Win: George Block (11-2) Loss: Tom Golvin (0-14)
Save: James Arnold (22)
Inning: 1 Houston Tom Golvin pitching. Greg Spongberg pops out to the catcher. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Alvarado singles to center field. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh George Block pitching. George Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Firpo Arias doubles to center field. Jake Mahaffey strikes out. Hank Stynes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Pearce flies out to the right fielder. Pete Valdez doubles to right field. Bud Siever hits a home run. Pete Valdez scores. Harland Lockhart doubles to left field. George Block flies out to the left fielder. Greg Spongberg hits a home run. Harland Lockhart scores. Joe Ganzel pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Gene Doljack pops out to the second baseman. Art Cooper strikes out. Tim Harmon singles to center field. Bob Landrum walks. Tom Golvin singles to center field. George Johnson grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Tim Harmon is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Houston Jerry Alvarado walks. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Joe Pearce strikes out. Jerry Alvarado steals second. Pete Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Firpo Arias grounds out to the pitcher. Jake Mahaffey pops out to the third baseman. Hank Stynes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bud Siever singles to right field. Bud Siever steals second. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Siever advances to third on the play. George Block strikes out. Greg Spongberg hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bud Siever scores. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Gene Doljack strikes out. Art Cooper grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Harmon singles to center field. Bob Landrum walks. Ed Landau is pinch hitting for Tom Golvin. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ed Landau singles to right field. George Johnson doubles to left field. Tim Harmon scores. Bob Landrum scores. Firpo Arias walks. Jake Mahaffey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Houston Bama Moss pitching. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the left fielder. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Joe Pearce walks. Joe Pearce steals second. Pete Valdez singles to right field. Bud Siever strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Hank Stynes flies out to the center fielder. Gene Doljack pops out to the first baseman. Art Cooper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Harland Lockhart flies out to the center fielder. George Block singles to right field. Greg Spongberg grounds into a force play to the second baseman. George Block is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Greg Spongberg steals second. Tim Harmon throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Joe Ganzel singles to center field. Greg Spongberg scores. Len Pfiester comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Alvarado singles to center field. Joe Ganzel aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jerry Alvarado is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tim Harmon strikes out. Bob Landrum strikes out. Len Pfiester flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia grounds out to the shortstop. John Marshall is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Marshall flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel singles to right field. Bud Siever strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh George Johnson strikes out. Firpo Arias singles to right field. Firpo Arias is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jake Mahaffey hits a home run. Hank Stynes hits a home run. Gene Doljack flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Harland Lockhart flies out to the center fielder. Dick Carroll is pinch hitting for George Block. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dick Carroll strikes out. Greg Spongberg doubles to right field. Bobby Stuart is pinch hitting for Joe Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Stuart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh James Arnold pitching. Art Cooper flies out to the right fielder. Tim Harmon grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Landrum flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jerry Alvarado singles to right field. Ed Nicosia flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Alvarado steals second. Tim Harmon throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. John Marshall walks. Jerry Rhiel grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Alvarado scores. John Marshall advances to second on the play. Phil Romero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Siever grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jimmy Ferraro is pinch hitting for Phil Romero. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jimmy Ferraro strikes out. George Johnson singles to left field. Firpo Arias grounds out to the third baseman. George Johnson advances to second on the play. Jake Mahaffey singles to center field. George Johnson scores. Hank Stynes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Russ Irwin did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Mimbs improves in arm Fred Brodie improves in arm Pete Richardson did not respond to coaching in velocity Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Potter improves in contact_vs_righty Monty Ouellette did not respond to coaching in arm Tom Suarez improves in range Yank Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty