GAME LOG Pittsburgh @ St. Louis (N)
Monday, 8/14/1956
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 1st.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
SS Stan Rojek:
Strikes out looking.
C Hobie Landrith:
SINGLES to short right-center.
1B Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Landrith out at 2nd base.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES to center
C. Maxwell to second.
C. Maxwell to third.
RF Wally Westlake:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
3B Jack Phillips:
Flies out to short right-center.
LF Wally Post:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B George Strickland:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
LF Danny Gardella:
SINGLES to left
CF Bill Howerton:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
D. Gardella to second.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
D. Gardella to third.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
P Billy Hoeft:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
SS Stan Rojek:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Hoeft out at 2nd base.
C Hobie Landrith:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
S. Rojek to second.
S. Rojek to third.
1B Charlie Maxwell:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Willie Mays:
Hit by pitch.
H. Landrith to second.
RF Wally Westlake:
SINGLES to center
S. Rojek scores.
H. Landrith to third.
W. Mays to second.
H. Landrith scores.
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Alex Kellner:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 4th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
LF Wally Post:
Base on balls.
2B George Strickland:
SAC BUNT.
Post advances to second.
P Billy Hoeft:
Strikes out looking.
SS Stan Rojek:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Danny Gardella:
SINGLES to left
CF Bill Howerton:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
D. Gardella scores.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 5th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
C Hobie Landrith:
Flies out to short right-center.
1B Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
RF Wally Westlake:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
3B Grady Hatton:
Base on balls.
2B Reno Bertoia:
SAC BUNT.
Hatton advances to second.
P Alex Kellner:
Popped out to the first baseman.
SS Solly Hemus:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
G. Hatton scores.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
S. Hemus to third.
S. Hemus scores.
1B Steve Bilko:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (380 feet)
LF Danny Gardella:
SINGLES to right
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 6th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Wally Post:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B George Strickland:
SINGLES to short center field.
P Billy Hoeft:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
G. Strickland to second.
Strickland tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
SS Stan Rojek:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
RF Dick Wakefield:
SINGLES to right
3B Grady Hatton:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Reno Bertoia:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
D. Wakefield to second.
P Alex Kellner:
Bunted into fielders choice, Wakefield out at third.
Bertoia safe at second.
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 7th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
C Hobie Landrith:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Charlie Maxwell:
Base on balls.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
C Joe Garagiola:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Steve Bilko:
Base on balls.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Bilko out at 2nd base.
CF Bill Howerton:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 8th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
RF Wally Westlake:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (389 feet)
3B Jack Phillips:
Base on balls.
PH Les Moss:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (413 feet)
2B George Strickland:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Billy Hoeft:
Flies out to center field.
SS Stan Rojek:
SINGLES to left
C Hobie Landrith:
SINGLES to left
S. Rojek to second.
1B Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Pittsburgh 5
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
RF Dick Wakefield:
New LF: Gus Bell.
New C : Les Moss.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Grady Hatton:
SINGLES to right
PH Bobby Del greco:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Pittsburgh 5
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 9th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
CF Willie Mays:
New 2B: Jack Dittmer.
New 3B: Bobby Del greco.
DOUBLES down the left field line.
RF Wally Westlake:
Strikes out looking.
3B Jack Phillips:
SINGLES to center
W. Mays to third.
Mays scores.
Phillips thrown out at second.
New pitcher: Jack Meyer.
C Les Moss:
Base on balls.
PH Vic Power:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis (N) 5
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
P Jack Meyer:
New 2B: Danny O'connell.
PH Frank Kellert:
Flies out to short left field.
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Game over. Score: Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis (N) 5
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