GAME LOG St. Louis (N) @ New York (N)
Sunday, 4/23/1956
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Vic Lombardi
SS Solly Hemus:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
3B Grady Hatton:
Base on balls.
1B Steve Bilko:
3-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (352 feet)
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, New York (N) 0
Batting: New York (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
SS Dick Groat:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
RF Don Mueller:
SINGLES to right
D. Groat to second.
D. Groat to third.
3B Ken Boyer:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
1B Frank Thomas:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Mueller out at 2nd base.
D. Groat scores.
CF Harvey Kuenn:
Wild pitch.
F. Thomas to second.
Base on balls.
LF Monte Irvin:
SINGLES to center
F. Thomas to third.
H. Kuenn to second.
F. Thomas scores.
H. Kuenn to third.
C Sam Calderone:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Irvin out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, New York (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Vic Lombardi
C Johnny Bucha:
Base on balls.
2B Jack Dittmer:
Flies out to right-center.
P Alex Kellner:
SAC BUNT.
Bucha advances to second.
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES down the right field line.
J. Bucha to third.
J. Bucha scores.
3B Grady Hatton:
Base on balls.
S. Hemus to second.
1B Steve Bilko:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
S. Hemus scores.
G. Hatton scores.
CF Bill Howerton:
Flies out to deep right field.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 6, New York (N) 2
Batting: New York (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
2B Frank Bolling:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
P Vic Lombardi:
SINGLES to left
SS Dick Groat:
Flies out to center field.
RF Don Mueller:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 6, New York (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Vic Lombardi
LF Danny Gardella:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
RF Dick Wakefield:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
D. Gardella to second.
Fielding error by the centerfielder!
D. Gardella to third.
D. Wakefield to second.
C Johnny Bucha:
Reaches base on an error by the leftfielder.
D. Gardella scores.
D. Wakefield to third.
2B Jack Dittmer:
Strikes out swinging.
P Alex Kellner:
Bunted into fielders choice, Bucha out at second.
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, 3 errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, New York (N) 2
Batting: New York (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
3B Ken Boyer:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Frank Thomas:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to left
LF Monte Irvin:
SINGLES to center
H. Kuenn to second.
H. Kuenn to third.
C Sam Calderone:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
H. Kuenn scores.
M. Irvin to second.
Irvin tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
2B Frank Bolling:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, New York (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Vic Lombardi
3B Grady Hatton:
SINGLES to right
1B Steve Bilko:
Flies out to left-center.
CF Bill Howerton:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
G. Hatton to third.
Hatton tries to score...
Mueller throws home...
Hatton is out at home!
LF Danny Gardella:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
B. Howerton to third.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Gardella caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, New York (N) 3
Batting: New York (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
P Vic Lombardi:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Dick Groat:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Don Mueller:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 7, New York (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Vic Lombardi
RF Dick Wakefield:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
C Johnny Bucha:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
D. Wakefield to third.
2B Jack Dittmer:
SINGLES to center
D. Wakefield scores.
P Alex Kellner:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
SS Solly Hemus:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, New York (N) 3
Batting: New York (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
3B Ken Boyer:
Flies out down the left field line.
1B Frank Thomas:
Flies out to shallow center field.
CF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, New York (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Vic Lombardi
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Bill Howerton:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
LF Danny Gardella:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
B. Howerton to third.
RF Dick Wakefield:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
B. Howerton scores.
D. Gardella scores.
New pitcher: Bob Keegan.
C Johnny Bucha:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 10, New York (N) 3
Batting: New York (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
LF Monte Irvin:
Popped out to the second baseman.
C Sam Calderone:
Flies out to short left-center.
2B Frank Bolling:
Base on balls.
P Bob Keegan:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Bolling out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 10, New York (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Keegan
2B Jack Dittmer:
Base on balls.
P Alex Kellner:
SAC BUNT.
Dittmer advances to second.
SS Solly Hemus:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
J. Dittmer to third.
3B Grady Hatton:
Flies out to short right-center.
1B Steve Bilko:
Hemus caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 10, New York (N) 3
Batting: New York (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
SS Dick Groat:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
RF Don Mueller:
Flies out to shallow right field.
3B Ken Boyer:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (377 feet)
1B Frank Thomas:
Lines out to the second baseman.
CF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to right
LF Monte Irvin:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 10, New York (N) 5
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Keegan
1B Steve Bilko:
SINGLES to left
CF Bill Howerton:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
S. Bilko to third.
LF Danny Gardella:
SINGLES to center
S. Bilko scores.
B. Howerton to third.
Howerton tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
New pitcher: Jackie Collum.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounded into double play, 1-6-3.
C Johnny Bucha:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 12, New York (N) 5
Batting: New York (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
C Sam Calderone:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Frank Bolling:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
PH Al Smith:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
SS Dick Groat:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 12, New York (N) 5
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Jackie Collum
New pitcher: Tom Gorman.
2B Jack Dittmer:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
P Alex Kellner:
SAC BUNT.
Dittmer advances to third.
SS Solly Hemus:
DOUBLES to deep left field.
J. Dittmer scores.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
S. Hemus to third.
1B Steve Bilko:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 13, New York (N) 5
Batting: New York (N), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
RF Don Mueller:
Flies out to right field.
3B Ken Boyer:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Frank Thomas:
Base on balls.
CF Harvey Kuenn:
Strikes out swinging.
Game over. Score: St. Louis (N) 13, New York (N) 5
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