GAME LOG Pittsburgh @ St. Louis (N)
Friday, 5/26/1956
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 1st.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Gene Mauch:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
LF Wally Westlake:
Reaches base on an error by the centerfielder.
G. Mauch to third.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
G. Mauch scores.
W. Westlake to second.
Fielding error by the leftfielder!
W. Westlake to third.
W. Mays to second.
C Les Moss:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
W. Westlake scores.
W. Mays to third.
2B George Strickland:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
SS Solly Hemus:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (354 feet)
RF Dick Wakefield:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Steve Bilko:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
RF Wally Post:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
3B Jack Phillips:
Flies out to deep left field.
P Russ Meyer:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
LF Danny Gardella:
Base on balls.
C Joe Garagiola:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Grady Hatton:
Flies out to center field.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Gene Mauch:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
LF Wally Westlake:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Mauch out at 2nd base.
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
P Alex Kellner:
SINGLES to short right-center.
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
A. Kellner to second.
RF Dick Wakefield:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (377 feet)
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to center
1B Steve Bilko:
Popped out to the first baseman.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 4th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
C Les Moss:
SINGLES to right
2B George Strickland:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Moss out at 2nd base.
RF Wally Post:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
C Joe Garagiola:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
3B Grady Hatton:
Flies out to right-center.
2B Reno Bertoia:
SINGLES to left
P Alex Kellner:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 5th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
P Russ Meyer:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Gene Mauch:
DOUBLES to deep left-center.
LF Wally Westlake:
SINGLES to left
G. Mauch to third.
G. Mauch scores.
CF Willie Mays:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (413 feet)
C Les Moss:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
2B George Strickland:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to short right-center.
1B Steve Bilko:
Flies out to deep left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 6th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
RF Wally Post:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Jack Phillips:
Strikes out swinging.
P Russ Meyer:
SINGLES to center
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
LF Danny Gardella:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Gardella out at 2nd base.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Garagiola out at 2nd base.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Flies out to deep left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 7th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
SS Gene Mauch:
Popped out to the first baseman.
LF Wally Westlake:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
P Alex Kellner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Solly Hemus:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES down the right field line.
D. Wakefield to second.
Wakefield tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Howerton out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 8th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
C Les Moss:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B George Strickland:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Wally Post:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
LF Danny Gardella:
SINGLES down the right field line.
C Joe Garagiola:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Gardella out at 2nd base.
PH Rocky Nelson:
Flies out to short left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 9th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
3B Jack Phillips:
New 2B: Jack Dittmer.
Strikes out looking.
PH Charlie Maxwell:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
New pitcher: Luis Arroyo.
P Alex Kellner:
New 1B: Charlie Maxwell.
PH Bobby Del greco:
Flies out to right-center.
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES to right
RF Dick Wakefield:
Base on balls.
S. Hemus to second.
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to left
S. Hemus to third.
D. Wakefield to second.
Hemus tries to score...
Westlake throws home...
Hemus scores!
D. Wakefield to third.
B. Howerton to second.
1B Steve Bilko:
Flies out down the left field line.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Game over. Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 4
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