GAME LOG Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati
Friday, 9/8/1956
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 1st.
Pitching: Willard Nixon
3B Dale Coogan:
Base on balls.
1B Vic Power:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Coogan out at 2nd base.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Base on balls.
V. Power to second.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Ike Delock
RF Elmer Valo:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Bob Hazle:
Flies out to left-center.
CF Johnny Groth:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Willard Nixon
SS George Strickland:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Les Moss:
SINGLES to center
RF Joe Caffie:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Ike Delock
LF Dusty Rhodes:
Flies out to shallow right field.
1B Harry Simpson:
Flies out to right-center.
SS Ernie Banks:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
C Ed Bailey:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Willard Nixon
2B Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Ike Delock:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Dale Coogan:
Popped out to the catcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Ike Delock
2B Jim Bolger:
Flies out to center field.
P Willard Nixon:
Flies out to center field.
RF Elmer Valo:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 4th.
Pitching: Willard Nixon
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Flies out to left-center.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES to center
SS George Strickland:
Mays caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Ike Delock
3B Bob Hazle:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Johnny Groth:
Base on balls.
LF Dusty Rhodes:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Harry Simpson:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 5th.
Pitching: Willard Nixon
SS George Strickland:
Strikes out swinging.
C Les Moss:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
RF Joe Caffie:
Hit by pitch.
2B Gene Mauch:
Base on balls.
L. Moss to third.
J. Caffie to second.
P Ike Delock:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Dale Coogan:
Flies out to shallow right field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Ike Delock
SS Ernie Banks:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
C Ed Bailey:
SINGLES to right
E. Banks to second.
E. Banks to third.
2B Jim Bolger:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
E. Banks scores.
P Willard Nixon:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 6th.
Pitching: Willard Nixon
1B Vic Power:
Reaches on a throwing error by the third baseman.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Lines into double play, U3!
CF Willie Mays:
Base on balls.
SS George Strickland:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Ike Delock
RF Elmer Valo:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
3B Bob Hazle:
SAC BUNT.
Valo advances to second.
CF Johnny Groth:
Intentional walk.
LF Dusty Rhodes:
Valo steals third.
Groth steals second.
Intentional walk.
1B Harry Simpson:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 7th.
Pitching: Willard Nixon
C Les Moss:
Flies out to left field.
RF Joe Caffie:
SINGLES down the left field line.
PH Gus Bell:
Strikes out swinging.
P Ike Delock:
SINGLES to short right field.
J. Caffie to second.
Caffie tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
PH Hobie Landrith:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Ike Delock
SS Ernie Banks:
New 3B: Jack Phillips.
New RF: Gus Bell.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Ed Bailey:
Flies out to left field.
2B Jim Bolger:
SINGLES to left
P Willard Nixon:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (371 feet)
RF Elmer Valo:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 8th.
Pitching: Willard Nixon
1B Vic Power:
SINGLES down the right field line.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Base on balls.
V. Power to second.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES to center
V. Power to third.
C. Maxwell to second.
Power tries to score...
Groth throws home...
Power scores!
C. Maxwell to third.
W. Mays to second.
SS George Strickland:
3-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (376 feet)
C Les Moss:
Base on balls.
3B Jack Phillips:
BUNT SINGLE.
Moss advances to second.
RF Gus Bell:
SAC BUNT.
Moss advances to third.
Phillips advances to second.
P Ike Delock:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
PH Wally Westlake:
Wild pitch.
L. Moss scores.
J. Phillips to third.
Hit by pitch.
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 5 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 3
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Ike Delock
3B Bob Hazle:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
CF Johnny Groth:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
B. Hazle to second.
LF Dusty Rhodes:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Harry Simpson:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
PH Johnny Pramesa:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 9th.
Pitching: Willard Nixon
LF Charlie Maxwell:
New SS: Johnny Logan.
Popped out to the third baseman.
New pitcher: Joe Black.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES to center
SS George Strickland:
SINGLES to short right-center.
W. Mays to second.
Fielding error by the centerfielder!
W. Mays to third.
G. Strickland to second.
C Les Moss:
Intentional walk.
3B Jack Phillips:
SINGLES to right
W. Mays scores.
G. Strickland to third.
L. Moss to second.
RF Gus Bell:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
PH Roman Mejias:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 3
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Ike Delock
New pitcher: Luis Arroyo.
C Ed Bailey:
PH Hector Lopez:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
2B Jim Bolger:
Flies out to deep left-center.
PH Hal Smith:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
RF Elmer Valo:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Game over. Score: Pittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 3
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