Win: Jack Butler (4-7) Loss: Al Loun (5-8)
Save: Izumi Kagawa (14)
Inning: 1 Houston Al Loun pitching. John Burke flies out to the right fielder. Art Viox pops out to the second baseman. Milt Krieg singles to center field. Bob Goldman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jack Butler pitching. Chuck Gessler walks. Larry Jelic flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mason grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chuck Gessler is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bert Rubeling singles to center field. Bill Mason is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Kazuhiko Egawa pops out to the shortstop. Hank Shanner singles to right field. Hank Shanner steals second. Billy McFarland pops out to the first baseman. Dan Fiore doubles to right field. Hank Shanner scores. Jack Butler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Rich Chlupsa flies out to the center fielder. Arnold Bertrand grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Schattinger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston John Burke walks. Art Viox hits a home run. John Burke scores. Milt Krieg flies out to the right fielder. Bob Goldman grounds out to the third baseman. Kazuhiko Egawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Phil Whitfield strikes out. Al Loun strikes out. Chuck Gessler walks. Larry Jelic strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Hank Shanner flies out to the center fielder. Billy McFarland flies out to the right fielder. Dan Fiore walks. Jack Butler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bill Mason hits a home run. Bert Rubeling flies out to the left fielder. Rich Chlupsa singles to center field. Arnold Bertrand strikes out. Jim Schattinger doubles to center field. Rich Chlupsa scores. Phil Whitfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston John Burke flies out to the right fielder. Art Viox singles to right field. Milt Krieg walks. Bob Goldman grounds out to the shortstop. Art Viox advances to third on the play. Milt Krieg advances to second on the play. Kazuhiko Egawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Al Loun grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Gessler reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kazuhiko Egawa. Larry Jelic flies out to the left fielder. Bill Mason singles to center field. Chuck Gessler scores. Bert Rubeling singles to left field. Bill Mason advances to third on the hit. Rich Chlupsa lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Hank Shanner grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Billy McFarland strikes out. Dan Fiore hits a home run. Jack Butler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Arnold Bertrand flies out to the center fielder. Jim Schattinger strikes out. Jim Walker is pinch hitting for Phil Whitfield. Jim Walker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Valdes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Walker at RF. John Burke reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Mason. Art Viox strikes out. Milt Krieg grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Goldman pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Al Loun grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Gessler flies out to the center fielder. Larry Jelic strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Kazuhiko Egawa strikes out. Hank Shanner grounds out to the third baseman. Billy McFarland flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bill Mason lines out to the third baseman. Bert Rubeling singles to left field. Rich Chlupsa flies out to the left fielder. Arnold Bertrand lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Ike Kitsos comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Dan Fiore grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Weaver is pinch hitting for Jack Butler. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Weaver singles past the second baseman. John Burke walks. Art Viox grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Weaver is out at third base. Milt Krieg pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Izumi Kagawa pitching. Jim Schattinger grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Valdes walks. Frank Dasso is pinch hitting for Ike Kitsos. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Dasso flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Gessler singles to left field. Bill Valdes advances to third on the hit. Larry Jelic grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fred Mura improves in velocity Yam Bocachica did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jason Treadway did not respond to coaching in control Pat Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Danny Alten improves in range Jack Reulbach improves in contact_vs_righty Yasuhiro Ishida did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Clarence Brazill did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rich Alvarado did not respond to coaching in C