GAME LOG Chicago (A) @ Baltimore
Friday, 8/18/1956
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 1st.
Pitching: Harvey Haddix
SS Jack Lohrke:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
2B Billy Martin:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Lohrke scores.
CF Jim Lemon:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Bob Nieman:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
B. Martin scores.
3B Gene Freese:
Flies out to left-center.
Nieman tags up at third...
Virdon throws home...
Nieman scores!
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 3, Baltimore 0
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
2B Red Schoendienst:
Strikes out looking.
RF Don Lenhardt:
Flies out to shallow right field.
CF Bill Virdon:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (372 feet)
1B Joe Adcock:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 3, Baltimore 1
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Harvey Haddix
LF Gus Zernial:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (348 feet)
C Sal Yvars:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
P Lew Burdette:
Strikes out looking.
SS Jack Lohrke:
Popped out to the first baseman.
2B Billy Martin:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 4, Baltimore 1
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
C Sherm Lollar:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Gene Stephens:
SINGLES to center
3B Jack Merson:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
G. Stephens to third.
Stephens tries to score...
Zernial throws home...
Stephens is out at home!
SS Tom Upton:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 4, Baltimore 1
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Harvey Haddix
CF Jim Lemon:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
RF Bob Nieman:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Gene Freese:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 4, Baltimore 1
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
P Harvey Haddix:
Flies out to deep right field.
2B Red Schoendienst:
SINGLES to short center field.
RF Don Lenhardt:
Flies out to left field.
CF Bill Virdon:
Schoendienst caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 4, Baltimore 1
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 4th.
Pitching: Harvey Haddix
LF Gus Zernial:
Flies out to deep left field.
C Sal Yvars:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
P Lew Burdette:
SAC BUNT.
Yvars advances to second.
SS Jack Lohrke:
Base on balls.
2B Billy Martin:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 4, Baltimore 1
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
CF Bill Virdon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Joe Adcock:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Sherm Lollar:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 4, Baltimore 1
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 5th.
Pitching: Harvey Haddix
CF Jim Lemon:
Lines out to the first baseman.
RF Bob Nieman:
Flies out to left field.
3B Gene Freese:
SINGLES to right
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 4, Baltimore 1
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
LF Gene Stephens:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Jack Merson:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
SS Tom Upton:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
J. Merson to third.
Merson tries to score...
Nieman throws home...
Merson scores!
T. Upton to second.
P Harvey Haddix:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Red Schoendienst:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 4, Baltimore 2
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 6th.
Pitching: Harvey Haddix
LF Gus Zernial:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
C Sal Yvars:
SAC BUNT.
Zernial advances to third.
P Lew Burdette:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
G. Zernial scores.
SS Jack Lohrke:
Flies out to right field.
2B Billy Martin:
Base on balls.
L. Burdette to second.
CF Jim Lemon:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Baltimore 2
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
RF Don Lenhardt:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Bill Virdon:
SINGLES to right
1B Joe Adcock:
Popped out to the first baseman.
C Sherm Lollar:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Baltimore 2
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 7th.
Pitching: Harvey Haddix
RF Bob Nieman:
Popped out to the third baseman.
3B Gene Freese:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Gus Zernial:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Baltimore 2
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
LF Gene Stephens:
Popped out to the catcher.
3B Jack Merson:
SINGLES to left
PH Bill Bruton:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Merson out at 2nd base.
P Harvey Haddix:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Baltimore 2
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 8th.
Pitching: Harvey Haddix
C Sal Yvars:
New SS: Tony Roig.
New LF: Bill Bruton.
Grounds out to the pitcher.
P Lew Burdette:
SINGLES to center
SS Jack Lohrke:
Popped out to the shortstop.
2B Billy Martin:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Baltimore 2
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
2B Red Schoendienst:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
RF Don Lenhardt:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (383 feet)
CF Bill Virdon:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Joe Adcock:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Baltimore 3
Batting: Chicago (A), top of 9th.
Pitching: Harvey Haddix
CF Jim Lemon:
Flies out down the right field line.
RF Bob Nieman:
Flies out to right field.
3B Gene Freese:
SINGLES to left
New pitcher: Hersh Freeman.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
SINGLES down the left field line.
G. Freese to second.
Freese tries to advance to third...
Bruton throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
PH Walt Moryn:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 5, Baltimore 3
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
C Sherm Lollar:
New LF: Walt Moryn.
SINGLES to right
PH Roy Sievers:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
3B Jack Merson:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Game over. Score: Chicago (A) 5, Baltimore 3
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