GAME LOG St. Louis (N) @ Pittsburgh
Friday, 8/25/1955
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
RF Dick Wakefield:
SINGLES to left
C Johnny Bucha:
Grounds out to the catcher.
D. Wakefield to second.
LF Danny Gardella:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
D. Wakefield scores.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Bill Howerton:
Flies out to shallow left field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
3B George Strickland:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
RF Jim Piersall:
Flies out to left field.
CF Willie Mays:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (395 feet)
C Hobie Landrith:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Vic Power:
Flies out down the right field line.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
3B Jack Dittmer:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Solly Hemus:
Popped out to the shortstop.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Lines out to the second baseman.
SS Johnny Logan:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
P Alex Kellner:
SINGLES to right
RF Dick Wakefield:
Wild pitch.
A. Kellner to second.
SINGLES to center
A. Kellner to third.
A. Kellner scores.
C Johnny Bucha:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
D. Wakefield to third.
Wakefield tries to score...
Mays throws home...
Wakefield scores!
LF Danny Gardella:
Base on balls.
1B Steve Bilko:
Base on balls.
J. Bucha to third.
D. Gardella to second.
CF Bill Howerton:
Base on balls.
J. Bucha scores.
D. Gardella to third.
S. Bilko to second.
3B Jack Dittmer:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Howerton out at 2nd base.
D. Gardella scores.
S. Bilko to third.
SS Solly Hemus:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
S. Bilko scores.
J. Dittmer to third.
Dittmer tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
S. Hemus to third.
P Alex Kellner:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 6 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
P Russ Meyer:
SINGLES to center
3B George Strickland:
Base on balls.
R. Meyer to second.
RF Jim Piersall:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
R. Meyer to third.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
RF Dick Wakefield:
Strikes out looking.
C Johnny Bucha:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Danny Gardella:
SINGLES to short center field.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Gardella out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
C Hobie Landrith:
Flies out to deep left field.
1B Vic Power:
Base on balls.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Base on balls.
V. Power to second.
SS Johnny Logan:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to left
3B Jack Dittmer:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
B. Howerton to second.
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
B. Howerton to third.
J. Dittmer to second.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Popped out to the third baseman.
P Alex Kellner:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
B. Howerton scores.
J. Dittmer to third.
S. Hemus to second.
Dittmer tries to score...
Piersall throws home...
Dittmer is out at home!
S. Hemus to third.
A. Kellner to second.
New pitcher: Vern Bickford.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
2B Gene Mauch:
Flies out to right field.
PH Wally Westlake:
Strikes out looking.
3B George Strickland:
Base on balls.
RF Jim Piersall:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
G. Strickland to second.
Strickland tries to advance to third...
Howerton throws to third...
OUT at third base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Vern Bickford
New pitcher: Frank Hiller.
C Johnny Bucha:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Hobie Landrith:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Vic Power:
SINGLES to left
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Power steals second.
SINGLES to left
V. Power to third.
V. Power scores.
SS Johnny Logan:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Frank Hiller
CF Bill Howerton:
Flies out to deep center field.
3B Jack Dittmer:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Solly Hemus:
Popped out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
2B Gene Mauch:
SINGLES to right
PH Stan Rojek:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Mauch out at 2nd base.
3B George Strickland:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
S. Rojek to second.
RF Jim Piersall:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (397 feet)
CF Willie Mays:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (424 feet)
C Hobie Landrith:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Pittsburgh 6
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Frank Hiller
New pitcher: Dave Jolly.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Strikes out looking.
P Alex Kellner:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
RF Dick Wakefield:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
A. Kellner to second.
A. Kellner to third.
C Johnny Bucha:
SINGLES to center
A. Kellner scores.
D. Wakefield to second.
LF Danny Gardella:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Steve Bilko:
Base on balls.
D. Wakefield to third.
J. Bucha to second.
CF Bill Howerton:
Base on balls.
D. Wakefield scores.
J. Bucha to third.
S. Bilko to second.
New pitcher: Clint Hartung.
3B Jack Dittmer:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Bucha scores.
S. Bilko to third.
B. Howerton to second.
S. Bilko scores.
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES to center
B. Howerton to third.
J. Dittmer to second.
B. Howerton scores.
J. Dittmer to third.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 5 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 13, Pittsburgh 6
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
1B Vic Power:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
SS Johnny Logan:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 13, Pittsburgh 6
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Clint Hartung
PH Don Bollweg:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Flies out to left-center.
C Johnny Bucha:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 13, Pittsburgh 6
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
New pitcher: Earl Johnson.
P Clint Hartung:
PH Jack Phillips:
Flies out to center field.
3B George Strickland:
Base on balls.
RF Jim Piersall:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
G. Strickland to second.
CF Willie Mays:
Base on balls.
C Hobie Landrith:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Game over. Score: St. Louis (N) 13, Pittsburgh 6
Thanks for coming to the ballpark!

Out of the Park Developments - The place for baseball and boxing simulation games
Out of the Park Baseball Homepage - The home of the Out of the Park Baseball Series