GAME LOG Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia (N)
Wednesday, 8/9/1956
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 1st.
Pitching: Billy Pierce
SS Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Hobie Landrith:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Charlie Maxwell:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
C. Maxwell to third.
C. Maxwell scores.
RF Wally Westlake:
Mays steals second.
Reaches on a throwing error by the third baseman.
W. Mays to third.
3B Jack Phillips:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
C Stan Lopata:
Base on balls.
2B Whitey Lockman:
Reaches on a fielding error by the pitcher.
S. Lopata to second.
3B Fred Marsh:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
S. Lopata to third.
LF Bobby Thomson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia (N) 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Billy Pierce
LF Wally Post:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B George Strickland:
Strikes out looking.
P Billy Hoeft:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
RF Vic Wertz:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Tommy Glaviano:
Flies out to shallow center field.
1B Ralph Kiner:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
SS Granny Hamner:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
R. Kiner to second.
P Billy Pierce:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
R. Kiner scores.
G. Hamner scores.
C Stan Lopata:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 2, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Billy Pierce
SS Gene Mauch:
Flies out to right field.
C Hobie Landrith:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Charlie Maxwell:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 2, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
2B Whitey Lockman:
Flies out to left field.
3B Fred Marsh:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Bobby Thomson:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 2, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 4th.
Pitching: Billy Pierce
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to shallow left field.
RF Wally Westlake:
SINGLES to left
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Westlake out at 2nd base.
LF Wally Post:
Phillips steals second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 2, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
RF Vic Wertz:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
CF Tommy Glaviano:
Base on balls.
V. Wertz to second.
1B Ralph Kiner:
BUNT SINGLE.
Wertz advances to third.
Glaviano advances to second.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Kiner out at 2nd base.
V. Wertz scores.
T. Glaviano to third.
P Billy Pierce:
SAC BUNT.
Hamner advances to second.
C Stan Lopata:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 3, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 5th.
Pitching: Billy Pierce
2B George Strickland:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Billy Hoeft:
Strikes out looking.
SS Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 3, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
2B Whitey Lockman:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Fred Marsh:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
LF Bobby Thomson:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
RF Vic Wertz:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 3, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 6th.
Pitching: Billy Pierce
C Hobie Landrith:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Charlie Maxwell:
Flies out to left-center.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES to center
RF Wally Westlake:
Mays steals second.
SINGLES to right
W. Mays to third.
W. Mays scores.
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 3, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
CF Tommy Glaviano:
Base on balls.
1B Ralph Kiner:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Glaviano out at 2nd base.
SS Granny Hamner:
SINGLES to center
R. Kiner to second.
R. Kiner to third.
P Billy Pierce:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
C Stan Lopata:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 3, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 7th.
Pitching: Billy Pierce
LF Wally Post:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
PH Les Moss:
SAC BUNT.
Rojek advances to second.
P Billy Hoeft:
SINGLES to center
S. Rojek to third.
Rojek tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
SS Gene Mauch:
Flies out to right-center.
C Hobie Landrith:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 3, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
2B Whitey Lockman:
New 2B: Stan Rojek.
New LF: Gus Bell.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Fred Marsh:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Bobby Thomson:
Base on balls.
RF Vic Wertz:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 3, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 8th.
Pitching: Billy Pierce
1B Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to left field.
RF Wally Westlake:
Base on balls.
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 3, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
CF Tommy Glaviano:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Ralph Kiner:
Hit by pitch.
Ralph Kiner was injured.
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out to center field.
PH Richie Ashburn:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 3, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 9th.
Pitching: Billy Pierce
New pitcher: Don Elston.
2B Stan Rojek:
New 1B: Dale Long.
Strikes out swinging.
LF Gus Bell:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
PH Danny O'connell:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 3, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
New pitcher: Vern Bickford.
C Stan Lopata:
New 2B: Danny O'connell.
Flies out to right-center.
2B Whitey Lockman:
Base on balls.
PH Russ Sullivan:
Hit by pitch.
W. Lockman to second.
LF Bobby Thomson:
Flies out to shallow right field.
RF Vic Wertz:
Base on balls.
W. Lockman to third.
R. Sullivan to second.
New pitcher: Luis Arroyo.
CF Tommy Glaviano:
Base on balls.
W. Lockman scores.
R. Sullivan to third.
V. Wertz to second.
Game over. Score: Philadelphia (N) 4, Pittsburgh 3
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