GAME LOG St. Louis (N) @ Pittsburgh
Sunday, 8/6/1956
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Ike Delock
SS Solly Hemus:
Flies out to center field.
RF Bobby Del greco:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
CF Bill Howerton:
Base on balls.
1B Steve Bilko:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (396 feet)
LF Danny Gardella:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
C Joe Garagiola:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
D. Gardella to third.
Gardella tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
3B Grady Hatton:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Garagiola tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
2B Reno Bertoia:
SINGLES down the left field line.
J. Garagiola scores.
P Alex Kellner:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 5 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
SS Gene Mauch:
Base on balls.
C Les Moss:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to center
G. Mauch to second.
Mauch tries to advance to third...
Howerton throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to shallow left field.
RF Wally Westlake:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Ike Delock
SS Solly Hemus:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
RF Bobby Del greco:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
S. Hemus scores.
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
B. Del greco to third.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Howerton out at 2nd base.
B. Del greco scores.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
S. Bilko to second.
C Joe Garagiola:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
S. Bilko scores.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
PH Gus Bell:
SINGLES to right
LF Wally Post:
Strikes out swinging.
2B George Strickland:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Ike Delock
2B Reno Bertoia:
New 3B: Danny O'connell.
SINGLES to center
P Alex Kellner:
SINGLES to right
R. Bertoia to second.
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
R. Bertoia to third.
A. Kellner to second.
RF Bobby Del greco:
Base on balls.
R. Bertoia scores.
A. Kellner to third.
S. Hemus to second.
New pitcher: Bill Werle.
CF Bill Howerton:
Base on balls.
A. Kellner scores.
S. Hemus to third.
B. Del greco to second.
1B Steve Bilko:
Base on balls.
S. Hemus scores.
B. Del greco to third.
B. Howerton to second.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Bilko out at 2nd base.
B. Del greco scores.
B. Howerton to third.
C Joe Garagiola:
Danny O'connell dropped a foul ball for an error.
Flies out to short left field.
3B Grady Hatton:
Base on balls.
D. Gardella to second.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 4 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 12, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
PH Stan Rojek:
Flies out to short left-center.
SS Gene Mauch:
SINGLES to right
C Les Moss:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
G. Mauch to second.
Mauch tries to advance to third...
Howerton throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
1B Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to right
G. Mauch scores.
L. Moss to second.
CF Willie Mays:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (357 feet)
RF Wally Westlake:
Lines out to the third baseman.
3B Danny O'connell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 12, Pittsburgh 4
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Bill Werle
New pitcher: Roger Craig.
P Alex Kellner:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Bobby Del greco:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 12, Pittsburgh 4
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
LF Wally Post:
SINGLES to center
2B George Strickland:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
W. Post to second.
Post tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
PH Dale Coogan:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
W. Post scores.
G. Strickland to second.
Strickland tries to advance to third...
Howerton throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
SS Gene Mauch:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
G. Strickland scores.
D. Coogan to second.
C Les Moss:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (393 feet)
New pitcher: Dean Stone.
1B Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to center
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
RF Wally Westlake:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Danny O'connell:
SINGLES to left
C. Maxwell to second.
LF Wally Post:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 5 runs, 7 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 12, Pittsburgh 9
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Roger Craig
New pitcher: Vern Bickford.
1B Steve Bilko:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Danny Gardella:
Flies out to shallow right field.
C Joe Garagiola:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
3B Grady Hatton:
Base on balls.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 12, Pittsburgh 9
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Dean Stone
2B George Strickland:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Dean Stone was injured.
New pitcher: Jack Meyer.
P Vern Bickford:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 12, Pittsburgh 9
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Vern Bickford
PH Rocky Nelson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Solly Hemus:
Flies out to short right-center.
RF Bobby Del greco:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Howerton:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 12, Pittsburgh 9
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Jack Meyer
New pitcher: Al Worthington.
C Les Moss:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (360 feet)
1B Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
RF Wally Westlake:
Strikes out looking.
3B Danny O'connell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 12, Pittsburgh 10
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Vern Bickford
1B Steve Bilko:
Base on balls.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
C Joe Garagiola:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
3B Grady Hatton:
Base on balls.
PH Dick Wakefield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 12, Pittsburgh 10
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Al Worthington
LF Wally Post:
New 2B: Jack Dittmer.
New RF: Dick Wakefield.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B George Strickland:
SINGLES to left
PH Hobie Landrith:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 12, Pittsburgh 10
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Vern Bickford
New pitcher: Bob Hooper.
P Al Worthington:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES to left
2B Jack Dittmer:
SINGLES to short right-center.
S. Hemus to second.
Hemus tries to advance to third...
Westlake throws to third...
OUT at third base.
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 12, Pittsburgh 10
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Al Worthington
SS Gene Mauch:
Strikes out looking.
C Les Moss:
Base on balls.
1B Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
L. Moss to second.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES to left
L. Moss to third.
C. Maxwell to second.
Moss tries to score...
Gardella throws home...
Moss scores!
C. Maxwell to third.
W. Mays to second.
New pitcher: Dick Hall.
RF Wally Westlake:
Base on balls.
3B Danny O'connell:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Westlake out at 2nd base.
C. Maxwell scores.
W. Mays to third.
LF Wally Post:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 12, St. Louis (N) 12
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Hooper
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Joe Garagiola:
Base on balls.
3B Grady Hatton:
Base on balls.
B. Talbot to second.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Hatton out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 12, St. Louis (N) 12
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Dick Hall
2B George Strickland:
New C : Johnny Bucha.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
New pitcher: Hoyt Wilhelm.
P Bob Hooper:
Base on balls.
SS Gene Mauch:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
B. Hooper to second.
C Les Moss:
Grounds out to the catcher.
B. Hooper to third.
G. Mauch to second.
1B Charlie Maxwell:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 12, St. Louis (N) 12
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 10th.
Pitching: Bob Hooper
PH Frank Kellert:
Flies out to short right-center.
SS Solly Hemus:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (353 feet)
2B Jack Dittmer:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to center
1B Steve Bilko:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
B. Howerton scores.
New pitcher: Luis Arroyo.
LF Danny Gardella:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 14, Pittsburgh 12
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 10th.
Pitching: Hoyt Wilhelm
New pitcher: Harry Byrd.
CF Willie Mays:
Base on balls.
RF Wally Westlake:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Mays out at 2nd base.
3B Danny O'connell:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Wally Post:
SINGLES to left
W. Westlake to second.
2B George Strickland:
Base on balls.
W. Westlake to third.
W. Post to second.
P Luis Arroyo:
Wild pitch.
W. Westlake scores.
W. Post to third.
G. Strickland to second.
Popped out to the first baseman.
Game over. Score: St. Louis (N) 14, Pittsburgh 13
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