GAME LOG Brooklyn @ St. Louis (N)
Saturday, 9/9/1956
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 1st.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
LF Cal Abrams:
SINGLES down the right field line.
3B Willie Jones:
Flies out to left-center.
CF Duke Snider:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Gil Hodges:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 0, Brooklyn 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Dick Wakefield:
SINGLES to short right-center.
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
D. Wakefield to second.
1B Steve Bilko:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
D. Wakefield to third.
D. Wakefield scores.
LF Danny Gardella:
Base on balls.
S. Bilko to second.
C Joe Garagiola:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
2B Bobby Morgan:
Strikes out, out at first 2-3.
C Roy Campanella:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Billy Goodman:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Brooklyn 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
3B Grady Hatton:
Base on balls.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Hatton out at 2nd base.
P Tom Poholsky:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
SS Daryl Spencer:
Flies out down the left field line.
P Ralph Branca:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Cal Abrams:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Brooklyn 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Steve Bilko:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 4th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Duke Snider:
Base on balls.
1B Gil Hodges:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
D. Snider to second.
Snider tries to advance to third...
Wakefield throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Strikes out swinging.
C Roy Campanella:
Flies out to deep center field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Brooklyn 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
LF Danny Gardella:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to short right-center.
D. Gardella to third.
Gardella tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
3B Grady Hatton:
Strikes out looking.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Strikes out swinging.
P Tom Poholsky:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 5th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
RF Billy Goodman:
SINGLES to left
SS Daryl Spencer:
Strikes out swinging.
P Ralph Branca:
SAC BUNT.
Goodman advances to second.
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Brooklyn 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Flies out to short right field.
CF Bill Howerton:
Hemus steals second.
Base on balls.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
S. Hemus to third.
B. Howerton to second.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 6th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Gil Hodges:
SINGLES to left
2B Bobby Morgan:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Brooklyn 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
C Joe Garagiola:
Base on balls.
3B Grady Hatton:
Base on balls.
J. Garagiola to second.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Bunted into fielders choice, Garagiola out at third.
Hatton safe at second.
P Tom Poholsky:
SAC BUNT.
Hatton advances to third.
Bertoia advances to second.
New pitcher: Cliff Fannin.
SS Solly Hemus:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 7th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
C Roy Campanella:
Strikes out looking.
RF Billy Goodman:
Base on balls.
PH Hank Aaron:
Base on balls.
B. Goodman to second.
PH George Shuba:
Strikes out looking.
LF Cal Abrams:
Base on balls.
B. Goodman to third.
H. Aaron to second.
3B Willie Jones:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
B. Goodman scores.
H. Aaron scores.
C. Abrams scores.
CF Duke Snider:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 3, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Cliff Fannin
New pitcher: Bud Podbielan.
RF Dick Wakefield:
New LF: Hank Aaron.
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Bill Howerton:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 3, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 8th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
1B Gil Hodges:
Base on balls.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Base on balls.
G. Hodges to second.
C Roy Campanella:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
G. Hodges to third.
B. Morgan to second.
RF Billy Goodman:
Base on balls.
G. Hodges scores.
B. Morgan to third.
R. Campanella to second.
New pitcher: Jack Meyer.
LF Hank Aaron:
Flies out to right field.
B. Morgan scores.
R. Campanella to third.
B. Goodman to second.
PH Bruce Edwards:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Chico Carrasquel:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
R. Campanella scores.
B. Goodman to third.
B. Goodman scores.
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 4 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 7, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bud Podbielan
New pitcher: Bob Miller.
LF Danny Gardella:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Grady Hatton:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Flies out to deep left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 7, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 9th.
Pitching: Jack Meyer
CF Duke Snider:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Gil Hodges:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
2B Bobby Morgan:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (351 feet)
New pitcher: Dean Stone.
C Roy Campanella:
Base on balls.
RF Billy Goodman:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Campanella out at 2nd base.
LF Hank Aaron:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 9, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Miller
PH Rocky Nelson:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Hemus out at 2nd base.
R. Nelson to third.
CF Bill Howerton:
Reaches on a fielding error by the pitcher.
R. Nelson scores.
D. Wakefield to second.
1B Steve Bilko:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Danny Gardella:
Flies out to right-center.
Game over. Score: Brooklyn 9, St. Louis (N) 3
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