton did not respond to coaching in control Hal Wilson improves in contact_vs_righty