Win: George Block (13-3) Loss: Ken Burkhart (8-12)
Save: James Arnold (30)
Inning: 1 Milwaukee George Block pitching. Pie Kleinow walks. Clay Heusser strikes out. Pie Kleinow steals second. Rich Healy strikes out. Earl Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Ken Burkhart pitching. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Ganzel doubles to center field. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the left fielder. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Jimmy Breining grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Herrmann strikes out. Matty Stapleton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bud Siever strikes out. Harland Lockhart singles to center field. Jim Witt strikes out. Jerry Rhiel hits a home run. Harland Lockhart scores. George Block strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Craig Prieto walks. Ken Burkhart lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pie Kleinow flies out to the center fielder. Passed ball. Craig Prieto advances to third. Clay Heusser flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Greg Spongberg doubles to center field. Joe Ganzel singles past the shortstop. Greg Spongberg scores. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the left fielder. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Bud Siever flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Rich Healy flies out to the left fielder. Earl Ward flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Breining singles to right field. Sam Herrmann walks. Matty Stapleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Harland Lockhart hits a home run. Jim Witt singles to right field. Jim Witt is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jerry Rhiel singles to left field. George Block lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Greg Spongberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Craig Prieto walks. Ken Burkhart fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ken Burkhart walks. Pie Kleinow singles to right field. Craig Prieto scores. Clay Heusser triples. Ken Burkhart scores. Pie Kleinow scores. Rich Healy flies out to the right fielder. Earl Ward flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Clay Heusser scores. Jimmy Breining flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Ganzel strikes out. Jerry Alvarado singles to center field. Pi Ortiz singles to right field. Jerry Alvarado advances to third on the hit. Bud Siever singles to center field. Jerry Alvarado scores. Pi Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Ray Marion comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Siever is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Harland Lockhart singles to center field. Pi Ortiz scores. Jim Witt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Sam Herrmann walks. Matty Stapleton grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Sam Herrmann is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Craig Prieto flies out to the center fielder. Ray Marion flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Jerry Rhiel walks. George Block lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Jerry Rhiel forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Greg Spongberg doubles to left field. George Block uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Reed comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Ganzel pops out to the shortstop. Jerry Alvarado pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Pie Kleinow strikes out. Clay Heusser strikes out. Rich Healy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia strikes out. Bud Siever strikes out. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Earl Ward flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Breining strikes out. Sam Herrmann walks. James Arnold 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. Matty Stapleton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sam Herrmann is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Witt strikes out. Jerry Rhiel reached on a 2-base throwing error by Clay Heusser. James Arnold grounds out to the third baseman. Greg Spongberg hits a home run. Jerry Rhiel scores. Barry Correa is pinch hitting for Joe Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Barry Correa walks. Jerry Alvarado singles to right field. Barry Correa advances to third on the hit. Ed Nicosia grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Milwaukee Craig Prieto grounds out to the second baseman. Chad Finney is pinch hitting for Bob Reed. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chad Finney hits a home run. Pie Kleinow grounds out to the shortstop. Clay Heusser walks. Rich Healy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Milwaukee total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Larry Reitz improves in power_vs_righty Joe Cooper improves in speed John Becker did not respond to coaching in velocity Von McAuliffe did not respond to coaching in speed
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pete Richardson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim McGlothin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rick Yerkes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in SS