GAME LOG Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia (N)
Thursday, 6/8/1956
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 1st.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
2B George Strickland:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Gene Mauch:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
LF Gus Bell:
Flies out to left field.
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
C Hal Naragon:
Base on balls.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Base on balls.
H. Naragon to second.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
LF Bobby Thomson:
Strikes out looking.
CF Richie Ashburn:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Naragon out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
C Hobie Landrith:
Base on balls.
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounded into double play, 1-6-3.
RF Wally Post:
SINGLES to center
1B Charlie Maxwell:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (346 feet)
P Billy Hoeft:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
RF Russ Sullivan:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Ralph Kiner:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia (N) 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
2B George Strickland:
Strikes out looking.
SS Gene Mauch:
SINGLES down the left field line.
LF Gus Bell:
Mauch steals second.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
G. Mauch to third.
CF Willie Mays:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
P Curt Simmons:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Hal Naragon:
SINGLES down the right field line.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia (N) 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 4th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
C Hobie Landrith:
Flies out to deep center field.
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Wally Post:
Flies out to short right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
LF Bobby Thomson:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Richie Ashburn:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Russ Sullivan:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia (N) 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 5th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
1B Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Billy Hoeft:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
2B George Strickland:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
1B Ralph Kiner:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (392 feet)
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Curt Simmons:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Hal Naragon:
Flies out to short right field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 6th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
SS Gene Mauch:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
LF Gus Bell:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
G. Mauch to second.
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to deep right field.
Mauch tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
C Hobie Landrith:
SINGLES to left
G. Mauch scores.
G. Bell to second.
3B Jack Phillips:
DOUBLES to deep right field.
G. Bell scores.
H. Landrith to third.
RF Wally Post:
Strikes out looking.
1B Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
H. Landrith scores.
J. Phillips to third.
J. Phillips scores.
P Billy Hoeft:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Eddie Mathews:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (366 feet)
LF Bobby Thomson:
SINGLES down the left field line.
CF Richie Ashburn:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia (N) 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 7th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
2B George Strickland:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Gus Bell:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
CF Willie Mays:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
G. Bell to third.
C Hobie Landrith:
Base on balls.
W. Mays to second.
3B Jack Phillips:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia (N) 2
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
RF Russ Sullivan:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Ralph Kiner:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Granny Hamner:
SINGLES to right
P Curt Simmons:
Hamner caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia (N) 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 8th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
RF Wally Post:
SINGLES to right
1B Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES down the left field line.
W. Post to second.
W. Post to third.
P Billy Hoeft:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C. Maxwell to second.
2B George Strickland:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia (N) 2
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
PH Dale Long:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (344 feet)
C Hal Naragon:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
PH Vic Wertz:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
H. Naragon to third.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
H. Naragon scores.
LF Bobby Thomson:
SINGLES to left
PH Stan Lopata:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
B. Thomson to second.
RF Russ Sullivan:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia (N) 4
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 9th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
New pitcher: Don Elston.
LF Gus Bell:
New LF: Vic Wertz.
New RF: Bobby Thomson.
New C : Stan Lopata.
New CF: Whitey Lockman.
Flies out to short left field.
CF Willie Mays:
Strikes out swinging.
C Hobie Landrith:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia (N) 4
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
1B Ralph Kiner:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (393 feet)
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
PH Fred Marsh:
Flies out to deep left-center.
2B Tommy Glaviano:
Strikes out swinging.
Game over. Score: Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia (N) 5
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