GAME LOG St. Louis (N) @ Brooklyn
Sunday, 9/17/1956
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Base on balls.
S. Hemus to second.
1B Steve Bilko:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (410 feet)
LF Danny Gardella:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
3B Grady Hatton:
Popped out to the third baseman.
C Johnny Bucha:
Wild pitch.
D. Gardella to second.
Bruce Edwards dropped a foul ball for an error.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Bob Talbot:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, one hit, 2 errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
LF George Shuba:
Reaches on a throwing error by the third baseman.
3B Tommy Brown:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Shuba out at 2nd base.
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to deep right field.
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Brooklyn 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
2B Reno Bertoia:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
P Tom Poholsky:
Strikes out looking.
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
R. Bertoia to second.
RF Dick Wakefield:
DOUBLES to deep left field.
R. Bertoia scores.
1B Steve Bilko:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
D. Wakefield to third.
D. Wakefield scores.
LF Danny Gardella:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
2B Bobby Morgan:
Strikes out swinging.
C Bruce Edwards:
SINGLES to center
RF Billy Goodman:
SINGLES down the right field line.
B. Edwards to second.
Edwards tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
SS Daryl Spencer:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
B. Edwards scores.
B. Goodman to second.
Goodman tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
P Ralph Branca:
SAC BUNT.
Spencer advances to second.
LF George Shuba:
Base on balls.
3B Tommy Brown:
SINGLES to center
B. Goodman scores.
D. Spencer to third.
G. Shuba to second.
D. Spencer scores.
G. Shuba to third.
CF Duke Snider:
SINGLES to center
G. Shuba scores.
T. Brown to second.
T. Brown to third.
1B Gil Hodges:
Base on balls.
D. Snider to second.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Brooklyn 4
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
3B Grady Hatton:
Base on balls.
C Johnny Bucha:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Hatton out at 2nd base.
CF Bob Talbot:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Bucha out at 2nd base.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Wild pitch.
B. Talbot to second.
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Brooklyn 4
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
C Bruce Edwards:
Grounds out to the catcher.
RF Billy Goodman:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
Fielding error by the rightfielder!
B. Goodman to second.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Strikes out looking.
P Ralph Branca:
SINGLES to right
B. Goodman to third.
B. Goodman scores.
LF George Shuba:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Brooklyn 5, St. Louis (N) 5
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
P Tom Poholsky:
Flies out to right field.
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Base on balls.
S. Hemus to second.
1B Steve Bilko:
SAC BUNT.
Hemus advances to third.
Wakefield advances to second.
LF Danny Gardella:
Flies out to shallow left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 5, St. Louis (N) 5
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
3B Tommy Brown:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Duke Snider:
SINGLES to right
1B Gil Hodges:
SINGLES to left
D. Snider to second.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Flies out to center field.
C Bruce Edwards:
SINGLES to right
D. Snider to third.
G. Hodges to second.
D. Snider scores.
G. Hodges to third.
RF Billy Goodman:
Edwards steals second.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, St. Louis (N) 5
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Johnny Bucha:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Bob Talbot:
Lines out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, St. Louis (N) 5
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
SS Daryl Spencer:
Flies out to shallow center field.
P Ralph Branca:
Strikes out swinging.
LF George Shuba:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, St. Louis (N) 5
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Tom Poholsky:
SINGLES to center
SS Solly Hemus:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, St. Louis (N) 5
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
3B Tommy Brown:
Base on balls.
CF Duke Snider:
Brown steals second.
Intentional walk.
1B Gil Hodges:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (442 feet)
New pitcher: Hoyt Wilhelm.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Bruce Edwards:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
RF Billy Goodman:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
B. Edwards to second.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 9, St. Louis (N) 5
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
1B Steve Bilko:
Strikes out looking.
LF Danny Gardella:
Base on balls.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 9, St. Louis (N) 5
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Hoyt Wilhelm
P Ralph Branca:
Base on balls.
LF George Shuba:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Tommy Brown:
Base on balls.
R. Branca to second.
CF Duke Snider:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Brown out at 2nd base.
R. Branca to third.
1B Gil Hodges:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 9, St. Louis (N) 5
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
C Johnny Bucha:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Bob Talbot:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Reno Bertoia:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
PH Bobby Del greco:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 9, St. Louis (N) 5
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Hoyt Wilhelm
New pitcher: Jack Meyer.
2B Bobby Morgan:
New CF: Bobby Del greco.
Base on balls.
C Bruce Edwards:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
B. Morgan to second.
B. Morgan to third.
RF Billy Goodman:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Edwards steals second.
DOUBLES down the left field line.
B. Morgan scores.
B. Edwards scores.
New pitcher: Dean Stone.
P Ralph Branca:
PH Chico Carrasquel:
Base on balls.
LF George Shuba:
Base on balls.
D. Spencer to third.
C. Carrasquel to second.
3B Tommy Brown:
Flies out to left field.
Spencer tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
CF Duke Snider:
Base on balls.
C. Carrasquel to third.
G. Shuba to second.
1B Gil Hodges:
Base on balls.
C. Carrasquel scores.
G. Shuba to third.
D. Snider to second.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Base on balls.
G. Shuba scores.
D. Snider to third.
G. Hodges to second.
New pitcher: Harry Byrd.
C Bruce Edwards:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
Inning over... 5 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 14, St. Louis (N) 5
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
New pitcher: Harry Dorish.
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Dick Wakefield:
SINGLES to right
PH Frank Kellert:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 14, St. Louis (N) 5
Game over. Score: Brooklyn 14, St. Louis (N) 5
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