Win: Bien Nabors (1-1) Loss: Arnold Newhauser (0-6)
Inning: 1 Houston Bob Bystrom pitching. Kirk Fitzpatrick pops out to the catcher. Hank Hornsby grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Denny Heise pitching. John Melillo grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Reberger grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Mike Shilling walks. Rip Mohart strikes out. Gene Driscoll flies out to the center fielder. Ed Erickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Buster Donahue pops out to the second baseman. Tim Booker grounds out to the third baseman. John Beasley singles to center field. Luis Coughtry pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Purnal Vance grounds out to the third baseman. Denny Heise grounds out to the shortstop. Kirk Fitzpatrick pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dick Mazzera strikes out. Bob Bystrom strikes out. John Melillo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Hank Hornsby singles to center field. Pete Kennedy strikes out. Mike Shilling singles to left field. Rip Mohart singles to left field. Gene Driscoll flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Hank Hornsby scores. Ed Erickson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ed Reberger grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Buster Donahue grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Purnal Vance grounds out to the third baseman. Denny Heise grounds out to the pitcher. Kirk Fitzpatrick walks. Hank Hornsby pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Tim Booker doubles to right field. John Beasley flies out to the left fielder. Luis Coughtry singles to center field. Tim Booker scores. Dick Mazzera pops out to the third baseman. Bob Bystrom strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Pete Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Shilling singles to center field. Rip Mohart triples. Mike Shilling scores. Gene Driscoll strikes out. Ed Erickson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh John Melillo doubles to left field. Ed Reberger strikes out. Butch Johnson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Buster Donahue pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Purnal Vance lines out to the second baseman. Denny Heise singles to right field. Andy Murphy 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. Kirk Fitzpatrick strikes out. Hank Hornsby singles to left field. Pete Kennedy singles to right field. Denny Heise scores. Mike Shilling grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tim Booker strikes out. John Beasley lines out to the third baseman. Luis Coughtry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Rip Mohart pops out to the shortstop. Roy Roberts is pinch hitting for Gene Driscoll. Roy Roberts singles to center field. Rich Moriarty is pinch hitting for Ed Erickson. Rich Moriarty grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ed Barker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rich Moriarty at C. Dick Mazzera pops out to the shortstop. John Dettore is pinch hitting for Andy Murphy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Dettore pops out to the third baseman. John Melillo singles to center field. Wally Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Ed Reberger grounds into a force play to the first baseman. John Melillo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Ed Hendrickson pitching. Purnal Vance lines out to the second baseman. Bert Lowdermilk is pinch hitting for Wally Anderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bert Lowdermilk singles to center field. Kirk Fitzpatrick strikes out. Hank Hornsby flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Yelle pitching. Butch Johnson singles to right field. Buster Donahue walks. Tim Booker walks. John Beasley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Butch Johnson scores. Buster Donahue advances to third on the play. Luis Coughtry singles to right field. Buster Donahue scores. Dick Mazzera grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Luis Coughtry is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Pete Kennedy reached on a 2-base throwing error by Butch Johnson. Mike Shilling flies out to the left fielder. Rip Mohart lines out to the third baseman. Roy Roberts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Bert Poorman is pinch hitting for Ed Hendrickson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bert Poorman grounds out to the shortstop. John Melillo flies out to the right fielder. Ed Reberger flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Houston Bien Nabors pitching. Ed Barker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Purnal Vance grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Reyes is pinch hitting for Jim Yelle. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Rich Reyes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Arnold Newhauser pitching. Butch Johnson is hit by a pitch. Buster Donahue flies out to the left fielder. Tim Booker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Butch Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tim Booker steals second. John Beasley walks. Luis Coughtry reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mike Shilling. Tim Booker scores. Houston total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - John Melillo (7), Tim Booker (1).GIDP - John Beasley.HBP - Butch Johnson (2). Baserunning: SB - Tim Booker (2). Fielding: E - Butch Johnson.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chris Heath did not respond to coaching in control Tim Couchee did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Pate did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack McEvoy improves in range Robin Overmire improves in contact_vs_lefty Ron Stutz did not respond to coaching in control
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Troy Meusel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tiny Stansbury improves in arm Tiny Stansbury improves in power_vs_lefty Rod Olson did not respond to coaching in control Bill Hodges did not respond to coaching in control Troy Meusel improves in speed Emil Compton did not respond to coaching in LF