Inning: 1 Houston
Snake Coquillette pitching.
Lafayette Melvin walks.
Lafayette Melvin steals second.
Otis Velez flies out to the center fielder.
Jim Strain strikes out.
Duane Eaves grounds out to the pitcher.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 1 Pittsburgh
Bernie Daniel pitching.
Jim Maddox singles to right field.
Kevin Verbanic grounds out to the third baseman.
Jim Maddox advances to second on the play.
Mike Stoneham grounds out to the second baseman.
Jim Maddox advances to third on the play.
Jim Greer singles to center field.
Jim Maddox scores.
Otie Zinn doubles to right field.
Jim Greer uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Dale Vitelli comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Fritz Mullen walks.
Al Boucher grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 2 Houston
Ken Munoz grounds out to the second baseman.
Jim Feller strikes out.
Dave Cage grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 2 Pittsburgh
Henry Okrie pops out to the third baseman.
Snake Coquillette strikes out.
Jim Maddox singles to right field.
Kevin Verbanic singles to center field.
Jim Maddox advances to third on the hit.
Mike Stoneham doubles to center field.
Jim Maddox scores.
Kevin Verbanic uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Amby Fette comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Jim Greer walks.
Otie Zinn pops out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 3 Houston
Walter Herr strikes out.
Amby Fette strikes out.
Lafayette Melvin strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 3 Pittsburgh
Fritz Mullen singles to right field.
Fritz Mullen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd).
Al Boucher grounds out to the second baseman.
Henry Okrie singles to left field.
Snake Coquillette singles to center field.
Henry Okrie advances to third on the hit.
Jim Maddox grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single!
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 4 Houston
Otis Velez walks.
Jim Strain hits a home run.
Otis Velez scores.
Duane Eaves grounds out to the third baseman.
Ken Munoz strikes out.
Jim Feller flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 4 Pittsburgh
Kevin Verbanic grounds out to the second baseman.
Mike Stoneham grounds out to the shortstop.
Jim Greer flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 5 Houston
Dave Cage walks.
Walter Herr walks.
Hajime Negoro is pinch hitting for Amby Fette. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired.
Hajime Negoro grounds out to the second baseman.
Dave Cage advances to third on the play.
Walter Herr advances to second on the play.
Lafayette Melvin doubles to center field.
Dave Cage scores.
Walter Herr scores.
Otis Velez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single!
Jim Strain grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 5 Pittsburgh
Keishi Kita pitching.
Otie Zinn flies out to the center fielder.
Fritz Mullen singles to left field.
Fritz Mullen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd).
Al Boucher is hit by a pitch.
Henry Okrie singles to center field.
Al Boucher advances to third on the hit.
Henry Okrie is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd).
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Houston
Duane Eaves strikes out.
Ken Munoz doubles past the third baseman.
Jim Feller grounds out to the third baseman.
Dave Cage walks.
Walter Herr strikes out.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 6 Pittsburgh
Snake Coquillette pops out to the first baseman.
Jim Maddox flies out to the left fielder.
Kevin Verbanic grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 7 Houston
Jerry Volpe is pinch hitting for Keishi Kita. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning.
Jerry Volpe doubles to center field.
Lafayette Melvin walks.
Otis Velez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.
Jerry Volpe advances to third on the play.
Jim Strain strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 7 Pittsburgh
Gary Jackson pitching.
Mike Stoneham singles to center field.
Jim Greer grounds into a force play to the third baseman.
Mike Stoneham is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Otie Zinn doubles to right field.
The defense is playing the infield in.
Fritz Mullen grounds out to the second baseman.
Al Boucher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 8 Houston
Charlie Irwin comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats.
Duane Eaves grounds out to the shortstop.
Ken Munoz doubles past the third baseman.
Jim Feller grounds out to the second baseman.
Ken Munoz advances to third on the play.
Dave Cage pops out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 8 Pittsburgh
Henry Okrie singles past the shortstop.
Dana Lyle is pinch hitting for Charlie Irwin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning.
Dana Lyle singles past the shortstop.
Henry Okrie advances to third on the hit.
The defense is playing the infield in.
Jim Maddox singles to left field.
Henry Okrie scores.
Dana Lyle advances to third on the hit.
Bill Littlefield comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Kevin Verbanic pops out to the second baseman.
Mike Stoneham hits a home run.
Dana Lyle scores.
Jim Maddox scores.
Jim Greer pops out to the third baseman.
Otie Zinn grounds out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 9 Houston
Cliff Baker pitching.
Aiden Garcia enters the game as a defensive replacement for Otie Zinn at C.
Walter Herr walks.
Mamoru Yamashita is pinch hitting for Bill Littlefield. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat.
Mamoru Yamashita singles to left field.
Ruben Zdeb comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule.
Lafayette Melvin grounds out to the third baseman.
Walter Herr advances to third on the play.
Mamoru Yamashita advances to second on the play.
Otis Velez grounds out to the shortstop.
Walter Herr scores.
Mamoru Yamashita advances to third on the play.
Jim Strain flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 1
Houston total runners left on base: 7
Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9