GAME LOG St. Louis (N) @ Brooklyn
Saturday, 6/17/1956
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
SS Solly Hemus:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (357 feet)
RF Dick Wakefield:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Steve Bilko:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
3B Willie Jones:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
SS Chico Carrasquel:
SINGLES to center
W. Jones to second.
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
W. Jones to third.
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Brooklyn 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Grady Hatton:
Base on balls.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Hatton out at 2nd base.
P Alex Kellner:
SINGLES to short left-center.
R. Bertoia to second.
Bertoia tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
SS Solly Hemus:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
C Roy Campanella:
Strikes out looking.
He gets ejected for arguing the call.
CF Andy Pafko:
SINGLES to right
2B Bobby Morgan:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
A. Pafko to second.
LF Cal Abrams:
Strikes out looking.
P Ralph Branca:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
A. Pafko to third.
B. Morgan to second.
A. Pafko scores.
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Brooklyn 1, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
RF Dick Wakefield:
New C : Bruce Edwards.
SINGLES to left
CF Bill Howerton:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
D. Wakefield to third.
Wakefield tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
1B Steve Bilko:
Base on balls.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
B. Howerton to third.
S. Bilko to second.
C Joe Garagiola:
Base on balls.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Garagiola out at 2nd base.
B. Howerton scores.
S. Bilko to third.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Base on balls.
G. Hatton to second.
P Alex Kellner:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Brooklyn 1
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
SS Chico Carrasquel:
Reaches base on an error by the rightfielder.
RF Hank Aaron:
SINGLES to left
C. Carrasquel to second.
1B Gil Hodges:
SINGLES to center
C. Carrasquel to third.
H. Aaron to second.
Carrasquel tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
C Bruce Edwards:
Strikes out looking.
CF Andy Pafko:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Hodges out at 2nd base.
H. Aaron to third.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Brooklyn 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
RF Dick Wakefield:
SAC BUNT.
Hemus advances to second.
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
S. Hemus to third.
1B Steve Bilko:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Hemus tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
LF Danny Gardella:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Brooklyn 2
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
LF Cal Abrams:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
P Ralph Branca:
SAC BUNT.
Abrams advances to third.
3B Willie Jones:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (390 feet)
SS Chico Carrasquel:
Flies out to center field.
RF Hank Aaron:
Base on balls.
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
C Joe Garagiola:
Base on balls.
3B Grady Hatton:
Base on balls.
J. Garagiola to second.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Strikes out looking.
P Alex Kellner:
Bunted into fielders choice, Garagiola out at third.
Hatton safe at second.
SS Solly Hemus:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
C Bruce Edwards:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Andy Pafko:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Base on balls.
LF Cal Abrams:
Strikes out swinging.
P Ralph Branca:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Bill Howerton:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Steve Bilko:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
SS Chico Carrasquel:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Jones out at 2nd base.
RF Hank Aaron:
Base on balls.
C. Carrasquel to second.
1B Gil Hodges:
Base on balls.
C. Carrasquel to third.
H. Aaron to second.
C Bruce Edwards:
SINGLES to center
C. Carrasquel scores.
H. Aaron to third.
G. Hodges to second.
CF Andy Pafko:
Lines out to the third baseman.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Base on balls.
H. Aaron scores.
G. Hodges to third.
B. Edwards to second.
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
C Joe Garagiola:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
3B Grady Hatton:
Base on balls.
PH Bobby Del greco:
SINGLES to right
J. Garagiola to third.
G. Hatton to second.
Garagiola tries to score...
Aaron throws home...
Garagiola scores!
G. Hatton to third.
B. Del greco to second.
PH Rocky Nelson:
Flies out to right field.
Hatton tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
B. Del greco to third.
RF Dick Wakefield:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
B. Del greco scores.
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Brooklyn 6
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
New pitcher: Jack Meyer.
P Ralph Branca:
New 2B: Jack Dittmer.
PH Billy Goodman:
SINGLES down the right field line.
3B Willie Jones:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
SS Chico Carrasquel:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Brooklyn 6
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
New pitcher: Bud Podbielan.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Joe Garagiola:
Flies out to short center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Brooklyn 6
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Jack Meyer
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Gil Hodges:
Base on balls.
C Bruce Edwards:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (360 feet)
New pitcher: Dean Stone.
CF Andy Pafko:
Popped out to the second baseman.
2B Bobby Morgan:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 8, St. Louis (N) 7
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Bud Podbielan
3B Grady Hatton:
New 1B: Tommy Brown.
New RF: Duke Snider.
Flies out to left field.
2B Jack Dittmer:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
PH Frank Kellert:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (378 feet)
SS Solly Hemus:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 8, St. Louis (N) 8
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Dean Stone
New pitcher: Al Worthington.
P Bud Podbielan:
PH George Shuba:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Willie Jones:
Strikes out looking.
SS Chico Carrasquel:
SINGLES to short right field.
Fielding error by the rightfielder!
C. Carrasquel to second.
1B Tommy Brown:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Brooklyn 8, St. Louis (N) 8
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 10th.
Pitching: Bud Podbielan
New pitcher: Tom Morgan.
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
1B Steve Bilko:
SINGLES to right
B. Talbot to second.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Bilko out at 2nd base.
S. Bilko to second.
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 8, St. Louis (N) 8
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 10th.
Pitching: Al Worthington
RF Duke Snider:
New CF: Bob Talbot.
Strikes out swinging.
C Bruce Edwards:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Andy Pafko:
Base on balls.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Base on balls.
A. Pafko to second.
LF Cal Abrams:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 8, St. Louis (N) 8
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 11th.
Pitching: Tom Morgan
3B Grady Hatton:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Jack Dittmer:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
PH Johnny Bucha:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 8, St. Louis (N) 8
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 11th.
Pitching: Al Worthington
New pitcher: Dick Hall.
P Tom Morgan:
SINGLES to center
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
T. Morgan to second.
SS Chico Carrasquel:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
T. Morgan to third.
1B Tommy Brown:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 8, St. Louis (N) 8
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 12th.
Pitching: Tom Morgan
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
RF Dick Wakefield:
SINGLES to center
S. Hemus to second.
CF Bob Talbot:
Flies out to shallow left field.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Wakefield out at 2nd base.
S. Hemus to third.
LF Danny Gardella:
Popped out to the catcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 8, St. Louis (N) 8
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 12th.
Pitching: Dick Hall
RF Duke Snider:
SINGLES to center
C Bruce Edwards:
Flies out to short right field.
CF Andy Pafko:
SINGLES to right
D. Snider to second.
Snider tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Base on balls.
A. Pafko to second.
LF Cal Abrams:
Flies out to left-center.
Snider tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
Game over. Score: Brooklyn 9, St. Louis (N) 8
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