GAME LOG Pittsburgh @ St. Louis (N)
Wednesday, 4/19/1956
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 1st.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
1B Vic Power:
Flies out to deep right-center.
C Les Moss:
Lines out to the shortstop.
3B Wally Westlake:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
SS Solly Hemus:
Hit by pitch.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Hemus out at 2nd base.
CF Bill Howerton:
Hatton steals second.
SINGLES to center
G. Hatton to third.
Hatton tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
1B Steve Bilko:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Danny Gardella:
Base on balls.
B. Howerton to second.
RF Dick Wakefield:
SINGLES to center
B. Howerton to third.
D. Gardella to second.
B. Howerton scores.
D. Gardella to third.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to center
D. Gardella scores.
D. Wakefield to second.
D. Wakefield to third.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Base on balls.
J. Garagiola to second.
P Alex Kellner:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Garagiola out at 3rd base.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Wally Post:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (412 feet)
2B Stan Rojek:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
3B Grady Hatton:
Hemus steals second.
Flies out to deep left-center.
CF Bill Howerton:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
S. Hemus scores.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Danny Gardella:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
P Russ Meyer:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Vic Power:
Flies out to deep left field.
C Les Moss:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
3B Wally Westlake:
SINGLES to right
L. Moss to second.
L. Moss to third.
CF Willie Mays:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
RF Dick Wakefield:
Strikes out looking.
C Joe Garagiola:
Base on balls.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Strikes out swinging.
P Alex Kellner:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 4th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Gene Mauch:
SINGLES to short left-center.
RF Wally Post:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Stan Rojek:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
SS Solly Hemus:
Flies out to left field.
3B Grady Hatton:
Lines out to the first baseman.
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 5th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
P Russ Meyer:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Les Moss:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
1B Steve Bilko:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Danny Gardella:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Gardella tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
C Joe Garagiola:
Base on balls.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Base on balls.
J. Garagiola to second.
P Alex Kellner:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Bertoia out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 6th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
3B Wally Westlake:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Grady Hatton:
Flies out to left-center.
CF Bill Howerton:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
1B Steve Bilko:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
B. Howerton to third.
B. Howerton scores.
LF Danny Gardella:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 7th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
SS Gene Mauch:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Wally Post:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
2B Stan Rojek:
Flies out to right-center.
Post tags up at third...
Howerton throws home...
Post scores!
PH Dale Coogan:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
1B Vic Power:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Coogan out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
New pitcher: Roger Craig.
RF Dick Wakefield:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (347 feet)
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to short left-center.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Garagiola out at 2nd base.
P Alex Kellner:
SAC BUNT.
Bertoia advances to second.
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES to short center field.
R. Bertoia to third.
R. Bertoia scores.
New pitcher: Frank Hiller.
3B Grady Hatton:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 8th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
C Les Moss:
Strikes out looking.
3B Wally Westlake:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Willie Mays:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Frank Hiller
CF Bill Howerton:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Steve Bilko:
Base on balls.
LF Danny Gardella:
SINGLES to left
S. Bilko to second.
RF Dick Wakefield:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
S. Bilko to third.
D. Gardella to second.
Bilko tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
D. Gardella to third.
D. Wakefield to second.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Popped out to the shortstop.
P Alex Kellner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 9th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Flies out to left-center.
SS Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF Wally Post:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Pittsburgh 2
Game over. Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Pittsburgh 2
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