GAME LOG Philadelphia (N) @ Pittsburgh
Thursday, 5/25/1956
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
C Stan Lopata:
Flies out to right field.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Flies out to right-center.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Flies out to short center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 0, Philadelphia (N) 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
1B Vic Power:
Flies out to center field.
SS George Strickland:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Les Moss:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 0, Philadelphia (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
LF Bobby Thomson:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Vic Wertz:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Richie Ashburn:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
1B Ralph Kiner:
Base on balls.
SS Granny Hamner:
SINGLES to left
R. Ashburn to third.
R. Kiner to second.
R. Ashburn scores.
P Robin Roberts:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
CF Willie Mays:
Reaches on a throwing error by the second baseman.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Mays caught stealing at second.
Base on balls.
3B Dale Coogan:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
C. Maxwell to third.
Maxwell tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
LF Jack Phillips:
SINGLES to short left-center.
D. Coogan to third.
2B Stan Rojek:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Phillips out at 2nd base.
D. Coogan scores.
P Billy Hoeft:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
C Stan Lopata:
Strikes out looking.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Lines out to the first baseman.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Flies out to short left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS George Strickland:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Les Moss:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
LF Bobby Thomson:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
RF Vic Wertz:
Flies out to deep left field.
CF Richie Ashburn:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to deep right-center.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (400 feet)
3B Dale Coogan:
Reaches on a fielding error by the catcher.
LF Jack Phillips:
Base on balls.
D. Coogan to second.
2B Stan Rojek:
SAC BUNT.
Coogan advances to third.
Phillips advances to second.
P Billy Hoeft:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
1B Ralph Kiner:
SINGLES to left
SS Granny Hamner:
BUNT SINGLE.
Kiner advances to second.
P Robin Roberts:
SAC BUNT.
Kiner advances to third.
Hamner advances to second.
C Stan Lopata:
SINGLES to center
R. Kiner scores.
G. Hamner to third.
Hamner tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
SINGLES to center
S. Lopata to second.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia (N) 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS George Strickland:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
C Les Moss:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (348 feet)
CF Willie Mays:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia (N) 3
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
LF Bobby Thomson:
SINGLES to left
RF Vic Wertz:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (415 feet)
CF Richie Ashburn:
Strikes out looking.
1B Ralph Kiner:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Granny Hamner:
Base on balls.
P Robin Roberts:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 5, Pittsburgh 4
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Dale Coogan:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Jack Phillips:
Base on balls.
2B Stan Rojek:
Base on balls.
J. Phillips to second.
P Billy Hoeft:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 5, Pittsburgh 4
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
C Stan Lopata:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
SAC BUNT.
Lopata advances to third.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Intentional walk.
LF Bobby Thomson:
Grounded into double play, U4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 5, Pittsburgh 4
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
1B Vic Power:
Flies out to left-center.
SS George Strickland:
Popped out to the third baseman.
C Les Moss:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 5, Pittsburgh 4
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
RF Vic Wertz:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Richie Ashburn:
Flies out to right field.
1B Ralph Kiner:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 5, Pittsburgh 4
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
CF Willie Mays:
Base on balls.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to short center field.
W. Mays to second.
PH Hobie Landrith:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
W. Mays to third.
C. Maxwell to second.
PH Gus Bell:
Lines out to the first baseman.
PH Wally Westlake:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
W. Mays scores.
C. Maxwell to third.
C. Maxwell scores.
P Billy Hoeft:
SINGLES to center
W. Westlake to second.
W. Westlake to third.
1B Vic Power:
SINGLES to left
W. Westlake scores.
B. Hoeft to second.
SS George Strickland:
SINGLES down the right field line.
B. Hoeft to third.
V. Power to second.
B. Hoeft scores.
New pitcher: Don Elston.
C Les Moss:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia (N) 5
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
SS Granny Hamner:
New 2B: Gene Mauch.
New LF: Gus Bell.
New 3B: Wally Westlake.
SINGLES to right
PH Russ Sullivan:
Strikes out swinging.
C Stan Lopata:
Flies out to center field.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia (N) 5
Game over. Score: Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia (N) 5
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