Win: Ernie Belinsky (2-0) Loss: Bill Kirby (0-2)
Save: Dave Bruyette (3)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bill Kirby pitching. Johnny Thompson walks. Urbane Jorgensen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Thompson advances to second on the play. Bob Little walks. John Reder singles to right field. Rich Minchey grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Thompson scores. Bob Little advances to third on the play. John Reder advances to second on the play. Bob Mazzilli strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Ernie Belinsky pitching. Joey Pantoliano strikes out. Mike DePike lines out to the first baseman. Hesh Rabkin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Harry Howard strikes out. Hugh Curry grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Belinsky flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Akira Nakajima strikes out. Vito Spatafore doubles to left field. Tony Spolatro pops out to the third baseman. Virgil Sollozzo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Johnny Thompson singles to right field. Urbane Jorgensen walks. Bob Little doubles to left field. Johnny Thompson scores. Urbane Jorgensen uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Reder grounds out to the pitcher. Rich Minchey flies out to the left fielder. Bob Mazzilli flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Paulie Gualtieri walks. Bill Kirby lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joey Pantoliano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paulie Gualtieri advances to third on the play. Mike DePike flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Harry Howard strikes out. Hugh Curry grounds out to the pitcher. Ernie Belinsky grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Hesh Rabkin singles to left field. Akira Nakajima flies out to the center fielder. Vito Spatafore flies out to the left fielder. Tony Spolatro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Shooty Whisenton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Thompson singles to center field. Urbane Jorgensen strikes out. Bob Little pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Thompson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Virgil Sollozzo strikes out. Paulie Gualtieri flies out to the center fielder. Shooty Whisenton singles to left field. Joey Pantoliano singles to left field. Mike DePike strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh John Reder walks. Rich Minchey doubles to center field. John Reder uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sammy Gravano comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Mazzilli singles to center field. Rich Minchey scores. Harry Howard grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Mazzilli is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hugh Curry grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Hesh Rabkin singles to right field. Akira Nakajima grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Hesh Rabkin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Vito Spatafore strikes out. Tony Spolatro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ernie Belinsky reached on a fielding error by Joey Pantoliano. Johnny Thompson walks. Urbane Jorgensen flies out to the center fielder. Bob Little is hit by a pitch. John Reder flies out to the right fielder. Rich Minchey strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Virgil Sollozzo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paulie Gualtieri grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lefty Rosenthal is pinch hitting for Sammy Gravano. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lefty Rosenthal walks. Joey Pantoliano grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Moe Green pitching. Bob Mazzilli flies out to the center fielder. Harry Howard flies out to the right fielder. Hugh Curry lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Ralph Cifaretto is pinch hitting for Mike DePike. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ralph Cifaretto walks. Carmine Galante is pinch hitting for Hesh Rabkin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carmine Galante reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ernie Belinsky. Akira Nakajima pops out to the second baseman. Vito Spatafore doubles to left field. Ralph Cifaretto scores. Carmine Galante scores. Dee Gulan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Tony Spolatro doubles to left field. Vito Spatafore scores. Tony Spolatro steals third. Virgil Sollozzo strikes out. Paulie Gualtieri flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Danny Froelich is pinch hitting for Dee Gulan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Froelich grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Urbane Jorgensen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Dave Bruyette pitching. Don Fanucci is pinch hitting for Moe Green. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Don Fanucci strikes out. Joey Pantoliano grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Cifaretto hits a home run. Carmine Galante strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Bob Little (2), Rich Minchey (3).GIDP - Hugh Curry.HBP - Bob Little (1). Baserunning: CS - Johnny Thompson (3). Fielding: E - Ernie Belinsky.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kiki Christopher improves in arm Ken Wolfe improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Conway did not respond to coaching in range Andy Fischer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Carmine Persico did not respond to coaching in control Lepke Buchalter did not respond to coaching in control Albert Tannenbaum did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Carmine Persico did not respond to coaching in control