Win: George Hook (12-4) Loss: Danny Schneider (2-9)
Save: James Arnold (24)
Inning: 1 Atlanta George Hook pitching. Shitoshi Nitta grounds out to the shortstop. Greg LeClaire grounds out to the shortstop. Toshiaki Otomo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Danny Schneider pitching. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Alvarado singles to right field. Pi Ortiz singles to center field. Jerry Alvarado advances to third on the hit. Joe Pearce pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Walt Markle singles to right field. Gene Weiland grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Lee Kitson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Pete Valdez doubles to right field. Bud Siever flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Harland Lockhart grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Valdez advances to third on the play. George Hook grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Ramon Pike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vic Jones singles to right field. Danny Schneider lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Vic Jones forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Shitoshi Nitta grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Danny Schneider is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Greg Spongberg hits a home run. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Alvarado pops out to the second baseman. Pi Ortiz singles past the shortstop. Pi Ortiz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Greg LeClaire reached on a fielding error by Greg Spongberg. Toshiaki Otomo grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Walt Markle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Pearce singles to right field. Pete Valdez walks. Bud Siever walks. Harland Lockhart walks. Joe Pearce scores. George Hook flies out to the left fielder. Greg Spongberg grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Pete Valdez is out at home. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Atlanta Gene Weiland strikes out. Lee Kitson flies out to the right fielder. Ramon Pike strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jerry Alvarado walks. Pi Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Joe Pearce strikes out. Passed ball. Jerry Alvarado advances to second. Pete Valdez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Vic Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Schneider strikes out. Shitoshi Nitta strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bud Siever singles to center field. Harland Lockhart flies out to the center fielder. George Hook lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Greg Spongberg pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Greg LeClaire grounds out to the shortstop. Toshiaki Otomo walks. Walt Markle flies out to the left fielder. Gene Weiland grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Toshiaki Otomo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Barry Correa is pinch hitting for Joe Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Barry Correa flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Alvarado walks. Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia flies out to the right fielder. Jim Witt is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Witt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Lee Kitson grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Pike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Coombs is pinch hitting for Vic Jones. Dick Coombs singles to center field. James Arnold 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. Minnie Wallace is pinch hitting for Danny Schneider. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Minnie Wallace grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dick Coombs is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Pedro Roth pitching. George Flora enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dick Coombs at RF. Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel strikes out. Bud Siever grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harland Lockhart walks. James Arnold strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Shitoshi Nitta singles to center field. Greg LeClaire pops out to the second baseman. Toshiaki Otomo lines out to the third baseman. Walt Markle grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Shitoshi Nitta is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners left on base: 4 Houston total runners left on base: 10
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Danny Carbo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Chuck Ford did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jimmie Murray improves in speed Chuck Ford did not respond to coaching in arm
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sailor Moran did not respond to coaching in range Jot Burgmeier improves in range Pete Richardson did not respond to coaching in control Paul Rebel did not respond to coaching in speed Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B