GAME LOG St. Louis (N) @ Brooklyn
Saturday, 7/22/1956
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Dick Wakefield:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (363 feet)
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Steve Bilko:
Base on balls.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
LF Cal Abrams:
Base on balls.
3B Willie Jones:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
C. Abrams to second.
CF Duke Snider:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
C. Abrams to third.
RF Hank Aaron:
SINGLES down the left field line.
C. Abrams scores.
1B Gil Hodges:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
H. Aaron scores.
C Roy Campanella:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Brooklyn 2, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
C Joe Garagiola:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Grady Hatton:
Flies out to right-center.
2B Reno Bertoia:
SINGLES to center
P Tom Poholsky:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
2B Bobby Morgan:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Chico Carrasquel:
Lines out to the first baseman.
P Ralph Branca:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES to right
RF Dick Wakefield:
SINGLES down the right field line.
S. Hemus to second.
Hemus tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Bill Howerton:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
D. Wakefield to second.
LF Danny Gardella:
Base on balls.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to right
S. Hemus scores.
D. Wakefield to third.
D. Gardella to second.
D. Wakefield scores.
D. Gardella to third.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Brooklyn 2
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
LF Cal Abrams:
Flies out to shallow left field.
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Brooklyn 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
2B Reno Bertoia:
Strikes out swinging.
P Tom Poholsky:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Brooklyn 2
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
RF Hank Aaron:
Popped out to the catcher.
1B Gil Hodges:
Strikes out looking.
C Roy Campanella:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Brooklyn 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Danny Gardella:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (392 feet)
C Joe Garagiola:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Brooklyn 2
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
2B Bobby Morgan:
Base on balls.
SS Chico Carrasquel:
SAC BUNT.
Morgan advances to second.
P Ralph Branca:
Strikes out looking.
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Brooklyn 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
P Tom Poholsky:
SAC BUNT.
Bertoia advances to second.
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Brooklyn 2
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES down the left field line.
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to short left field.
RF Hank Aaron:
Strikes out looking.
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Brooklyn 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
CF Bill Howerton:
Base on balls.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Brooklyn 2
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
C Roy Campanella:
Flies out to center field.
2B Bobby Morgan:
SINGLES to center
PH Bruce Edwards:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Brooklyn 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
C Joe Garagiola:
New SS: Tommy Brown.
Base on balls.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
J. Garagiola to second.
PH Rocky Nelson:
Base on balls.
P Tom Poholsky:
Bunted into fielders choice, Garagiola out at third.
Nelson safe at second.
SS Solly Hemus:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Brooklyn 2
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
P Ralph Branca:
New 2B: Jack Dittmer.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Brooklyn 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
RF Dick Wakefield:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Bill Howerton:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
1B Steve Bilko:
Strikes out looking.
LF Danny Gardella:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Brooklyn 2
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to shallow left field.
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Gil Hodges:
Strikes out looking.
Game over. Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Brooklyn 2
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