GAME LOG Brooklyn @ Pittsburgh
Thursday, 5/11/1956
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 1st.
Pitching: Fred Sanford
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES to right
CF Duke Snider:
Strikes out looking.
RF Hank Aaron:
Base on balls.
W. Jones to second.
1B Gil Hodges:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 0, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS George Strickland:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Les Moss:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 0, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Fred Sanford
C Roy Campanella:
Strikes out looking.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Base on balls.
SS Daryl Spencer:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (406 feet)
P Ralph Branca:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Cal Abrams:
Base on balls.
3B Willie Jones:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Base on balls.
LF Wally Westlake:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Maxwell out at 2nd base.
3B Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Fred Sanford
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to right field.
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Gil Hodges:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
2B Stan Rojek:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Fred Sanford:
Strikes out looking.
1B Vic Power:
Base on balls.
SS George Strickland:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 4th.
Pitching: Fred Sanford
C Roy Campanella:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Base on balls.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Base on balls.
B. Morgan to second.
P Ralph Branca:
Bunted into fielders choice, Morgan out at third.
Spencer safe at second.
LF Cal Abrams:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (368 feet)
3B Willie Jones:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 5, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
C Les Moss:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Willie Mays:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (398 feet)
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Wally Westlake:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 5, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 5th.
Pitching: Fred Sanford
CF Duke Snider:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Gil Hodges:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
C Roy Campanella:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
G. Hodges scores.
2B Bobby Morgan:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
R. Campanella to third.
R. Campanella scores.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 7, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
3B Gene Mauch:
Base on balls.
2B Stan Rojek:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Mauch out at 2nd base.
PH Wally Post:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
1B Vic Power:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 7, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 6th.
Pitching: Fred Sanford
New pitcher: Ralph Beard.
P Ralph Branca:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
LF Cal Abrams:
Base on balls.
R. Branca to second.
3B Willie Jones:
Base on balls.
R. Branca to third.
C. Abrams to second.
CF Duke Snider:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
R. Branca scores.
C. Abrams to third.
W. Jones to second.
Abrams tries to score...
Westlake throws home...
Abrams scores!
W. Jones to third.
D. Snider to second.
New pitcher: Roger Craig.
RF Hank Aaron:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
W. Jones scores.
D. Snider scores.
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
H. Aaron scores.
C Roy Campanella:
SINGLES to center
2B Bobby Morgan:
SINGLES to center
R. Campanella to second.
SS Daryl Spencer:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (380 feet)
New pitcher: Bob Hooper.
P Ralph Branca:
Strikes out swinging.
PH Billy Goodman:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 8 runs, 6 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 15, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
SS George Strickland:
Strikes out swinging.
C Les Moss:
Base on balls.
CF Willie Mays:
Base on balls.
L. Moss to second.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to left
L. Moss to third.
W. Mays to second.
LF Wally Westlake:
SINGLES to left
L. Moss scores.
W. Mays to third.
C. Maxwell to second.
Mays tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
3B Gene Mauch:
Strikes out looking.
2B Stan Rojek:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 15, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Hooper
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES to left
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to left field.
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 15, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
PH Hobie Landrith:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
PH Dale Coogan:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
SS George Strickland:
Base on balls.
C Les Moss:
TRIPLES to the gap in right-center.
D. Coogan scores.
G. Strickland scores.
CF Willie Mays:
Base on balls.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Popped out to the first baseman.
LF Wally Westlake:
SINGLES to left
L. Moss scores.
W. Mays to second.
3B Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 15, Pittsburgh 6
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Hooper
New pitcher: Bill Werle.
1B Gil Hodges:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (371 feet)
C Roy Campanella:
Flies out to left field.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
PH Chico Carrasquel:
Hit by pitch.
P Ralph Branca:
SINGLES to left
C. Carrasquel to second.
LF Billy Goodman:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 16, Pittsburgh 6
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
2B Stan Rojek:
New SS: Chico Carrasquel.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
PH Danny O'connell:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Dale Coogan:
Base on balls.
SS George Strickland:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (391 feet)
New pitcher: Harry Dorish.
C Les Moss:
SINGLES to short right-center.
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 16, Pittsburgh 8
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bill Werle
New pitcher: Vern Bickford.
3B Willie Jones:
Flies out to deep right-center.
CF Duke Snider:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Hank Aaron:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 16, Pittsburgh 8
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Harry Dorish
RF Charlie Maxwell:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
LF Wally Westlake:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Gene Mauch:
Base on balls.
2B Stan Rojek:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
C. Maxwell to third.
G. Mauch to second.
Maxwell tries to score...
Snider throws home...
Maxwell scores!
G. Mauch to third.
S. Rojek to second.
PH Gus Bell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
G. Mauch scores.
New pitcher: Bud Podbielan.
1B Dale Coogan:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
S. Rojek to third.
S. Rojek scores.
SS George Strickland:
Strikes out looking.
Game over. Score: Brooklyn 16, Pittsburgh 11
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