Win: Gordon Edwards (1-0) Loss: Buster McHale (0-1)
Save: John Landis (1)
Inning: 1 Florida Gordon Edwards pitching. Hank Powell strikes out. Sadie McNamara flies out to the right fielder. Dick Briles doubles to left field. Masami Tateyama pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Buster McHale pitching. Gabby Kearney singles to right field. Terry Harley strikes out. Joe Reuss strikes out. Joseph Nixon singles to left field. Israel Zinn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Florida Chick Shipley pops out to the shortstop. John Neu pops out to the shortstop. Larry Clement pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Tot Lange strikes out. Mike Versalles strikes out. Bob Zettlein strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Florida Jack Leshnock singles to center field. Jack Leshnock steals second. Buster McHale lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hank Powell flies out to the center fielder. Sadie McNamara flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Gordon Edwards singles to center field. Gabby Kearney flies out to the left fielder. Terry Harley grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gordon Edwards is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Reuss strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Florida Dick Briles grounds out to the second baseman. Masami Tateyama strikes out. Chick Shipley singles to left field. Chick Shipley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Joseph Nixon flies out to the center fielder. Israel Zinn grounds out to the shortstop. Tot Lange doubles to right field. Mike Versalles flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Florida John Neu grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Clement lines out to the third baseman. Jack Leshnock grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Zettlein singles to right field. Gordon Edwards lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Bob Zettlein forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Gabby Kearney grounds out to the third baseman. Gordon Edwards advances to second on the play. Jim Sullivan 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 2nd. Terry Harley singles to center field. Gordon Edwards scores. Terry Harley steals second. Joe Reuss strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Florida Jim Sullivan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Israel Zinn. Hank Powell grounds out to the third baseman. Sadie McNamara flies out to the center fielder. Dick Briles flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Joseph Nixon strikes out. Israel Zinn strikes out. Tot Lange pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Florida Masami Tateyama lines out to the third baseman. Chick Shipley walks. John Neu lines out to the first baseman. Larry Clement strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Mike Versalles hits a home run. Bob Zettlein triples. Tyson Yarrison is pinch hitting for Gordon Edwards. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tyson Yarrison flies out to the left fielder. Gabby Kearney strikes out. Terry Harley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Florida John Landis pitching. Jack Leshnock strikes out. Jim Sullivan grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Powell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Reuss walks. Joseph Nixon strikes out. Joe Reuss steals second. Israel Zinn grounds out to the third baseman. Tot Lange grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Florida Sadie McNamara grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Briles strikes out. Masami Tateyama flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Florida total runners left on base: 4 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Tot Lange (1).3B - Bob Zettlein (1).HR - Mike Versalles (1). Baserunning: SB - Terry Harley (1), Joe Reuss (1). Fielding: E - Israel Zinn.
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jeff Rohwer improves in contact_vs_lefty Eddie Baptist improves in speed Steve Connell did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Campbell did not respond to coaching in velocity
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sam Laboy did not respond to coaching in control Terry Bruner improves in power_vs_lefty Chris Stobbs improves in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Yost did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty