GAME LOG St. Louis (N) @ Philadelphia (N)
Friday, 4/14/1956
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Billy Pierce
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Grady Hatton:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
1B Steve Bilko:
Flies out to left field.
CF Bill Howerton:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 0, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Hoyt Wilhelm
C Stan Lopata:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (421 feet)
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Flies out to right-center.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF Vic Wertz:
Base on balls.
CF Richie Ashburn:
SINGLES to center
V. Wertz to second.
V. Wertz to third.
LF Bobby Thomson:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Billy Pierce
LF Danny Gardella:
Strikes out looking.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Strikes out swinging.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to center
2B Reno Bertoia:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Hoyt Wilhelm
1B Dale Long:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Granny Hamner:
Base on balls.
P Billy Pierce:
SAC BUNT.
Hamner advances to second.
C Stan Lopata:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
G. Hamner to third.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Lopata out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Billy Pierce
P Hoyt Wilhelm:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
SS Solly Hemus:
Strikes out looking.
3B Grady Hatton:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Steve Bilko:
DOUBLES to left-center.
H. Wilhelm scores.
CF Bill Howerton:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 1, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Hoyt Wilhelm
3B Eddie Mathews:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
RF Vic Wertz:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (346 feet)
CF Richie Ashburn:
Base on balls.
LF Bobby Thomson:
SINGLES to right
R. Ashburn to second.
Ashburn tries to advance to third...
Wakefield throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
1B Dale Long:
SINGLES to short left-center.
R. Ashburn scores.
B. Thomson to second.
SS Granny Hamner:
BUNT SINGLE.
Thomson advances to third.
Long advances to second.
P Billy Pierce:
SINGLES to left
B. Thomson scores.
D. Long to third.
G. Hamner to second.
Long tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
C Stan Lopata:
Strikes out looking.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 5, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Billy Pierce
LF Danny Gardella:
Popped out to the first baseman.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Base on balls.
C Joe Garagiola:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
D. Wakefield to third.
Wakefield tries to score...
Thomson throws home...
Wakefield scores!
2B Reno Bertoia:
Flies out to short left-center.
P Hoyt Wilhelm:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 5, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Hoyt Wilhelm
3B Eddie Mathews:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Vic Wertz:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
CF Richie Ashburn:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Bobby Thomson:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 5, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Billy Pierce
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Hemus out at 2nd base.
1B Steve Bilko:
Hatton caught stealing at second.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 5, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Hoyt Wilhelm
1B Dale Long:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Granny Hamner:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (392 feet)
P Billy Pierce:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Stan Lopata:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 6, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Billy Pierce
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Danny Gardella:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 6, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Hoyt Wilhelm
3B Eddie Mathews:
Strikes out looking.
RF Vic Wertz:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
New pitcher: Dean Stone.
CF Richie Ashburn:
Base on balls.
LF Bobby Thomson:
Flies out to short right-center.
1B Dale Long:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 6, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Billy Pierce
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to center
2B Reno Bertoia:
Strikes out looking.
PH Frank Kellert:
Strikes out looking.
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 6, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Dean Stone
New pitcher: Jack Meyer.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Billy Pierce:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Stan Lopata:
Base on balls.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 6, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Billy Pierce
3B Grady Hatton:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Steve Bilko:
Flies out to deep center field.
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 6, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Jack Meyer
3B Eddie Mathews:
Flies out to deep right-center.
RF Vic Wertz:
Flies out to right-center.
CF Richie Ashburn:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
LF Bobby Thomson:
Base on balls.
R. Ashburn to second.
1B Dale Long:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
R. Ashburn scores.
B. Thomson scores.
New pitcher: Leo Kiely.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 8, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Billy Pierce
LF Danny Gardella:
Base on balls.
RF Dick Wakefield:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
D. Gardella to second.
Fielding error by the centerfielder!
D. Gardella to third.
D. Wakefield to second.
C Joe Garagiola:
Base on balls.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Flies out to deep center field.
Gardella tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
PH Bobby Del greco:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES to right
D. Wakefield to third.
J. Garagiola to second.
D. Wakefield scores.
J. Garagiola to third.
3B Grady Hatton:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
J. Garagiola scores.
S. Hemus to second.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 8, St. Louis (N) 5
Game over. Score: Philadelphia (N) 8, St. Louis (N) 5
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