Win: Ernie Belinsky (1-0) Loss: Al Anastasia (0-1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Al Anastasia pitching. Johnny Thompson strikes out. Urbane Jorgensen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Carroll grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Ernie Belinsky pitching. Joey Pantoliano strikes out. Mike DePike singles to left field. Fredo Corleone doubles to left field. Mike DePike uses his aggressiveness and scores. Akira Nakajima flies out to the center fielder. Vito Spatafore singles to right field. Tony Spolatro singles to left field. Fredo Corleone scores. Virgil Sollozzo walks. Paulie Gualtieri flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh John Reder strikes out. Jim Talton singles to left field. Bob Little walks. Rich Minchey hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bob Mazzilli flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Belinsky pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Al Anastasia grounds out to the second baseman. Joey Pantoliano flies out to the right fielder. Mike DePike singles to left field. Fredo Corleone singles to right field. Akira Nakajima strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Johnny Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Urbane Jorgensen walks. Mike Carroll doubles past the left fielder. Urbane Jorgensen uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Reder hits a home run. Mike Carroll scores. Jim Talton singles to right field. Bob Little doubles to left field. Jim Talton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Shooty Whisenton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rich Minchey strikes out. Bob Mazzilli hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ernie Belinsky grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Vito Spatafore doubles to center field. Vito Spatafore is out trying to steal third. Tony Spolatro singles to right field. Virgil Sollozzo strikes out. Paulie Gualtieri flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Johnny Thompson singles to right field. Urbane Jorgensen walks. Mike Carroll singles to center field. Johnny Thompson scores. Urbane Jorgensen advances to third on the hit. Johnny Swormstedt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Reder strikes out. Jim Talton grounds out to the second baseman. Urbane Jorgensen scores. Mike Carroll advances to second on the play. Bob Little doubles past the center fielder. Mike Carroll scores. Bob Little steals third. Rich Minchey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Johnny Swormstedt strikes out. Joey Pantoliano singles to left field. Mike DePike grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bob Mazzilli hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ernie Belinsky fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ernie Belinsky strikes out. Johnny Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Urbane Jorgensen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Fredo Corleone singles in front of the center fielder. Akira Nakajima grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fredo Corleone is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Vito Spatafore strikes out. Tony Spolatro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mike Carroll flies out to the right fielder. John Reder flies out to the center fielder. Jim Talton singles to left field. Bob Little grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Virgil Sollozzo grounds out to the shortstop. Paulie Gualtieri strikes out. Johnny Swormstedt singles to left field. Joey Pantoliano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Rich Minchey singles to center field. Bob Mazzilli flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Belinsky lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Rich Minchey forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Johnny Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Mike DePike singles past the shortstop. Fredo Corleone walks. Akira Nakajima singles to right field. Mike DePike scores. Fredo Corleone advances to third on the hit. Slim DeVogt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Akira Nakajima is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Vito Spatafore flies out to the right fielder. Tony Spolatro doubles to center field. Fredo Corleone scores. Virgil Sollozzo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Urbane Jorgensen strikes out. Mike Carroll singles to center field. John Reder grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Carroll is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Talton doubles to left field. John Reder uses his aggressiveness and scores. Moe Green comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Little flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Lefty Rosenthal is pinch hitting for Paulie Gualtieri. Lefty Rosenthal pops out to the pitcher. Ralph Cifaretto is pinch hitting for Moe Green. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ralph Cifaretto flies out to the left fielder. Joey Pantoliano flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Willie Cicci pitching. Jake Guzik enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lefty Rosenthal at C. Rich Minchey doubles to center field. Bob Mazzilli flies out to the right fielder. Bill Johnson is pinch hitting for Slim DeVogt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Johnson walks. Johnny Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Minchey advances to third on the play. Bill Johnson advances to second on the play. Urbane Jorgensen doubles to left field. Rich Minchey scores. Bill Johnson scores. Mike Carroll grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Dee Gulan pitching. Mike DePike reached on a 2-base throwing error by Urbane Jorgensen. Fredo Corleone strikes out. Akira Nakajima flies out to the center fielder. Vito Spatafore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Urbane Jorgensen (2), Mike Carroll (1), Jim Talton (1), Bob Little 2 (2), Rich Minchey (2).HR - John Reder (1). Baserunning: SB - Bob Little (1). Fielding: E - Urbane Jorgensen.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Harry Howard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chet Thayer improves in contact_vs_righty Thornton Akers improves in arm Kiki Christopher did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Albert Tannenbaum did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Carlo Gambino did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Cali did not respond to coaching in control Vive Bream improves in power_vs_lefty