Win: James Arnold (9-3) Loss: Pedro Roth (8-8)
Save: Kurt Bigbee (7)
Inning: 1 Houston Danny Schneider pitching. Greg Spongberg walks. Greg Spongberg steals second. Pete Valdez flies out to the center fielder. Bud Siever grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Spongberg advances to third on the play. Harland Lockhart singles to right field. Greg Spongberg scores. John Marshall grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Harland Lockhart is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta George Hook pitching. Shitoshi Nitta doubles to center field. Greg LeClaire flies out to the left fielder. Toshiaki Otomo strikes out. Walt Markle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jim Witt strikes out. Dick Carroll grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Barry Correa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Gene Weiland walks. Lee Kitson strikes out. Vic Jones grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gene Weiland is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Irish Riddle doubles to left field. Vic Jones uses his aggressiveness and scores. Danny Schneider grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston George Hook grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Greg Spongberg singles to left field. Pete Valdez pops out to the second baseman. Greg Spongberg steals second. Bud Siever hits an infield single to the second baseman. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Shitoshi Nitta grounds out to the third baseman. Greg LeClaire walks. Toshiaki Otomo singles to left field. Walt Markle grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston John Marshall flies out to the center fielder. Jim Witt singles to center field. Dick Carroll grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Gene Weiland pops out to the catcher. Lee Kitson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vic Jones triples. Irish Riddle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Barry Correa strikes out. George Hook strikes out. Greg Spongberg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Danny Schneider pops out to the second baseman. Shitoshi Nitta singles to center field. Greg LeClaire singles to right field. Toshiaki Otomo flies out to the left fielder. Walt Markle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Pete Valdez walks. Bud Siever walks. Harland Lockhart walks. John Marshall walks. Pete Valdez scores. Jim Witt flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bud Siever scores. Dick Carroll flies out to the right fielder. Barry Correa grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Gene Weiland pops out to the shortstop. Lee Kitson flies out to the left fielder. Vic Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston George Hook strikes out. Greg Spongberg singles past the shortstop. Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel strikes out. Bud Siever grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Greg Spongberg is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Irish Riddle strikes out. Danny Schneider strikes out. Shitoshi Nitta walks. Greg LeClaire grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Shitoshi Nitta is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Harland Lockhart grounds out to the second baseman. John Marshall walks. Jim Witt strikes out. Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Dick Carroll. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta 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. Toshiaki Otomo singles to right field. Walt Markle singles to center field. Toshiaki Otomo advances to third on the hit. Gene Weiland walks. Lee Kitson singles to left field. Toshiaki Otomo scores. Walt Markle scores. Dick Coombs is pinch hitting for Vic Jones. Dick Coombs flies out to the left fielder. Irish Riddle flies out to the center fielder. Minnie Wallace is pinch hitting for Danny Schneider. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Minnie Wallace hits an infield single to the pitcher. Shitoshi Nitta grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Gene Weiland is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Houston Pedro Roth pitching. George Flora enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dick Coombs at RF. Barry Correa singles to left field. Barry Correa is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). James Arnold singles to left field. Greg Spongberg singles to center field. Jerry Rhiel singles to center field. The defense is playing the infield in. Bud Siever flies out to the center fielder. Harland Lockhart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Atlanta Greg LeClaire grounds out to the third baseman. Toshiaki Otomo singles to right field. Walt Markle singles to center field. Toshiaki Otomo advances to third on the hit. Gene Weiland strikes out. Lee Kitson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Houston John Marshall doubles to left field. Jim Witt singles to right field. John Marshall scores. Kemp McGee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Nicosia flies out to the center fielder. Barry Correa grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Witt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bobby Stuart is pinch hitting for James Arnold. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 10 inning. Bobby Stuart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Atlanta Kurt Bigbee pitching. George Flora grounds out to the second baseman. Irish Riddle flies out to the right fielder. Rafael Belliard is pinch hitting for Kemp McGee. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rafael Belliard triples. Shitoshi Nitta grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 11 Atlanta total runners LOB: 13
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sailor Moran improves in range Howie McCarthy improves in power_vs_lefty Howie McCarthy improves in arm Newt Moore did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in SS
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Danny Carbo did not respond to coaching in arm Danny Carbo improves in arm Chuck Ford did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Johnny Wagner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty