Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bill Currence pitching. Miguel Rosen walks. Miguel Rosen steals second. Ed Milligan flies out to the right fielder. John Melillo strikes out. Luis Clowers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Pat Blaylock pitching. Kirk Fitzpatrick pops out to the second baseman. Hank Hornsby hits an infield single to the pitcher. Pete Kennedy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hank Hornsby advances to second on the play. Rip Mohart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Art Hoey singles past the shortstop. Ed Reberger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Hoey advances to second on the play. Butch Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Hoey advances to third on the play. Buster Donahue strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Rich Reyes walks. Mike Shilling grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rich Reyes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gene Driscoll grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Shilling is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Pat Blaylock pops out to the second baseman. Miguel Rosen grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ed Milligan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Bill Currence grounds out to the third baseman. Kirk Fitzpatrick flies out to the left fielder. Hank Hornsby grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh John Melillo grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Clowers flies out to the left fielder. Art Hoey singles to center field. Ed Reberger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Pete Kennedy flies out to the left fielder. Rip Mohart walks. Rich Reyes flies out to the right fielder. Mike Shilling grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rip Mohart is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Butch Johnson hits an infield single to the second baseman. Buster Donahue strikes out. Pat Blaylock fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Pat Blaylock strikes out. Miguel Rosen walks. Ed Milligan walks. John Melillo bunts for a base hit. Butch Johnson scores. Luis Clowers hits an infield single to the second baseman. Miguel Rosen scores. Art Hoey doubles to center field. Ed Milligan scores. John Melillo scores. Luis Clowers uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Reberger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Gene Driscoll singles to right field. John Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Bill Currence fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Currence strikes out. Kirk Fitzpatrick hits a home run. Gene Driscoll scores. Hank Hornsby is hit by a pitch. Pete Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Butch Johnson triples. Buster Donahue strikes out. Pat Blaylock flies out to the right fielder. Passed ball. Butch Johnson scores. Miguel Rosen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Rip Mohart grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Reyes flies out to the center fielder. Mike Shilling hits an infield single to the pitcher. Gene Driscoll singles to left field. John Thomas singles to right field. Mike Shilling scores. Gene Driscoll advances to third on the hit. Roy Roberts is pinch hitting for Bill Currence. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Roy Roberts flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Wally Anderson pitching. Ed Milligan singles to left field. John Melillo flies out to the right fielder. Luis Clowers strikes out. Art Hoey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Kirk Fitzpatrick strikes out. Ed Hendrickson 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. Hank Hornsby singles to left field. Pete Kennedy singles to left field. Rip Mohart grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Hornsby advances to third on the play. Pete Kennedy advances to second on the play. Rich Reyes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ed Reberger grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Buster Donahue hits a home run. Dick Mazzera is pinch hitting for Ed Hendrickson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dick Mazzera strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bien Nabors pitching. Mike Shilling flies out to the right fielder. Gene Driscoll strikes out. Rich Moriarty is pinch hitting for John Thomas. Rich Moriarty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ed Barker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rich Moriarty at C. Miguel Rosen walks. Ed Milligan singles to center field. Miguel Rosen advances to third on the hit. John Melillo bunts for a base hit. Miguel Rosen scores. Luis Clowers walks. Art Hoey grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Milligan scores. John Melillo advances to third on the play. Luis Clowers advances to second on the play. Ed Reberger strikes out. Butch Johnson walks. Buster Donahue pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Houston Purnal Vance is pinch hitting for Wally Anderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Purnal Vance singles to left field. Ray Winningham is pinch hitting for Kirk Fitzpatrick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Winningham flies out to the center fielder. Hank Hornsby strikes out. Pete Kennedy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Purnal Vance is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes John Melillo is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Arnold Chiozza improves in power_vs_righty Tiny Stansbury improves in contact_vs_lefty Otto Smith did not respond to coaching in control Arnold Chiozza improves in power_vs_righty Tink Kokos improves in range John Reynolds did not respond to coaching in velocity Troy Meusel did not respond to coaching in CF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Otis Garcia did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Graham improves in velocity Tim Mack did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Cannon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Otis Garcia improves in velocity Freddie Powell improves in contact_vs_righty