GAME LOG Pittsburgh @ St. Louis (N)
Monday, 4/17/1956
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 1st.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
1B Vic Power:
SINGLES to center
LF Gus Bell:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
V. Power to third.
Power tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Bell caught stealing at third.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Willie Mays:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Fred Sanford
SS Solly Hemus:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
3B Grady Hatton:
Popped out to the catcher.
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to right
S. Hemus to second.
Hemus tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Steve Bilko:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (398 feet)
LF Danny Gardella:
Base on balls.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Base on balls.
D. Gardella to second.
C Johnny Bucha:
Base on balls.
D. Gardella to third.
D. Wakefield to second.
2B Jack Dittmer:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
SS George Strickland:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Danny O'connell:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Fred Sanford
P Mike Garcia:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES to center
3B Grady Hatton:
Base on balls.
S. Hemus to second.
CF Bill Howerton:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
1B Steve Bilko:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
C Les Moss:
Strikes out looking.
P Fred Sanford:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Vic Power:
SINGLES to short left field.
LF Gus Bell:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Fred Sanford
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Dick Wakefield:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
C Johnny Bucha:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 4th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
CF Willie Mays:
Strikes out swinging.
SS George Strickland:
Popped out to the catcher.
3B Jack Phillips:
SINGLES to short right-center.
C. Maxwell to third.
C. Maxwell scores.
2B Danny O'connell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Fred Sanford
2B Jack Dittmer:
Base on balls.
P Mike Garcia:
SAC BUNT.
Dittmer advances to second.
SS Solly Hemus:
DOUBLES to deep left field.
J. Dittmer scores.
3B Grady Hatton:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
S. Hemus to third.
Hemus tries to score...
Maxwell throws home...
Hemus scores!
G. Hatton to second.
CF Bill Howerton:
Base on balls.
1B Steve Bilko:
SINGLES to left
G. Hatton to third.
B. Howerton to second.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Bilko out at 2nd base.
G. Hatton scores.
B. Howerton to third.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Hit by pitch.
D. Gardella to second.
C Johnny Bucha:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
B. Howerton scores.
D. Gardella to third.
D. Wakefield to second.
D. Gardella scores.
New pitcher: Ralph Beard.
2B Jack Dittmer:
Base on balls.
D. Wakefield to third.
J. Bucha to second.
P Mike Garcia:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 5 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 5th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
C Les Moss:
Lines out to the shortstop.
P Ralph Beard:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Vic Power:
Popped out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Ralph Beard
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES to center
3B Grady Hatton:
Hemus steals second.
Wild pitch.
S. Hemus to third.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
S. Hemus scores.
CF Bill Howerton:
Base on balls.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounded into double play, U4-3.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 9, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 6th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
LF Gus Bell:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (340 feet)
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS George Strickland:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
3B Jack Phillips:
Flies out to short left-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 9, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Ralph Beard
LF Danny Gardella:
SINGLES to left
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
C Johnny Bucha:
SINGLES to center
2B Jack Dittmer:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 9, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 7th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
2B Danny O'connell:
Flies out to deep right-center.
C Les Moss:
Strikes out looking.
PH Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 9, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Ralph Beard
New pitcher: Roger Craig.
P Mike Garcia:
New 2B: Gene Mauch.
SINGLES to right
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Garcia out at 2nd base.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
S. Hemus to second.
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
S. Hemus to third.
S. Hemus scores.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 10, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 8th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Gus Bell:
Lines out to the third baseman.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to left
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 10, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Roger Craig
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Base on balls.
C Johnny Bucha:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 10, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 9th.
Pitching: Mike Garcia
SS George Strickland:
SINGLES to left
3B Jack Phillips:
SINGLES to right
G. Strickland to second.
PH Stan Rojek:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
G. Strickland to third.
C Les Moss:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 10, Pittsburgh 3
Game over. Score: St. Louis (N) 10, Pittsburgh 3
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