GAME LOG St. Louis (N) @ Cincinnati
Saturday, 8/12/1956
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Roy Face
SS Solly Hemus:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Howerton:
Howerton thrown out at third by the rightfielder while trying to stretch a double into a triple.
D. Wakefield scores.
1B Steve Bilko:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
LF Danny Gardella:
Pitcher Balks.
S. Bilko to third.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Cincinnati 0
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Leo Kiely
SS Johnny Logan:
Flies out to short right-center.
RF Gordon Goldsberry:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Johnny Groth:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Cincinnati 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Roy Face
C Johnny Bucha:
Flies out to short right field.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Cincinnati 0
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Leo Kiely
C Johnny Pramesa:
SINGLES to short right field.
Fielding error by the rightfielder!
J. Pramesa to second.
2B Hector Lopez:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
J. Pramesa to third.
Pramesa tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
LF Ed Bailey:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
3B Hal Smith:
Lopez caught stealing at second.
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Cincinnati 1, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Roy Face
P Leo Kiely:
Reaches base on an error by the rightfielder.
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES to right
L. Kiely to second.
L. Kiely to third.
RF Dick Wakefield:
SINGLES to center
L. Kiely scores.
S. Hemus to second.
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Wakefield out at 2nd base.
S. Hemus to third.
1B Steve Bilko:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
S. Hemus scores.
B. Howerton to third.
LF Danny Gardella:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
B. Howerton scores.
S. Bilko scores.
C Johnny Bucha:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
D. Gardella to third.
3B Grady Hatton:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Cincinnati 1
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Leo Kiely
1B Harry Simpson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Roy Face:
Popped out to the first baseman.
SS Johnny Logan:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Cincinnati 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Roy Face
P Leo Kiely:
SINGLES down the left field line.
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
L. Kiely to second.
L. Kiely to third.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Popped out to the second baseman.
CF Bill Howerton:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Hemus out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Cincinnati 1
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Leo Kiely
RF Gordon Goldsberry:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
CF Johnny Groth:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
C Johnny Pramesa:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Cincinnati 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Roy Face
LF Danny Gardella:
Flies out to right-center.
C Johnny Bucha:
Popped out to the shortstop.
3B Grady Hatton:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Cincinnati 1
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Leo Kiely
2B Hector Lopez:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Ed Bailey:
Popped out to the shortstop.
3B Hal Smith:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
1B Harry Simpson:
SINGLES down the right field line.
H. Smith to second.
Smith tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
P Roy Face:
Reaches base on an error by the centerfielder.
H. Smith scores.
H. Simpson to second.
H. Simpson to third.
SS Johnny Logan:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, 2 errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Cincinnati 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Roy Face
2B Reno Bertoia:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
P Leo Kiely:
SINGLES to center
R. Bertoia to second.
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Kiely out at 2nd base.
R. Bertoia to third.
RF Dick Wakefield:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
R. Bertoia scores.
S. Hemus to third.
Hemus tries to score...
Groth throws home...
Hemus is out at home!
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 6, Cincinnati 2
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Leo Kiely
RF Gordon Goldsberry:
Flies out to left-center.
CF Johnny Groth:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
C Johnny Pramesa:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (395 feet)
2B Hector Lopez:
Flies out to shallow center field.
LF Ed Bailey:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 6, Cincinnati 4
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Roy Face
1B Steve Bilko:
SINGLES to left
LF Danny Gardella:
Reaches base on an error by the leftfielder.
S. Bilko to second.
C Johnny Bucha:
Flies out to left field.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Gardella out at 2nd base.
S. Bilko to third.
PH Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to left
S. Bilko scores.
G. Hatton to second.
P Leo Kiely:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Cincinnati 4
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Leo Kiely
3B Hal Smith:
New 2B: Jack Dittmer.
New C : Joe Garagiola.
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
1B Harry Simpson:
SAC BUNT.
Smith advances to second.
PH Dusty Rhodes:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Johnny Logan:
SINGLES to left
H. Smith to third.
H. Smith scores.
PH Ernie Banks:
SINGLES down the left field line.
J. Logan to second.
Logan tries to advance to third...
Gardella throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
CF Johnny Groth:
SINGLES to short right field.
J. Logan scores.
E. Banks to second.
Banks tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
C Johnny Pramesa:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Cincinnati 6
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Roy Face
New pitcher: Don Gross.
SS Solly Hemus:
New RF: Bob Hazle.
New CF: Elmer Valo.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Popped out to the third baseman.
CF Bill Howerton:
Base on balls.
1B Steve Bilko:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Cincinnati 6
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Leo Kiely
2B Hector Lopez:
Popped out to the third baseman.
LF Ed Bailey:
Flies out to shallow center field.
3B Hal Smith:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Cincinnati 6
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Don Gross
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Jack Dittmer:
Flies out to deep center field.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Cincinnati 6
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Leo Kiely
1B Harry Simpson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
PH Spider Jorgensen:
Flies out to right-center.
SS Johnny Logan:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Game over. Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Cincinnati 6
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