GAME LOG Cincinnati @ Brooklyn
Saturday, 7/8/1956
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 1st.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
RF Elmer Valo:
Base on balls.
2B Nellie Fox:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Dusty Rhodes:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Valo out at 2nd base.
CF Johnny Groth:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Cincinnati 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Frank Smith
LF Cal Abrams:
SINGLES to right
3B Willie Jones:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
C. Abrams to second.
CF Duke Snider:
Base on balls.
C. Abrams to third.
W. Jones to second.
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Snider out at 2nd base.
C. Abrams scores.
W. Jones to third.
1B Gil Hodges:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
W. Jones scores.
H. Aaron to second.
C Bruce Edwards:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Hodges out at 2nd base.
H. Aaron to third.
2B Bobby Morgan:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (417 feet)
SS Chico Carrasquel:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... 5 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Brooklyn 5, Cincinnati 0
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
3B Bob Hazle:
Flies out to right field.
1B Harry Simpson:
SINGLES to short left-center.
SS Ernie Banks:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 5, Cincinnati 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Frank Smith
P Carl Erskine:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Willie Jones:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
CF Duke Snider:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 5, Cincinnati 0
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
C Ed Bailey:
Lines out to the third baseman.
P Frank Smith:
Flies out to left-center.
RF Elmer Valo:
SINGLES to right
2B Nellie Fox:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 5, Cincinnati 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Frank Smith
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Bruce Edwards:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 5, Cincinnati 0
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 4th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
LF Dusty Rhodes:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Johnny Groth:
SINGLES to center
3B Bob Hazle:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Groth out at 2nd base.
1B Harry Simpson:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
B. Hazle to second.
SS Ernie Banks:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 5, Cincinnati 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Frank Smith
2B Bobby Morgan:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Chico Carrasquel:
Popped out to the catcher.
P Carl Erskine:
SINGLES to short center field.
LF Cal Abrams:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 5, Cincinnati 0
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 5th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
C Ed Bailey:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (432 feet)
P Frank Smith:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Elmer Valo:
Flies out to deep right-center.
2B Nellie Fox:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 5, Cincinnati 1
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Frank Smith
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
CF Duke Snider:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (406 feet)
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Bruce Edwards:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 1
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 6th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
LF Dusty Rhodes:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Johnny Groth:
SINGLES to left
3B Bob Hazle:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Groth to second.
Groth tries to advance to third...
Aaron throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
1B Harry Simpson:
Base on balls.
B. Hazle to second.
SS Ernie Banks:
Flies out to center field.
Groth tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
C Ed Bailey:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 2
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Frank Smith
2B Bobby Morgan:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Chico Carrasquel:
Strikes out swinging.
P Carl Erskine:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 2
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 7th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
P Frank Smith:
Flies out to deep left-center.
RF Elmer Valo:
Base on balls.
2B Nellie Fox:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 2
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Frank Smith
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Willie Jones:
Flies out to left field.
CF Duke Snider:
Base on balls.
RF Hank Aaron:
SINGLES to center
D. Snider to second.
D. Snider to third.
1B Gil Hodges:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 2
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 8th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
LF Dusty Rhodes:
DOUBLES to deep right field.
CF Johnny Groth:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Bob Hazle:
Base on balls.
1B Harry Simpson:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
D. Rhodes scores.
B. Hazle to third.
Hazle tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
PH Johnny Pramesa:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Simpson tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
C Ed Bailey:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 4
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Frank Smith
New pitcher: Joe Black.
C Bruce Edwards:
New SS: Johnny Logan.
Flies out to right-center.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Strikes out looking.
SS Chico Carrasquel:
Flies out to deep center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 4
Batting: Cincinnati, top of 9th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
New pitcher: Tom Morgan.
P Joe Black:
PH Gene Hermanski:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Elmer Valo:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Nellie Fox:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
LF Dusty Rhodes:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
N. Fox to third.
N. Fox scores.
CF Johnny Groth:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 5
Game over. Score: Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 5
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