GAME LOG St. Louis (N) @ Philadelphia (N)
Sunday, 4/16/1956
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Steve Bilko:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 0, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
C Stan Lopata:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Flies out to right-center.
3B Eddie Mathews:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (386 feet)
RF Vic Wertz:
Base on balls.
CF Richie Ashburn:
SINGLES to short right field.
V. Wertz to second.
Wertz tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
LF Bobby Thomson:
Ashburn steals second.
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to short center field.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Howerton out at 2nd base.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Base on balls.
D. Gardella to second.
C Joe Garagiola:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
D. Gardella scores.
D. Wakefield to third.
Wakefield tries to score...
Thomson throws home...
Wakefield scores!
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Tom Poholsky:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
1B Ralph Kiner:
Base on balls.
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out to right field.
P Curt Simmons:
SAC BUNT.
Kiner advances to second.
C Stan Lopata:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
SS Solly Hemus:
Lines out to the shortstop.
3B Grady Hatton:
Strikes out looking.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
2B Roy Hartsfield:
SINGLES to center
3B Eddie Mathews:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
RF Vic Wertz:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
CF Richie Ashburn:
Base on balls.
LF Bobby Thomson:
Ashburn steals second.
Strikes out swinging.
1B Ralph Kiner:
Base on balls.
SS Granny Hamner:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
R. Ashburn to third.
R. Kiner to second.
P Curt Simmons:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Hamner out at 2nd base.
R. Ashburn scores.
R. Kiner to third.
C Stan Lopata:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, no hits, one error.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 2, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
C Joe Garagiola:
Flies out to deep right field.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Strikes out swinging.
P Tom Poholsky:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 2, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Reaches on a throwing error by the third baseman.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Base on balls.
RF Vic Wertz:
Base on balls.
R. Hartsfield to third.
E. Mathews to second.
CF Richie Ashburn:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Wertz out at 2nd base.
R. Hartsfield scores.
E. Mathews to third.
LF Bobby Thomson:
Lines out to the shortstop.
1B Ralph Kiner:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Ashburn out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 3, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
3B Grady Hatton:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Hemus out at 2nd base.
CF Bill Howerton:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 3, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out to left-center.
P Curt Simmons:
Strikes out swinging.
C Stan Lopata:
SINGLES to short center field.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Lopata out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 3, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
LF Danny Gardella:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Base on balls.
B. Talbot to second.
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Wakefield out at 2nd base.
D. Wakefield to second.
PH Bobby Del greco:
SINGLES to short left-center.
D. Wakefield to third.
J. Garagiola to second.
Wakefield tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
P Tom Poholsky:
Bunted into fielders choice, Garagiola out at third.
Del greco safe at second.
SS Solly Hemus:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 3, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
3B Eddie Mathews:
New 2B: Jack Dittmer.
New LF: Bobby Del greco.
Strikes out swinging.
RF Vic Wertz:
SINGLES to right
CF Richie Ashburn:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Sullivan out at 2nd base.
LF Bobby Thomson:
Ashburn steals second.
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 3, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
3B Grady Hatton:
New RF: Russ Sullivan.
Strikes out swinging.
1B Steve Bilko:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
D. Hall to second.
Hall tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
2B Jack Dittmer:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Howerton out at 2nd base.
D. Hall scores.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Philadelphia (N) 3
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
1B Ralph Kiner:
New 1B: Frank Kellert.
Flies out to shallow right-center.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
New pitcher: Leo Kiely.
P Curt Simmons:
PH Tommy Glaviano:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Philadelphia (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
New pitcher: Don Elston.
C Joe Garagiola:
Lines out to the shortstop.
LF Bobby Del greco:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
PH Rocky Nelson:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Philadelphia (N) 3
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Leo Kiely
New pitcher: Al Worthington.
C Stan Lopata:
Base on balls.
PH Dale Long:
SAC BUNT.
Lopata advances to second.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
S. Lopata to third.
RF Russ Sullivan:
Wild pitch.
S. Lopata scores.
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 4, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 10th.
Pitching: Don Elston
3B Grady Hatton:
New 2B: Whitey Lockman.
Flies out to right-center.
1B Frank Kellert:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Bill Howerton:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
2B Jack Dittmer:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 4, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 10th.
Pitching: Al Worthington
CF Richie Ashburn:
SINGLES to short right field.
LF Bobby Thomson:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
R. Ashburn to second.
1B Ralph Kiner:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
R. Ashburn to third.
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 4, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 11th.
Pitching: Don Elston
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
LF Bobby Del greco:
Popped out to the catcher.
PH Don Bollweg:
Base on balls.
J. Garagiola to second.
SS Solly Hemus:
Flies out to short left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 4, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 11th.
Pitching: Al Worthington
New pitcher: Jack Meyer.
P Don Elston:
PH Hal Naragon:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
C Stan Lopata:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Whitey Lockman:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
H. Naragon to second.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Base on balls.
H. Naragon to third.
W. Lockman to second.
RF Russ Sullivan:
GRAND SLAM HOMERUN to deep right-center. (418 feet)
Game over. Score: Philadelphia (N) 8, St. Louis (N) 4
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