GAME LOG Cincinnati @ Brooklyn
Saturday, 8/5/1956
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 1st.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
LF Elmer Valo:
Base on balls.
3B Bob Hazle:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
CF Johnny Groth:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Cincinnati 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Paul Minner
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
C Bruce Edwards:
Flies out to left-center.
RF Hank Aaron:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (354 feet)
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Cincinnati 0
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
1B Harry Simpson:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
RF Dusty Rhodes:
Flies out to shallow right field.
SS Ernie Banks:
Strikes out swinging.
C Ed Bailey:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Simpson out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Cincinnati 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Paul Minner
2B Tommy Brown:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Base on balls.
LF Andy Pafko:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
D. Spencer to second.
P Carl Erskine:
SAC BUNT.
Spencer advances to third.
Pafko advances to second.
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Cincinnati 0
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
2B Hector Lopez:
Base on balls.
P Paul Minner:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
LF Elmer Valo:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
H. Lopez to second.
3B Bob Hazle:
SINGLES to right
H. Lopez to third.
H. Lopez scores.
CF Johnny Groth:
Flies out to deep center field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Cincinnati 1
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Paul Minner
C Bruce Edwards:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Cincinnati 1
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 4th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
1B Harry Simpson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Dusty Rhodes:
SINGLES to right
SS Ernie Banks:
Base on balls.
D. Rhodes to second.
C Ed Bailey:
Base on balls.
D. Rhodes to third.
E. Banks to second.
2B Hector Lopez:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
D. Rhodes scores.
E. Banks to third.
E. Bailey to second.
P Paul Minner:
DOUBLES to deep right field.
E. Banks scores.
E. Bailey scores.
LF Elmer Valo:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
P. Minner to third.
P. Minner scores.
3B Bob Hazle:
SINGLES to right
E. Valo to second.
E. Valo to third.
CF Johnny Groth:
Base on balls.
B. Hazle to second.
1B Harry Simpson:
SINGLES to short left-center.
E. Valo scores.
B. Hazle to third.
J. Groth to second.
Hazle tries to score...
Snider throws home...
Hazle is out at home!
Inning over... 5 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 6, Brooklyn 2
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Paul Minner
CF Duke Snider:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
2B Tommy Brown:
Snider steals second.
Base on balls.
SS Daryl Spencer:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
D. Snider to third.
T. Brown to second.
LF Andy Pafko:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
D. Snider scores.
T. Brown to third.
D. Spencer to second.
P Carl Erskine:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
T. Brown scores.
D. Spencer to third.
A. Pafko to second.
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
D. Spencer scores.
C Bruce Edwards:
SINGLES to short left field.
A. Pafko to third.
A. Pafko scores.
RF Hank Aaron:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
B. Edwards to second.
Edwards tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, Cincinnati 6
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 5th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
RF Dusty Rhodes:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
SS Ernie Banks:
Strikes out swinging.
C Ed Bailey:
Grounds out to the catcher.
D. Rhodes to second.
2B Hector Lopez:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, Cincinnati 6
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Paul Minner
CF Duke Snider:
SINGLES down the right field line.
2B Tommy Brown:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Snider out at 2nd base.
SS Daryl Spencer:
SINGLES to short left-center.
T. Brown to second.
Fielding error by the leftfielder!
T. Brown to third.
D. Spencer to second.
LF Andy Pafko:
Strikes out swinging.
P Carl Erskine:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Brooklyn 6, Cincinnati 6
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 6th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
P Paul Minner:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Elmer Valo:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Bob Hazle:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, Cincinnati 6
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Paul Minner
3B Willie Jones:
Base on balls.
C Bruce Edwards:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
W. Jones to second.
RF Hank Aaron:
Intentional walk.
1B Gil Hodges:
DOUBLES to deep left field.
W. Jones scores.
H. Aaron to third.
Aaron tries to score...
Valo throws home...
Aaron is out at home!
CF Duke Snider:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 6
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 7th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
CF Johnny Groth:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Harry Simpson:
Popped out to the catcher.
RF Dusty Rhodes:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
PH Johnny Pramesa:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 6
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Paul Minner
2B Tommy Brown:
New C : Johnny Pramesa.
New SS: Johnny Logan.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Daryl Spencer:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
LF Andy Pafko:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Spencer out at 2nd base.
P Carl Erskine:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 6
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 8th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
SS Johnny Logan:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
PH Spider Jorgensen:
Base on balls.
G. Hermanski to second.
P Paul Minner:
SAC BUNT.
Hermanski advances to third.
Jorgensen advances to second.
LF Elmer Valo:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
New pitcher: Bud Podbielan.
3B Bob Hazle:
SINGLES to right
G. Hermanski scores.
S. Jorgensen to third.
S. Jorgensen scores.
CF Johnny Groth:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 8, Brooklyn 7
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Paul Minner
3B Willie Jones:
New 2B: Jim Bolger.
New SS: Hal Smith.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Bruce Edwards:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 8, Brooklyn 7
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bud Podbielan
1B Harry Simpson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Dusty Rhodes:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Johnny Pramesa:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 8, Brooklyn 7
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Paul Minner
1B Gil Hodges:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
CF Duke Snider:
Strikes out looking.
PH Roy Campanella:
SINGLES down the left field line.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Flies out to right field.
Game over. Score: Cincinnati 8, Brooklyn 7
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