GAME LOG Brooklyn @ New York (N)
Sunday, 4/9/1956
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 1st.
Pitching: Sheldon Jones
LF Cal Abrams:
Flies out to deep right field.
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
CF Duke Snider:
Base on balls.
W. Jones to second.
RF Hank Aaron:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Gil Hodges:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
W. Jones to third.
D. Snider to second.
W. Jones scores.
C Bruce Edwards:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 1, New York (N) 0
Batting: New York (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bill Henry
SS Dick Groat:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Don Mueller:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
LF Monte Irvin:
Lines out to the second baseman.
3B Ken Boyer:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 1, New York (N) 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Sheldon Jones
2B Bobby Morgan:
Popped out to the shortstop.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Strikes out swinging.
P Bill Henry:
SINGLES to right
LF Cal Abrams:
Lines out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 1, New York (N) 0
Batting: New York (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bill Henry
CF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to center
1B Frank Thomas:
Strikes out swinging.
C Sam Calderone:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
H. Kuenn to second.
2B Frank Bolling:
SINGLES down the right field line.
H. Kuenn to third.
H. Kuenn scores.
P Sheldon Jones:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
F. Bolling to second.
F. Bolling to third.
SS Dick Groat:
SINGLES to short left-center.
F. Bolling scores.
S. Jones to second.
RF Don Mueller:
Flies out to deep right field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (N) 2, Brooklyn 1
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Sheldon Jones
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Duke Snider:
Base on balls.
RF Hank Aaron:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (N) 2, Brooklyn 1
Batting: New York (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bill Henry
LF Monte Irvin:
Base on balls.
3B Ken Boyer:
Irvin steals second.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
M. Irvin to third.
1B Frank Thomas:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (N) 2, Brooklyn 1
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 4th.
Pitching: Sheldon Jones
C Bruce Edwards:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (388 feet)
2B Bobby Morgan:
Flies out to center field.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Strikes out looking.
P Bill Henry:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (N) 2, Brooklyn 2
Batting: New York (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
C Sam Calderone:
Base on balls.
2B Frank Bolling:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Calderone out at 2nd base.
P Sheldon Jones:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Bolling out at 2nd base.
SS Dick Groat:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (N) 2, Brooklyn 2
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 5th.
Pitching: Sheldon Jones
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Willie Jones:
Flies out to deep right-center.
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (N) 2, Brooklyn 2
Batting: New York (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
RF Don Mueller:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
LF Monte Irvin:
Flies out to deep left-center.
3B Ken Boyer:
Base on balls.
CF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (N) 2, Brooklyn 2
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 6th.
Pitching: Sheldon Jones
RF Hank Aaron:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (417 feet)
1B Gil Hodges:
Flies out to shallow left field.
C Bruce Edwards:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Bobby Morgan:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (429 feet)
SS Daryl Spencer:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, New York (N) 2
Batting: New York (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
1B Frank Thomas:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Sam Calderone:
SINGLES to center
2B Frank Bolling:
Strikes out looking.
P Sheldon Jones:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, New York (N) 2
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 7th.
Pitching: Sheldon Jones
P Bill Henry:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Cal Abrams:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
3B Willie Jones:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
CF Duke Snider:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (420 feet)
RF Hank Aaron:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, New York (N) 2
Batting: New York (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
SS Dick Groat:
SINGLES to left
RF Don Mueller:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Monte Irvin:
SINGLES to center
D. Groat to second.
3B Ken Boyer:
SINGLES to right
D. Groat to third.
M. Irvin to second.
CF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to center
D. Groat scores.
M. Irvin to third.
K. Boyer to second.
Irvin tries to score...
Snider throws home...
Irvin scores!
K. Boyer to third.
H. Kuenn to second.
1B Frank Thomas:
Base on balls.
New pitcher: Bob Miller.
C Sam Calderone:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, New York (N) 4
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 8th.
Pitching: Sheldon Jones
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Bruce Edwards:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (436 feet)
2B Bobby Morgan:
SINGLES down the right field line.
PH Roy Campanella:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Morgan out at 2nd base.
PH Billy Goodman:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
R. Campanella scores.
New pitcher: Lino Donoso.
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 8, New York (N) 4
Batting: New York (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Miller
New pitcher: Bud Podbielan.
2B Frank Bolling:
New SS: Chico Carrasquel.
New C : Roy Campanella.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
PH Al Smith:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
SS Dick Groat:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Don Mueller:
SINGLES to center
A. Smith to third.
A. Smith scores.
LF Monte Irvin:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 8, New York (N) 5
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 9th.
Pitching: Lino Donoso
New pitcher: Jackie Collum.
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES to center
CF Duke Snider:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Jones out at 2nd base.
1B Gil Hodges:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 8, New York (N) 5
Batting: New York (N), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bud Podbielan
3B Ken Boyer:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Harvey Kuenn:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (382 feet)
New pitcher: Tom Morgan.
1B Frank Thomas:
Base on balls.
PH Ron Northey:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Frank Bolling:
Strikes out swinging.
Game over. Score: Brooklyn 8, New York (N) 6
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