GAME LOG St. Louis (N) @ Philadelphia (N)
Sunday, 8/27/1956
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
C Johnny Bucha:
Base on balls.
S. Hemus to second.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
S. Hemus to third.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 0, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
LF Russ Sullivan:
Base on balls.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Sullivan out at 2nd base.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 0, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 0, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
CF Richie Ashburn:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Bobby Thomson:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Hal Naragon:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 0, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
2B Reno Bertoia:
SINGLES to left
P Tom Poholsky:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Bertoia out at 2nd base.
SS Solly Hemus:
Lines out to the third baseman.
C Johnny Bucha:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 0, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
1B Whitey Lockman:
Flies out to deep left field.
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out to left field.
P Curt Simmons:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 0, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
1B Steve Bilko:
Popped out to the catcher.
LF Danny Gardella:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
CF Bill Howerton:
Lines out to the third baseman.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 0, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
LF Russ Sullivan:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
Russ Sullivan was injured.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Bunted into fielders choice, Wertz out at third.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Wild pitch.
R. Hartsfield to second.
Popped out to the shortstop.
CF Richie Ashburn:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
R. Hartsfield to third.
R. Hartsfield scores.
RF Bobby Thomson:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
3B Grady Hatton:
Reaches on a throwing error by the second baseman.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
P Tom Poholsky:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
C Hal Naragon:
SINGLES to left
1B Whitey Lockman:
Grounds out to the catcher.
H. Naragon to second.
SS Granny Hamner:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
H. Naragon to third.
P Curt Simmons:
SAC BUNT.
Hamner advances to second.
LF Vic Wertz:
Base on balls.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES down the right field line.
C Johnny Bucha:
SAC BUNT.
Hemus advances to second.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Danny Gardella:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to center
S. Hemus to third.
D. Gardella to second.
S. Hemus scores.
D. Gardella to third.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Wakefield thrown out at third by the centerfielder while trying to stretch a double into a triple.
D. Gardella scores.
B. Howerton scores.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
3B Eddie Mathews:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
CF Richie Ashburn:
Base on balls.
E. Mathews to second.
RF Bobby Thomson:
Flies out to left-center.
C Hal Naragon:
SINGLES to center
E. Mathews to third.
R. Ashburn to second.
Mathews tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
1B Whitey Lockman:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Naragon out at 2nd base.
R. Ashburn to third.
SS Granny Hamner:
Base on balls.
W. Lockman to second.
P Curt Simmons:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Philadelphia (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Reno Bertoia:
SINGLES to left
P Tom Poholsky:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Philadelphia (N) 2
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
LF Vic Wertz:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
PH Dale Long:
SAC BUNT.
Wertz advances to second.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Base on balls.
CF Richie Ashburn:
Flies out to right-center.
RF Bobby Thomson:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Philadelphia (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
C Johnny Bucha:
New 1B: Dale Long.
New 2B: Whitey Lockman.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Danny Gardella:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Howerton:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Philadelphia (N) 2
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
C Hal Naragon:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
2B Whitey Lockman:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Granny Hamner:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Philadelphia (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
RF Dick Wakefield:
Flies out to short left field.
3B Grady Hatton:
Strikes out swinging.
New pitcher: Don Elston.
2B Reno Bertoia:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
PH Joe Garagiola:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Philadelphia (N) 2
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
New pitcher: Al Worthington.
P Don Elston:
PH Stan Lopata:
SINGLES to left
LF Vic Wertz:
Base on balls.
S. Lopata to second.
1B Dale Long:
SINGLES to left
S. Lopata to third.
V. Wertz to second.
Lopata tries to score...
Gardella throws home...
Lopata scores!
V. Wertz to third.
D. Long to second.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Intentional walk.
CF Richie Ashburn:
Flies out to right field.
Wertz tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
Game over. Score: Philadelphia (N) 4, St. Louis (N) 3
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