Win: George Stocksdale (5-1) Loss: Bill Currence (0-1)
Save: Tom Magner (4)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Bill Currence pitching. Al Dear walks. Gary Irvine strikes out. Al Dear gets picked off first. Barney Hatcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston George Stocksdale pitching. Pete Kennedy strikes out. Jack Rogge strikes out. Mike Shilling singles to left field. Rip Mohart doubles to center field. Gene Driscoll strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Billy Kepshire grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Shumpert pops out to the third baseman. Kevin Donahue reached on a fielding error by Rich Moriarty. Kevin Donahue is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Ed Erickson flies out to the center fielder. Bert Lowdermilk flies out to the right fielder. Rich Moriarty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Buck Ledee grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Katoll strikes out. George Stocksdale pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Bill Currence strikes out. Pete Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Jack Rogge flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Al Dear singles to right field. Gary Irvine hits a home run. Al Dear scores. Barney Hatcher reached on a fielding error by Rich Moriarty. Billy Kepshire triples. Barney Hatcher scores. Steve Shumpert strikes out. Kevin Donahue grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Kepshire scores. Buck Ledee singles to center field. Tom Katoll flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Mike Shilling strikes out. Rip Mohart strikes out. Gene Driscoll grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis George Stocksdale flies out to the center fielder. Al Dear flies out to the center fielder. Gary Irvine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Erickson flies out to the left fielder. Bert Lowdermilk grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Moriarty grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Barney Hatcher flies out to the left fielder. Billy Kepshire strikes out. Steve Shumpert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bill Currence walks. Pete Kennedy grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jack Rogge walks. Mike Shilling walks. Rip Mohart flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Kevin Donahue grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Buck Ledee grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Katoll pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Gene Driscoll singles to right field. Ed Erickson singles to left field. Bert Lowdermilk singles to left field. Gene Driscoll scores. Rich Moriarty flies out to the left fielder. Purnal Vance is pinch hitting for Bill Currence. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Purnal Vance reached on a 2-base fielding error by Gary Irvine. Ed Erickson scores. Pete Kennedy walks. Jack Rogge grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Lowdermilk scores. Purnal Vance advances to third on the play. Pete Kennedy advances to second on the play. Biggs Adams 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. Mike Shilling grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Wally Anderson pitching. Bud Anderson is pinch hitting for Biggs Adams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bud Anderson doubles to right field. Al Dear lines out to the second baseman. Gary Irvine strikes out. Barney Hatcher pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Tom Magner pitching. Rip Mohart singles to center field. Gene Driscoll strikes out. Ed Erickson strikes out. Bert Lowdermilk lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Billy Kepshire flies out to the left fielder. Steve Shumpert flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Donahue singles to center field. Buck Ledee grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Rich Moriarty singles to center field. Rich Reyes is pinch hitting for Wally Anderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rich Reyes grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Pete Kennedy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 3 Houston total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Kevin Donahue is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hector Alexander did not respond to coaching in control Thornton Kuhn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Walter Reardon did not respond to coaching in range Sam Bischoff did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hector Alexander improves in control Paddy Charles did not respond to coaching in speed
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joey Howell did not respond to coaching in control Ron Stutz did not respond to coaching in velocity Joey Howell improves in velocity Sleeper Ellis did not respond to coaching in control Tim Mack did not respond to coaching in endurance Tim Mack did not respond to coaching in control