Win: Mick Balaz (5-3) Loss: Jack Bernhardt (6-6)
Save: Mike Mathis (14)
Inning: 1 Houston Mick Balaz pitching. Kesanori Shinohara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Burke flies out to the right fielder. Milt Krieg grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Jack Bernhardt pitching. Hank Nahorodny singles to right field. Leon Polivka grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Buck Mathewson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Goldman strikes out. Bobby Medlinger flies out to the left fielder. Hank Shanner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Duffy Moss strikes out. Tom Hillegas strikes out. Steve Richards grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Billy McFarland singles to center field. Dan Fiore walks. Jack Bernhardt fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jack Bernhardt pops out to the shortstop. Kesanori Shinohara grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Frank Christensen strikes out. Glen Calhoun walks. Mick Balaz lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Glen Calhoun forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Hank Nahorodny hits a home run. Mick Balaz scores. Leon Polivka grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston John Burke grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Milt Krieg strikes out. Bob Goldman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Buck Mathewson grounds out to the second baseman. Duffy Moss singles to center field. Tom Hillegas singles to right field. Duffy Moss advances to third on the hit. Steve Richards triples. Duffy Moss scores. Tom Hillegas scores. Roger Niemann comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Christensen strikes out. Glen Calhoun singles to center field. Steve Richards scores. Mick Balaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bobby Medlinger flies out to the center fielder. Hank Shanner walks. Billy McFarland grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Hank Nahorodny walks. Leon Polivka walks. Buck Mathewson flies out to the right fielder. Duffy Moss grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Leon Polivka is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Hillegas doubles to center field. Hank Nahorodny scores. Duffy Moss uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Richards walks. Frank Christensen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Dan Fiore strikes out. Bill Johnson strikes out. Kesanori Shinohara walks. John Burke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Glen Calhoun flies out to the right fielder. Mick Balaz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hank Nahorodny singles to left field. Hank Nahorodny steals second. Leon Polivka walks. Buck Mathewson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Milt Krieg lines out to the shortstop. Bob Goldman walks. Bob Goldman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bobby Medlinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Ron Darwin is pinch hitting for Duffy Moss. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ron Darwin grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Hillegas grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Held is pinch hitting for Steve Richards. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rick Held flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Hank Shanner singles to center field. Billy McFarland grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hank Shanner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob McDevitt is pinch hitting for Dan Fiore. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Billy McFarland steals second. Bob McDevitt hits a home run. Billy McFarland scores. Art Viox is pinch hitting for Bill Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Art Viox doubles to center field. Kesanori Shinohara strikes out. John Burke walks. Milt Krieg walks. Bob Goldman singles to left field. Art Viox scores. John Burke scores. Milt Krieg advances to third on the hit. Mike Mathis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Medlinger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Glenn Stein pitching. Frank Christensen flies out to the left fielder. Glen Calhoun grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Mathis singles to center field. Hank Nahorodny flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Hank Shanner singles to center field. Billy McFarland grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob McDevitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 4 St. Louis total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Art Viox (7).HR - Bob McDevitt (1).GIDP - Kesanori Shinohara, Billy McFarland 2. Baserunning: SB - Billy McFarland (8).CS - Bob Goldman (7).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lou Schegg did not respond to coaching in control Claude Crouch did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Donahue improves in arm Jason Treadway did not respond to coaching in velocity
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cliff Stovall did not respond to coaching in speed Abraham Fletcher improves in velocity Jerry Fifield improves in range John Tinning improves in power_vs_righty Bob Jones did not respond to coaching in LF