GAME LOG Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh
Sunday, 4/16/1956
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 1st.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
2B Hector Lopez:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Hal Smith:
Strikes out swinging.
C Johnny Pramesa:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 0, Cincinnati 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Frank Smith
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Wally Post:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
Fielding error by the leftfielder!
W. Post to second.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Willie Mays:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 0, Cincinnati 0
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
LF Johnny Groth:
Base on balls.
SS Johnny Logan:
SINGLES to center
J. Groth to second.
1B Harry Simpson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Logan out at 2nd base.
J. Groth to third.
CF Mike Mccormick:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
J. Groth scores.
H. Simpson to second.
RF Elmer Valo:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Mccormick out at 2nd base.
H. Simpson to third.
P Frank Smith:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Frank Smith
SS George Strickland:
Lines out to the first baseman.
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Danny O'connell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
2B Hector Lopez:
SINGLES down the left field line.
3B Hal Smith:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
C Johnny Pramesa:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Frank Smith
C Hobie Landrith:
Flies out to left field.
P Billy Hoeft:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Vic Power:
Flies out to deep right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 4th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
LF Johnny Groth:
Base on balls.
SS Johnny Logan:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
J. Groth to second.
1B Harry Simpson:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Mike Mccormick:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Frank Smith
LF Wally Post:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Flies out to shallow left field.
CF Willie Mays:
Base on balls.
SS George Strickland:
Mays steals second.
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 5th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
RF Elmer Valo:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Frank Smith:
Base on balls.
2B Hector Lopez:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Frank Smith
3B Jack Phillips:
SINGLES to right
2B Danny O'connell:
SAC BUNT.
Phillips advances to second.
C Hobie Landrith:
Flies out to shallow center field.
P Billy Hoeft:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 6th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
3B Hal Smith:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Johnny Pramesa:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Johnny Groth:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Frank Smith
1B Vic Power:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Wally Post:
SINGLES down the left field line.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 7th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
SS Johnny Logan:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Harry Simpson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Mike Mccormick:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Frank Smith
CF Willie Mays:
Strikes out swinging.
SS George Strickland:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Jack Phillips:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
PH Gus Bell:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 8th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
RF Elmer Valo:
New 2B: Gene Mauch.
New LF: Gus Bell.
SINGLES down the first-base line.
P Frank Smith:
SAC BUNT.
Valo advances to second.
2B Hector Lopez:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Hal Smith:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Frank Smith
C Hobie Landrith:
Strikes out looking.
P Billy Hoeft:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Vic Power:
Base on balls.
PH Wally Westlake:
SINGLES to center
S. Rojek to second.
S. Rojek to third.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Westlake out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 9th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
C Johnny Pramesa:
New 3B: Wally Westlake.
New 2B: Jack Phillips.
SINGLES to right
LF Johnny Groth:
Base on balls.
J. Pramesa to second.
SS Johnny Logan:
Base on balls.
J. Pramesa to third.
J. Groth to second.
1B Harry Simpson:
SINGLES to center
J. Pramesa scores.
J. Groth to third.
J. Logan to second.
Groth tries to score...
Mays throws home...
Groth scores!
J. Logan to third.
H. Simpson to second.
PH Dusty Rhodes:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Elmer Valo:
Base on balls.
PH Nellie Fox:
SINGLES to right
J. Logan scores.
H. Simpson to third.
E. Valo to second.
Simpson tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
2B Hector Lopez:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Hal Smith:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 4 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Frank Smith
New pitcher: Don Gross.
CF Willie Mays:
New CF: Gordon Goldsberry.
New 2B: Nellie Fox.
Base on balls.
SS George Strickland:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Jack Phillips:
SINGLES to center
W. Mays to second.
Mays tries to advance to third...
Goldsberry throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
LF Gus Bell:
Flies out to shallow left field.
C Hobie Landrith:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Phillips out at 2nd base.
Game over. Score: Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 0
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