GAME LOG St. Louis (N) @ Brooklyn
Thursday, 4/6/1956
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Grady Hatton:
Strikes out looking.
1B Steve Bilko:
SINGLES down the left field line.
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES to left
SS Daryl Spencer:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
RF Hank Aaron:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
LF Danny Gardella:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Gardella out at 2nd base.
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Wakefield out at 2nd base.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
1B Gil Hodges:
Base on balls.
C Roy Campanella:
Flies out to right-center.
CF Duke Snider:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
P Alex Kellner:
SINGLES to right
SS Solly Hemus:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Grady Hatton:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (357 feet)
1B Steve Bilko:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Howerton:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Danny Gardella:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
LF Cal Abrams:
Strikes out swinging.
P Chris Van cuyk:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Brooklyn 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Joe Garagiola:
Hit by pitch.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Garagiola out at 2nd base.
P Alex Kellner:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
SS Daryl Spencer:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
RF Hank Aaron:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
D. Spencer to second.
Spencer tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Gil Hodges:
Strikes out looking.
C Roy Campanella:
Lines out to the shortstop.
CF Duke Snider:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Brooklyn 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
2B Bobby Morgan:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (439 feet)
LF Cal Abrams:
Strikes out swinging.
P Chris Van cuyk:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Willie Jones:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Brooklyn 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Danny Gardella:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Dick Wakefield:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (366 feet)
C Joe Garagiola:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (379 feet)
2B Reno Bertoia:
SINGLES to right
P Alex Kellner:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Brooklyn 1
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
SS Daryl Spencer:
Base on balls.
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Spencer out at 2nd base.
1B Gil Hodges:
Aaron steals second.
Popped out to the first baseman.
C Roy Campanella:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Brooklyn 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
SS Solly Hemus:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (380 feet)
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Steve Bilko:
SINGLES to center
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
S. Bilko to second.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Brooklyn 1
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to deep right-center.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Lines out to the third baseman.
LF Cal Abrams:
Base on balls.
P Chris Van cuyk:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Brooklyn 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
RF Dick Wakefield:
Strikes out swinging.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to left
2B Reno Bertoia:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
J. Garagiola to second.
P Alex Kellner:
Bunted into fielders choice, Garagiola out at third.
Bertoia safe at second.
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES to right
R. Bertoia to third.
A. Kellner to second.
R. Bertoia scores.
A. Kellner to third.
3B Grady Hatton:
Hemus steals second.
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 6, Brooklyn 1
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
3B Willie Jones:
Flies out to left-center.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Hank Aaron:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (450 feet)
1B Gil Hodges:
SINGLES to left
C Roy Campanella:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 6, Brooklyn 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
New pitcher: Bob Miller.
1B Steve Bilko:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to center
LF Danny Gardella:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
B. Howerton to second.
Howerton tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 6, Brooklyn 2
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
CF Duke Snider:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Cal Abrams:
Flies out to left field.
Game over. Score: St. Louis (N) 6, Brooklyn 2
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