GAME LOG Brooklyn @ St. Louis (N)
Sunday, 5/21/1956
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 1st.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
LF Cal Abrams:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
3B Willie Jones:
Base on balls.
C. Abrams to second.
CF Duke Snider:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Jones out at 2nd base.
C. Abrams to third.
RF Hank Aaron:
Flies out to short right-center.
1B Gil Hodges:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
C. Abrams scores.
D. Snider to second.
C Bruce Edwards:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
D. Snider to third.
G. Hodges to second.
D. Snider scores.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Hodges out at 3rd base.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bill Henry
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to right
S. Hemus to second.
1B Steve Bilko:
Base on balls.
S. Hemus to third.
J. Garagiola to second.
LF Danny Gardella:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Bill Howerton:
Flies out to right field.
Hemus tags up at third...
Aaron throws home...
Hemus is out at home!
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
SS Chico Carrasquel:
Strikes out swinging.
P Bill Henry:
Flies out to deep left-center.
LF Cal Abrams:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bill Henry
RF Dick Wakefield:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
3B Grady Hatton:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
D. Wakefield to second.
Wakefield tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Hatton out at 2nd base.
D. Wakefield scores.
P Mike Garcia:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES to center
CF Duke Snider:
SINGLES down the left field line.
W. Jones to second.
Fielding error by the leftfielder!
W. Jones to third.
D. Snider to second.
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Gil Hodges:
Base on balls.
C Bruce Edwards:
Flies out to right-center.
Jones tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
2B Bobby Morgan:
3-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (367 feet)
SS Chico Carrasquel:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 4 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Brooklyn 6, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bill Henry
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Steve Bilko:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 4th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
P Bill Henry:
SINGLES to center
LF Cal Abrams:
SINGLES to right
B. Henry to second.
3B Willie Jones:
Popped out to the shortstop.
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to deep center field.
Henry tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Abrams out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
LF Danny Gardella:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (422 feet)
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to left
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Howerton out at 2nd base.
3B Grady Hatton:
SINGLES to right
D. Wakefield to second.
D. Wakefield to third.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
P Mike Garcia:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
D. Wakefield scores.
G. Hatton scores.
SS Solly Hemus:
Wild pitch.
M. Garcia to third.
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 5th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
1B Gil Hodges:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
C Bruce Edwards:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Bobby Morgan:
SINGLES to left
G. Hodges to second.
SS Chico Carrasquel:
SAC BUNT.
Hodges advances to third.
Morgan advances to second.
P Bill Henry:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Steve Bilko:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Danny Gardella:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 6th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
LF Cal Abrams:
Flies out to deep center field.
3B Willie Jones:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Grady Hatton:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 7th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
RF Hank Aaron:
SINGLES to left
1B Gil Hodges:
Strikes out swinging.
C Bruce Edwards:
Flies out to short left-center.
PH George Shuba:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
P Mike Garcia:
New 2B: Billy Goodman.
Flies out to left-center.
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Joe Garagiola:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
1B Steve Bilko:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 8th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
SS Chico Carrasquel:
SINGLES to center
P Bill Henry:
SAC BUNT.
Carrasquel advances to second.
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Willie Jones:
Flies out to short center field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
LF Danny Gardella:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 9th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
CF Duke Snider:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
RF Hank Aaron:
Intentional walk.
1B Gil Hodges:
SINGLES to center
D. Snider to third.
H. Aaron to second.
Snider tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
C Bruce Edwards:
Reaches base on an error by the leftfielder.
H. Aaron to third.
G. Hodges to second.
2B Billy Goodman:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
H. Aaron scores.
G. Hodges to third.
B. Edwards to second.
New pitcher: Dean Stone.
SS Chico Carrasquel:
Strikes out looking.
PH Andy Pafko:
SINGLES to center
G. Hodges scores.
B. Edwards to third.
B. Goodman to second.
Edwards tries to score...
Howerton throws home...
Edwards is out at home!
B. Goodman to third.
A. Pafko to second.
LF Cal Abrams:
Base on balls.
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
B. Goodman scores.
A. Pafko to third.
C. Abrams to second.
A. Pafko scores.
CF Duke Snider:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 5 runs, 5 hits, one error.
Score: Brooklyn 11, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
New pitcher: Erv Palica.
3B Grady Hatton:
Flies out to deep left-center.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
PH Bobby Del greco:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (405 feet)
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
C Joe Garagiola:
Flies out to right field.
Game over. Score: Brooklyn 11, St. Louis (N) 5
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