GAME LOG Pittsburgh @ Brooklyn
Monday, 7/31/1956
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bill Henry
SS Gene Mauch:
Base on balls.
C Hobie Landrith:
Base on balls.
G. Mauch to second.
1B Vic Power:
SINGLES to right
G. Mauch to third.
H. Landrith to second.
Mauch tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
H. Landrith to third.
V. Power to second.
RF Wally Westlake:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
H. Landrith scores.
V. Power to third.
3B Jack Phillips:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Vern Law
LF Cal Abrams:
Popped out to the catcher.
3B Willie Jones:
Base on balls.
CF Duke Snider:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
W. Jones scores.
RF Hank Aaron:
Flies out to left field.
Snider tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
1B Gil Hodges:
Base on balls.
2B Bobby Morgan:
SINGLES to left
G. Hodges to second.
C Bruce Edwards:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
G. Hodges to third.
B. Morgan to second.
G. Hodges scores.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Morgan out at 3rd base.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 3, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bill Henry
CF Wally Post:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Stan Rojek:
Flies out to left field.
P Vern Law:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 3, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Vern Law
P Bill Henry:
Flies out to right-center.
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES to right
CF Duke Snider:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (444 feet)
RF Hank Aaron:
SINGLES to left
1B Gil Hodges:
Flies out to shallow center field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 5, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bill Henry
SS Gene Mauch:
Base on balls.
C Hobie Landrith:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Mauch out at 2nd base.
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
H. Landrith to second.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Flies out to shallow right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 5, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Vern Law
2B Bobby Morgan:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Bruce Edwards:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (390 feet)
SS Daryl Spencer:
Strikes out looking.
P Bill Henry:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
RF Wally Westlake:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Jack Phillips:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Wally Post:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Vern Law
LF Cal Abrams:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
3B Willie Jones:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
C. Abrams to third.
Abrams tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
CF Duke Snider:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
W. Jones to third.
Jones tries to score...
Westlake throws home...
Jones is out at home!
D. Snider to second.
RF Hank Aaron:
SINGLES to right
D. Snider to third.
Snider scores.
Aaron thrown out at second.
1B Gil Hodges:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
New pitcher: Vern Bickford.
2B Bobby Morgan:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (445 feet)
C Bruce Edwards:
SINGLES to right
SS Daryl Spencer:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Edwards out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 4 runs, 7 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 10, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
PH Les Moss:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Vern Bickford:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (343 feet)
SS Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Hobie Landrith:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 10, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Vern Bickford
P Bill Henry:
New 2B: George Strickland.
Flies out down the left field line.
LF Cal Abrams:
Base on balls.
3B Willie Jones:
Flies out to deep right field.
CF Duke Snider:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 10, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
1B Vic Power:
SINGLES to right
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Wally Westlake:
Base on balls.
V. Power to second.
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Westlake out at 2nd base.
V. Power to third.
CF Wally Post:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 10, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Vern Bickford
RF Hank Aaron:
Flies out to short left field.
1B Gil Hodges:
Flies out to deep left field.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 10, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
2B George Strickland:
Strikes out swinging.
PH Gus Bell:
Base on balls.
SS Gene Mauch:
Base on balls.
G. Bell to second.
C Hobie Landrith:
SINGLES to center
G. Bell to third.
G. Mauch to second.
Bell tries to score...
Snider throws home...
Bell scores!
G. Mauch to third.
H. Landrith to second.
1B Vic Power:
DOUBLES to deep right field.
G. Mauch scores.
H. Landrith scores.
Vic Power was injured.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
D. Coogan to third.
RF Wally Westlake:
SINGLES to center
D. Coogan scores.
PH Willie Mays:
Popped out to the catcher.
Inning over... 4 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 10, Pittsburgh 7
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Vern Bickford
New pitcher: Bill Werle.
C Bruce Edwards:
New 1B: Dale Coogan.
New 3B: Wally Westlake.
New RF: Willie Mays.
Strikes out swinging.
SS Daryl Spencer:
SINGLES to right
PH Chico Carrasquel:
Flies out to right field.
PH Andy Pafko:
Hit by pitch.
D. Spencer to second.
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
D. Spencer to third.
A. Pafko to second.
D. Spencer scores.
CF Duke Snider:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 11, Pittsburgh 7
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
New pitcher: Erv Palica.
CF Wally Post:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
2B George Strickland:
SINGLES to left
W. Post to second.
PH Danny O'connell:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
W. Post to third.
SS Gene Mauch:
Base on balls.
C Hobie Landrith:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 11, Pittsburgh 7
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bill Werle
New pitcher: Billy Hoeft.
RF Hank Aaron:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
1B Gil Hodges:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (373 feet)
2B Bobby Morgan:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
C Bruce Edwards:
Lines out to the third baseman.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 12, Pittsburgh 7
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 9th.
Pitching: Erv Palica
1B Dale Coogan:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Wally Westlake:
Base on balls.
RF Willie Mays:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 12, Pittsburgh 7
Game over. Score: Brooklyn 12, Pittsburgh 7
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