Win: Hank Jackson (8-5) Loss: Jerry Osuna (5-8)
Save: Troy Worrell (7)
Inning: 1 Houston Hank Jackson pitching. Jack Pike flies out to the right fielder. Lou Mota hits a home run. Cy Brodie flies out to the right fielder. Al Butler singles to left field. Thorny Caruthers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Montreal Jerry Osuna pitching. Gale Harris singles to left field. Gale Harris steals second. Leron Blazier strikes out. Bill Eckert doubles to center field. Gale Harris scores. Eddie Rounsaville grounds out to the pitcher. Boots Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jay Cihocki pops out to the second baseman. Phil Oquist strikes out. Sugar Fishel lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Montreal Herman Walden singles past the second baseman. Herman Walden steals second. Jim Wiley flies out to the left fielder. Ray Fordyce grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Herman Walden advances to third on the play. Hank Jackson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jerry Osuna strikes out. Jack Pike walks. Jack Pike steals second. Lou Mota strikes out. Cy Brodie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Montreal Gale Harris flies out to the right fielder. Leron Blazier hits a home run. Bill Eckert grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Rounsaville grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Al Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Thorny Caruthers flies out to the left fielder. Jay Cihocki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Montreal Boots Allen doubles to center field. Herman Walden grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Wiley grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Fordyce strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Phil Oquist strikes out. Sugar Fishel flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Osuna grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Montreal Hank Jackson strikes out. Gale Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Leron Blazier doubles to right field. Bill Eckert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Jack Pike flies out to the center fielder. Lou Mota grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Brodie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Montreal Eddie Rounsaville reached on a fielding error by Thorny Caruthers. Boots Allen strikes out. Eddie Rounsaville steals second. Phil Oquist throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Herman Walden singles to right field. Eddie Rounsaville scores. Jim Wiley walks. Ray Fordyce singles to left field. Herman Walden scores. Hank Jackson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gale Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Al Butler flies out to the right fielder. Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Jay Cihocki singles to left field. Phil Oquist flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Montreal Sam Shaner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leron Blazier grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Eckert walks. Passed ball. Bill Eckert advances to second. Bill Eckert steals third. Eddie Rounsaville grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Eckert scores. Bill Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Boots Allen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Larry Bamberger enters the game as a defensive replacement for Leron Blazier at LF. Oscar Lyons enters the game as a defensive replacement for Herman Walden at 2B. Paul Mokan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ray Fordyce at RF. Sugar Fishel walks. Pep Grabarkewitz is pinch hitting for Bill Davis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pep Grabarkewitz walks. Jack Pike doubles to left field. Sugar Fishel scores. Pep Grabarkewitz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lou Mota singles to center field. Jack Pike scores. Cy Brodie strikes out. Al Butler flies out to the left fielder. Lou Mota steals second. Thorny Caruthers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal Ezra Schmulbach pitching. Oscar Lyons singles to center field. Oscar Lyons steals second. Jim Wiley strikes out. Paul Mokan grounds out to the second baseman. Oscar Lyons advances to third on the play. Charlie McAleese is pinch hitting for Hank Jackson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charlie McAleese strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Troy Worrell pitching. Jay Cihocki grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Oquist flies out to the right fielder. Sugar Fishel triples. Don Martinez is pinch hitting for Ezra Schmulbach. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Don Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 5 Montreal total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Jack Pike (17).3B - Sugar Fishel (5).HR - Lou Mota (7). Baserunning: SB - Jack Pike (26), Lou Mota (6). Fielding: E - Thorny Caruthers, Phil Oquist.PB - Phil Oquist.
Batting:2B - Leron Blazier (6), Bill Eckert (16), Boots Allen (5).HR - Leron Blazier (4). Baserunning: SB - Gale Harris (13), Bill Eckert (15), Eddie Rounsaville (14), Herman Walden (2), Oscar Lyons (12).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sam Fried improves in range Alan Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Baker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harley Davidson did not respond to coaching in range Chick Dawkins improves in 2B
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Alex Smith did not respond to coaching in range Dutch Lisi did not respond to coaching in control Rich Kucks did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Hughes did not respond to coaching in range Thornton Gabler did not respond to coaching in 3B