GAME LOG Brooklyn @ St. Louis (N)
Wednesday, 8/9/1956
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 1st.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Willie Jones:
Flies out to right-center.
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 0, Brooklyn 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Howerton:
DOUBLES to deep left field.
D. Wakefield to third.
1B Steve Bilko:
Base on balls.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounded into double play, U5-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 0, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
RF Hank Aaron:
SINGLES to right
1B Gil Hodges:
Flies out to right-center.
2B Billy Goodman:
Popped out to the third baseman.
C Bruce Edwards:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 0, Brooklyn 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
C Joe Garagiola:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Reaches on a throwing error by the third baseman.
P Mike Garcia:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 0, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
SS Daryl Spencer:
Flies out to left field.
P Carl Erskine:
Popped out to the first baseman.
LF Cal Abrams:
Base on balls.
3B Willie Jones:
Flies out down the left field line.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 0, Brooklyn 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Hemus out at 2nd base.
CF Bill Howerton:
Base on balls.
D. Wakefield to second.
1B Steve Bilko:
Base on balls.
D. Wakefield to third.
B. Howerton to second.
LF Danny Gardella:
Base on balls.
D. Wakefield scores.
B. Howerton to third.
S. Bilko to second.
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Gardella out at 2nd base.
B. Howerton scores.
S. Bilko to third.
3B Grady Hatton:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 4th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
CF Duke Snider:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Gil Hodges:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Brooklyn 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
2B Reno Bertoia:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (376 feet)
P Mike Garcia:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
M. Garcia to second.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Flies out to deep right field.
Garcia tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Bill Howerton:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Steve Bilko:
Base on balls.
S. Hemus to second.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 5th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
2B Billy Goodman:
Strikes out swinging.
C Bruce Edwards:
Reaches base on an error by the rightfielder.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Edwards steals second.
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (394 feet)
P Carl Erskine:
Flies out to deep left-center.
LF Cal Abrams:
SINGLES to short center field.
3B Willie Jones:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
C. Abrams scores.
CF Duke Snider:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Brooklyn 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Grady Hatton:
Popped out to the first baseman.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Brooklyn 3
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 6th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
RF Hank Aaron:
Strikes out looking.
1B Gil Hodges:
SINGLES to left
2B Billy Goodman:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
G. Hodges to second.
Hodges tries to advance to third...
Wakefield throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
C Bruce Edwards:
Flies out to right field.
Hodges tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
SS Daryl Spencer:
SINGLES to right
B. Goodman to second.
B. Goodman to third.
P Carl Erskine:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
P Mike Garcia:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 7th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
LF Cal Abrams:
Base on balls.
3B Willie Jones:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
1B Steve Bilko:
Base on balls.
B. Talbot to second.
LF Danny Gardella:
Strikes out swinging.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to center
B. Talbot to third.
S. Bilko to second.
Talbot tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
3B Grady Hatton:
SINGLES to center
S. Bilko to third.
J. Garagiola to second.
Bilko tries to score...
Snider throws home...
Bilko scores!
J. Garagiola to third.
G. Hatton to second.
PH Rocky Nelson:
Flies out to deep left field.
Garagiola tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
PH Bobby Del greco:
SINGLES to right
G. Hatton to third.
G. Hatton scores.
SS Solly Hemus:
Flies out to short left-center.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Brooklyn 4
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 8th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
New pitcher: Jack Meyer.
RF Hank Aaron:
New 2B: Jack Dittmer.
New CF: Rocky Nelson.
Strikes out swinging.
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Billy Goodman:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Brooklyn 4
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
RF Dick Wakefield:
Reaches on a fielding error by the pitcher.
New pitcher: Bud Podbielan.
2B Jack Dittmer:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Brooklyn 4
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 9th.
Pitching: Jack Meyer
PH Roy Campanella:
Popped out to the catcher.
PH George Shuba:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
PH Bobby Morgan:
Reaches base on an error by the leftfielder.
LF Cal Abrams:
Base on balls.
B. Morgan to second.
3B Willie Jones:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Brooklyn 4
Game over. Score: St. Louis (N) 7, Brooklyn 4
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