Win: Ernie Coco (1-0) Loss: Frank Pentangeli (0-1)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Ernie Coco pitching. Jake Guzik strikes out. Ralph Cifaretto flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Rosenthal walks. Lefty Rosenthal steals second. Akira Nakajima doubles to center field. Lefty Rosenthal scores. Hesh Rabkin reached on a fielding error by Doug Sievers. Don Fanucci grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Frank Pentangeli pitching. Hack Rucker grounds out to the third baseman. John Huppert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Calvin Knight grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Mike DePike grounds out to the third baseman. Virgil Sollozzo strikes out. Frank Pentangeli singles to center field. Jake Guzik pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Doug Sievers strikes out. Carlos Avery singles to right field. Carlos Avery steals second. Swede Nance strikes out. Dad Wells strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Ralph Cifaretto grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Rosenthal strikes out. Akira Nakajima flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Al Gardner pops out to the shortstop. Ernie Coco doubles to center field. Hack Rucker walks. John Huppert flies out to the center fielder. Calvin Knight strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Hesh Rabkin flies out to the left fielder. Don Fanucci grounds out to the shortstop. Mike DePike grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Doug Sievers strikes out. Carlos Avery reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike DePike. Swede Nance flies out to the left fielder. Dad Wells grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Virgil Sollozzo grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Pentangeli flies out to the center fielder. Jake Guzik flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Al Gardner strikes out. Ernie Coco strikes out. Hack Rucker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Ralph Cifaretto strikes out. Lefty Rosenthal singles to center field. Akira Nakajima pops out to the catcher. Hesh Rabkin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis John Huppert grounds out to the second baseman. Calvin Knight strikes out. Doug Sievers hits a home run. Carlos Avery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Don Fanucci strikes out. Mike DePike singles in front of the right fielder. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Virgil Sollozzo grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Pentangeli grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Swede Nance flies out to the left fielder. Dad Wells doubles to right field. Al Gardner singles to left field. Dad Wells scores. Moe Green comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Coco lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hack Rucker hits a home run. Al Gardner scores. Shooty Whisenton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Huppert singles to center field. Calvin Knight flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Rob Rudolph enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hack Rucker at 2B. Carlos Connelly enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carlos Avery at C. Jake Guzik grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Cifaretto flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Rosenthal singles to right field. Akira Nakajima strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Doug Sievers hits a home run. Sammy Gravano comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Connelly grounds out to the third baseman. Swede Nance flies out to the right fielder. Dad Wells strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Hesh Rabkin hits an infield single to the pitcher. Don Fanucci flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Mike DePike flies out to the right fielder. Tony Spolatro is pinch hitting for Virgil Sollozzo. Tony Spolatro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 7 St. Louis total runners left on base: 5
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Carlo Gambino did not respond to coaching in speed Abe Reles did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Pistone did not respond to coaching in range Carlo Gambino did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Kraft did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Moore did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jimmy Boone improves in RF