GAME LOG Brooklyn @ Pittsburgh
Thursday, 7/27/1956
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 1st.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Willie Jones:
Flies out to shallow center field.
CF Duke Snider:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 0, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bill Henry
SS Gene Mauch:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
C Les Moss:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Mauch out at 2nd base.
1B Vic Power:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 0, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Roy Campanella:
Strikes out looking.
2B Bobby Morgan:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
SS Chico Carrasquel:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 0, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bill Henry
LF Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
RF Wally Westlake:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Jack Phillips:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
C. Maxwell to second.
Maxwell tries to advance to third...
Snider throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
2B Stan Rojek:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Phillips out at 2nd base.
C. Maxwell scores.
P Russ Meyer:
SINGLES to center
S. Rojek to second.
S. Rojek to third.
SS Gene Mauch:
Base on balls.
R. Meyer to second.
C Les Moss:
Base on balls.
S. Rojek scores.
R. Meyer to third.
G. Mauch to second.
1B Vic Power:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
R. Meyer scores.
G. Mauch to third.
L. Moss to second.
G. Mauch scores.
CF Willie Mays:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
P Bill Henry:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
LF Cal Abrams:
SINGLES to short left-center.
B. Henry to second.
B. Henry to third.
3B Willie Jones:
Base on balls.
C. Abrams to second.
CF Duke Snider:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Henry out at home.
C. Abrams to third.
W. Jones to second.
RF Hank Aaron:
SINGLES down the left field line.
C. Abrams scores.
W. Jones to third.
D. Snider to second.
1B Gil Hodges:
Strikes out looking.
C Roy Campanella:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
W. Jones scores.
D. Snider to third.
H. Aaron to second.
D. Snider scores.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Brooklyn 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bill Henry
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Flies out to left-center.
RF Wally Westlake:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Jack Phillips:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Brooklyn 3
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 4th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
SS Chico Carrasquel:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
P Bill Henry:
Flies out to shallow left field.
Russ Meyer was injured.
New pitcher: Roger Craig.
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Brooklyn 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
2B Stan Rojek:
Flies out to deep right-center.
P Roger Craig:
Strikes out looking.
SS Gene Mauch:
Base on balls.
C Les Moss:
Flies out to short center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Brooklyn 3
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 5th.
Pitching: Roger Craig
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Duke Snider:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Brooklyn 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
1B Vic Power:
Flies out to deep left field.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES to right
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Wally Westlake:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Brooklyn 3
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 6th.
Pitching: Roger Craig
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Roy Campanella:
SINGLES to left
2B Bobby Morgan:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
R. Campanella to second.
SS Chico Carrasquel:
SINGLES to short right-center.
R. Campanella to third.
R. Campanella scores.
P Bill Henry:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Brooklyn 4
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
3B Jack Phillips:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
2B Stan Rojek:
Strikes out swinging.
PH Wally Post:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
SS Gene Mauch:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
J. Phillips to second.
C Les Moss:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Mauch out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, Brooklyn 4
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 7th.
Pitching: Roger Craig
New pitcher: Luis Arroyo.
LF Cal Abrams:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
3B Willie Jones:
SAC BUNT.
Abrams advances to second.
CF Duke Snider:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Hank Aaron:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (443 feet)
1B Gil Hodges:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Brooklyn 6, Pittsburgh 4
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
1B Vic Power:
SINGLES to center
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to center field.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
V. Power scores.
RF Wally Westlake:
Base on balls.
3B Jack Phillips:
Wild pitch.
C. Maxwell scores.
W. Westlake to second.
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (369 feet)
New pitcher: Erv Palica.
2B Stan Rojek:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
PH Danny O'connell:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 4 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Brooklyn 6
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 8th.
Pitching: Luis Arroyo
New pitcher: Vern Bickford.
C Roy Campanella:
New 2B: Danny O'connell.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Chico Carrasquel:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Brooklyn 6
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Erv Palica
SS Gene Mauch:
Flies out to right field.
C Les Moss:
Base on balls.
PH Hobie Landrith:
Wild pitch.
L. Moss to second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
L. Moss to third.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Brooklyn 6
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 9th.
Pitching: Vern Bickford
P Erv Palica:
New 1B: Dale Coogan.
New C : Hobie Landrith.
PH Billy Goodman:
Strikes out looking.
LF Cal Abrams:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES to right
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Brooklyn 6
Game over. Score: Pittsburgh 8, Brooklyn 6
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