Inning: 1 Houston Shag Long pitching. Arlie Griffith strikes out. Taisei Ishiguro strikes out. Jack Wehde pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dykes Catterson pitching. Lefty LaRue singles to left field. Lefty LaRue is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Hal Gomez flies out to the center fielder. Osmel Diaz doubles to right field. J.C. McGaffigan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Ruben Pickering walks. John Anderson walks. Doug Furillo pops out to the first baseman. Jarrod Green doubles to right field. Ruben Pickering scores. John Anderson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Terry Murray walks. Dykes Catterson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Arlie Griffith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bill Juul grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Cochrane singles to center field. Max Gerhardt grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Johnny Cochrane is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Littell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Taisei Ishiguro grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Wehde is hit by a pitch. Ruben Pickering grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Wehde advances to second on the play. John Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Shag Long strikes out. Lefty LaRue grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Gomez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Doug Furillo flies out to the center fielder. Jarrod Green singles to left field. Terry Murray doubles to left field. Jarrod Green uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dykes Catterson flies out to the center fielder. Arlie Griffith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Osmel Diaz walks. J.C. McGaffigan triples. Osmel Diaz scores. Bill Juul flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, J.C. McGaffigan is thrown out at the plate. Johnny Cochrane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Taisei Ishiguro grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Wehde grounds out to the third baseman. Ruben Pickering walks. John Anderson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ruben Pickering is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Max Gerhardt grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Littell reached on a 2-base fielding error by Taisei Ishiguro. Shag Long pops out to the second baseman. Lefty LaRue grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Doug Furillo singles to left field. Jarrod Green grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Furillo advances to second on the play. Terry Murray pops out to the shortstop. Dykes Catterson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Hal Gomez hits a home run. Osmel Diaz doubles to right field. J.C. McGaffigan pops out to the shortstop. Bill Juul walks. Johnny Cochrane flies out to the left fielder. Max Gerhardt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Arlie Griffith grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Taisei Ishiguro triples. Jack Wehde pops out to the third baseman. Ruben Pickering grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Birdie Eden 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. Bob Littell strikes out. Bert Coombs is pinch hitting for Shag Long. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bert Coombs singles to center field. Lefty LaRue walks. Hal Gomez strikes out. Osmel Diaz singles to left field. Bert Coombs uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lefty LaRue advances to third on the hit. J.C. McGaffigan singles in front of the center fielder. Lefty LaRue scores. Osmel Diaz advances to third on the hit. Fred Renfroe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Juul grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Jose DeBerry pitching. John Anderson walks. Doug Furillo walks. Jarrod Green grounds out to the second baseman. John Anderson advances to third on the play. Doug Furillo advances to second on the play. Terry Murray pops out to the third baseman. Dave Davis is pinch hitting for Fred Renfroe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Larry Rigney pitching. Johnny Cochrane strikes out. Max Gerhardt grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Littell singles to left field. Dizzy Monroe is pinch hitting for Jose DeBerry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Dizzy Monroe walks. Lefty LaRue singles to center field. Hal Gomez hits an infield single to the first baseman. Bob Littell scores. Osmel Diaz singles to center field. Dizzy Monroe scores. Lefty LaRue scores. Hal Gomez advances to third on the hit. J.C. McGaffigan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Ed Schneider pitching. Arlie Griffith pops out to the first baseman. Taisei Ishiguro flies out to the center fielder. Jack Wehde strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mel Chapman improves in speed Raul Masters did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Walsh did not respond to coaching in speed Russ Simmons did not respond to coaching in control Vance Burnette improves in control Bobby Ruiz improves in power_vs_lefty Dick Walsh did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Keith Larmore did not respond to coaching in speed Art Radke did not respond to coaching in control Clarence Lindsay improves in power_vs_righty Dick Dee did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dick Mejia improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Gerber did not respond to coaching in velocity