GAME LOG Brooklyn @ Cincinnati
Saturday, 5/6/1956
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 1st.
Pitching: Willard Nixon
LF Cal Abrams:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES to left
C. Abrams to second.
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to right-center.
RF Hank Aaron:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Gil Hodges:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 0, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
2B Hector Lopez:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Joe Tipton:
SINGLES to center
LF Johnny Groth:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
J. Tipton to second.
3B Hal Smith:
SINGLES to center
J. Tipton to third.
J. Tipton scores.
SS Johnny Logan:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Willard Nixon
C Roy Campanella:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
RF Elmer Valo:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Ernie Banks:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (415 feet)
CF Mike Mccormick:
SINGLES to short center field.
P Willard Nixon:
Mccormick caught stealing at second.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 2, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Willard Nixon
P Chris Van cuyk:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C. Van cuyk to second.
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Duke Snider:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
C. Van cuyk to third.
C. Van cuyk scores.
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 2, Brooklyn 1
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
2B Hector Lopez:
Flies out to deep right field.
C Joe Tipton:
Base on balls.
LF Johnny Groth:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
J. Tipton to second.
3B Hal Smith:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 2, Brooklyn 1
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 4th.
Pitching: Willard Nixon
1B Gil Hodges:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
C Roy Campanella:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 2, Brooklyn 1
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
SS Johnny Logan:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Elmer Valo:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (419 feet)
1B Ernie Banks:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Mike Mccormick:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 3, Brooklyn 1
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 5th.
Pitching: Willard Nixon
SS Daryl Spencer:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (392 feet)
P Chris Van cuyk:
Hit by pitch.
LF Cal Abrams:
Flies out to right-center.
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES to center
C. Van cuyk to second.
CF Duke Snider:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Jones out at 2nd base.
C. Van cuyk to third.
RF Hank Aaron:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 3, Brooklyn 2
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
P Willard Nixon:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Hector Lopez:
Strikes out swinging.
C Joe Tipton:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 3, Brooklyn 2
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 6th.
Pitching: Willard Nixon
1B Gil Hodges:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
C Roy Campanella:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Hodges out at 2nd base.
2B Bobby Morgan:
SINGLES down the left field line.
R. Campanella to second.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Flies out to left-center.
P Chris Van cuyk:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
R. Campanella to third.
B. Morgan to second.
R. Campanella scores.
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 3, Brooklyn 3
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
LF Johnny Groth:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Hal Smith:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS Johnny Logan:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 3, Brooklyn 3
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 7th.
Pitching: Willard Nixon
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES to short left field.
CF Duke Snider:
SINGLES down the right field line.
W. Jones to second.
Jones tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF Hank Aaron:
Flies out to right-center.
Jones tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
1B Gil Hodges:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
D. Snider to third.
Snider tries to score...
Groth throws home...
Snider scores!
C Roy Campanella:
Intentional walk.
PH George Shuba:
Base on balls.
G. Hodges to third.
R. Campanella to second.
PH Bruce Edwards:
Flies out to right-center.
Hodges tags up at third...
Valo throws home...
Hodges scores!
R. Campanella to third.
P Chris Van cuyk:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, Cincinnati 3
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
RF Elmer Valo:
New 2B: Billy Goodman.
New SS: Chico Carrasquel.
SINGLES to center
PH Dusty Rhodes:
Flies out down the right field line.
PH Harry Simpson:
Flies out to left-center.
P Willard Nixon:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Valo out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, Cincinnati 3
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 8th.
Pitching: Willard Nixon
LF Cal Abrams:
New CF: Elmer Valo.
New RF: Dusty Rhodes.
New 1B: Harry Simpson.
Strikes out looking.
3B Willie Jones:
Lines out to the first baseman.
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, Cincinnati 3
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
2B Hector Lopez:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Joe Tipton:
SINGLES to center
LF Johnny Groth:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
J. Tipton to second.
New pitcher: Bud Podbielan.
3B Hal Smith:
PH Nellie Fox:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, Cincinnati 3
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 9th.
Pitching: Willard Nixon
RF Hank Aaron:
New 2B: Nellie Fox.
Flies out to right-center.
1B Gil Hodges:
Base on balls.
C Roy Campanella:
Flies into double play, 9-3!
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, Cincinnati 3
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bud Podbielan
SS Johnny Logan:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Elmer Valo:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Dusty Rhodes:
SINGLES to left
1B Harry Simpson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Game over. Score: Brooklyn 6, Cincinnati 3
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