Inning: 1 Houston Rico Sherdel pitching. Kirk Fitzpatrick strikes out. Hank Hornsby singles to center field. Pete Kennedy doubles to left field. Hank Hornsby is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Mike Shilling grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Denny Heise pitching. Al Dear walks. Al Dear steals second. Barney Hatcher singles to right field. Al Dear scores. Billy Kepshire doubles to center field. Barney Hatcher uses his aggressiveness and scores. Steve Shumpert walks. Kevin Donahue flies out to the center fielder. Buck Ledee singles to center field. Billy Kepshire scores. Steve Shumpert advances to third on the hit. Tom Katoll flies out to the right fielder. Jim Long grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Rip Mohart singles to center field. Rich Reyes grounds out to the second baseman. Rip Mohart advances to second on the play. Gene Driscoll reached on a fielding error by Kevin Donahue. John Thomas grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Rico Sherdel strikes out. Al Dear singles to left field. Al Dear steals second. Barney Hatcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Dear advances to third on the play. Billy Kepshire flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Denny Heise grounds out to the third baseman. Kirk Fitzpatrick grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Hornsby singles to center field. Pete Kennedy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Steve Shumpert strikes out. Kevin Donahue grounds out to the pitcher. Buck Ledee grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Mike Shilling reached on a 2-base fielding error by Al Dear. Rip Mohart grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Shilling advances to third on the play. Rich Reyes singles in front of the left fielder. Mike Shilling scores. Gene Driscoll singles to center field. John Thomas strikes out. Denny Heise flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Tom Katoll grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Long lines out to the shortstop. Rico Sherdel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Kirk Fitzpatrick strikes out. Hank Hornsby strikes out. Pete Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Al Dear grounds out to the shortstop. Barney Hatcher strikes out. Billy Kepshire doubles to left field. Steve Shumpert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Mike Shilling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rip Mohart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rich Reyes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Kevin Donahue grounds out to the second baseman. Buck Ledee singles to center field. Tom Katoll flies out to the center fielder. Jim Long pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Gene Driscoll pops out to the second baseman. John Thomas strikes out. Roy Roberts is pinch hitting for Denny Heise. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Roy Roberts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Bucky Vickers pitching. Bud Anderson is pinch hitting for Rico Sherdel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bud Anderson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Al Dear strikes out. Barney Hatcher singles to right field. Billy Kepshire strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Biggs Adams pitching. Kirk Fitzpatrick pops out to the shortstop. Hank Hornsby singles to left field. Pete Kennedy strikes out. Mike Shilling strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Steve Shumpert singles to center field. Kevin Donahue flies out to the left fielder. Buck Ledee singles to left field. Steve Shumpert advances to third on the hit. Tom Katoll triples. Steve Shumpert scores. Buck Ledee scores. Jim Long flies out to the left fielder. Jack Campanis is pinch hitting for Biggs Adams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jack Campanis walks. Al Dear grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Tom Magner pitching. Rip Mohart walks. Rich Reyes lines out to the second baseman. Gene Driscoll grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rip Mohart is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Purnal Vance is pinch hitting for John Thomas. Purnal Vance flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 7 St. Louis total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Buck Ledee is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jack McEvoy did not respond to coaching in speed Otis Garcia improves in control Jerry Graham did not respond to coaching in control Billy Wilson did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Graham did not respond to coaching in control Otis Garcia did not respond to coaching in control
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Walter Reardon did not respond to coaching in range Harvey Burkart did not respond to coaching in speed Coot Finn improves in contact_vs_righty Coot Finn improves in contact_vs_lefty Walter Reardon did not respond to coaching in speed Sam Bischoff improves in speed