GAME LOG St. Louis (N) @ Pittsburgh
Saturday, 8/5/1956
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
SS Solly Hemus:
Strikes out swinging.
C Johnny Bucha:
Strikes out looking.
1B Steve Bilko:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 0, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
3B Danny O'connell:
SINGLES to short left-center.
Fielding error by the leftfielder!
D. O'connell to second.
1B Jack Phillips:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
D. O'connell to third.
C Les Moss:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
D. O'connell scores.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to short center field.
CF Gus Bell:
Maxwell steals second.
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
LF Danny Gardella:
Popped out to the third baseman.
CF Bill Howerton:
Popped out to the catcher.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
LF Wally Post:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Stan Rojek:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Gene Mauch:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
P Billy Hoeft:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
3B Jack Dittmer:
Strikes out looking.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Mike Garcia:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
3B Danny O'connell:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Jack Phillips:
Flies out to deep left-center.
C Les Moss:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
SS Solly Hemus:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
C Johnny Bucha:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Steve Bilko:
Wild pitch.
S. Hemus to third.
Flies out to shallow left field.
LF Danny Gardella:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (437 feet)
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Base on balls.
CF Gus Bell:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (439 feet)
LF Wally Post:
Strikes out looking.
SS Stan Rojek:
Strikes out looking.
2B Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 3, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
RF Dick Wakefield:
Base on balls.
3B Jack Dittmer:
SAC BUNT.
Wakefield advances to second.
2B Reno Bertoia:
SINGLES to short left-center.
D. Wakefield to third.
P Mike Garcia:
SAC BUNT.
Bertoia advances to second.
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES to center
D. Wakefield scores.
R. Bertoia to third.
R. Bertoia scores.
C Johnny Bucha:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
P Billy Hoeft:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
3B Danny O'connell:
SAC BUNT.
Hoeft advances to second.
1B Jack Phillips:
Flies out to left-center.
C Les Moss:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
1B Steve Bilko:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
CF Bill Howerton:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Gus Bell:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (374 feet)
LF Wally Post:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Stan Rojek:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Jack Dittmer:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Reno Bertoia:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (361 feet)
P Mike Garcia:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Pittsburgh 4
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
2B Gene Mauch:
Strikes out swinging.
P Billy Hoeft:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Danny O'connell:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 5, Pittsburgh 4
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Johnny Bucha:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Steve Bilko:
SINGLES to left
LF Danny Gardella:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (363 feet)
CF Bill Howerton:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Pittsburgh 4
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
1B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Les Moss:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to right
PH Willie Mays:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Pittsburgh 4
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
RF Dick Wakefield:
New CF: Willie Mays.
Strikes out looking.
3B Jack Dittmer:
Flies out to right-center.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Popped out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Pittsburgh 4
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
PH Hobie Landrith:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Stan Rojek:
Strikes out looking.
2B Gene Mauch:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (360 feet)
PH Wally Westlake:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Game over. Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Pittsburgh 5
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