Inning: 1 St. Louis Andy McLaughlin pitching. Al Dear walks. Gary Irvine singles to center field. Al Dear advances to third on the hit. Gary Irvine steals second. Jim Long grounds out to the shortstop. Al Dear scores. Gary Irvine advances to third on the play. Billy Kepshire strikes out. Buck Ledee grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston John Combs pitching. Kirk Fitzpatrick flies out to the left fielder. Hank Hornsby pops out to the third baseman. Pete Kennedy walks. Pete Kennedy steals second. Tom Katoll throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jack Rogge strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Walter Shields flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Harris flies out to the center fielder. Tom Katoll singles to center field. John Combs grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom Katoll is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Mike Shilling singles to center field. Rip Mohart grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Gene Driscoll walks. Ed Erickson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Al Dear flies out to the center fielder. Gary Irvine strikes out. Jim Long flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Andy McLaughlin grounds out to the second baseman. Kirk Fitzpatrick strikes out. Hank Hornsby grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Billy Kepshire doubles to center field. Buck Ledee singles to right field. Walter Shields singles to center field. Billy Kepshire scores. Buck Ledee advances to third on the hit. Jeff Harris singles to right field. Buck Ledee scores. Tom Katoll grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Walter Shields is out at third base. John Combs fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Combs flies out to the center fielder. Al Dear grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Katoll is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Pete Kennedy singles to left field. Jack Rogge singles to left field. Mike Shilling flies out to the center fielder. Rip Mohart singles to center field. Pete Kennedy scores. Jack Rogge advances to third on the hit. Gene Driscoll singles past the shortstop. Jack Rogge scores. Rip Mohart aggressively advances to third on the hit. Ed Erickson strikes out. Andy McLaughlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Gary Irvine flies out to the left fielder. Jim Long singles to right field. Billy Kepshire reached on a fielding error by Pete Kennedy. Buck Ledee doubles to right field. Jim Long scores. Billy Kepshire scores. Walter Shields walks. Jeff Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Ledee advances to third on the play. Walter Shields advances to second on the play. Tom Katoll pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Kirk Fitzpatrick doubles to left field. Hank Hornsby singles to right field. Kirk Fitzpatrick is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Pete Kennedy singles to center field. Hank Hornsby advances to third on the hit. Jack Rogge doubles to left field. Hank Hornsby scores. Pete Kennedy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Shilling reached on a 2-base throwing error by Buck Ledee. Jack Rogge scores. Rip Mohart flies out to the right fielder. Gene Driscoll reached on a fielding error by Walter Shields. Ed Erickson walks. Rich Moriarty is pinch hitting for Andy McLaughlin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rich Moriarty strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bucky Vickers pitching. John Combs singles to left field. Al Dear singles to left field. John Combs advances to third on the hit. Gary Irvine flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Combs is thrown out at the plate. Jim Long flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Kirk Fitzpatrick pops out to the first baseman. Hank Hornsby grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Pete Kennedy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Billy Kepshire walks. Buck Ledee flies out to the center fielder. Barney Hatcher is pinch hitting for Walter Shields. Billy Kepshire steals second. Barney Hatcher walks. Steve Shumpert is pinch hitting for Jeff Harris. Steve Shumpert hits a home run. Billy Kepshire scores. Barney Hatcher scores. Tom Katoll singles to left field. Kevin Donahue is pinch hitting for John Combs. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kevin Donahue flies out to the right fielder. Al Dear walks. Gary Irvine singles to center field. Tom Katoll scores. Al Dear advances to third on the hit. Arnold Newhauser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Irvine steals second. Jim Long singles to right field. Al Dear scores. Gary Irvine scores. Billy Kepshire flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Johnny Clark pitching. Win Cotter enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Shumpert at SS. Jack Rogge grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Shilling walks. Rip Mohart hits a home run. Mike Shilling scores. Gene Driscoll pops out to the second baseman. Ed Erickson reached on a fielding error by Win Cotter. Purnal Vance is pinch hitting for Arnold Newhauser. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Purnal Vance flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Jim Yelle pitching. Buck Ledee walks. Barney Hatcher grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Buck Ledee is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Win Cotter singles to right field. Tom Katoll pops out to the third baseman. Bud Anderson is pinch hitting for Johnny Clark. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bud Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Jack Grodzicki pitching. Kirk Fitzpatrick strikes out. Hank Hornsby strikes out. Pete Kennedy hits a home run. Jack Rogge strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Al Dear flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Gary Irvine strikes out. Jim Long flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Mike Shilling grounds out to the second baseman. Rip Mohart strikes out. Gene Driscoll strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 10 Houston total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Billy Kepshire (3), Buck Ledee (3).HR - Steve Shumpert (4). Baserunning: SB - Gary Irvine 2 (10), Billy Kepshire (2). Fielding: E - Buck Ledee, Walter Shields, Win Cotter, Tom Katoll.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Thornton Kuhn did not respond to coaching in speed Thornton Kuhn improves in contact_vs_righty Jesse Michaels improves in contact_vs_lefty Leon Miner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Coot Finn improves in contact_vs_righty Ernie Gibson did not respond to coaching in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ron Stutz did not respond to coaching in control Billy Wilson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack McEvoy improves in arm Joey Howell did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Cannon improves in range Bob Masterson did not respond to coaching in endurance