GAME LOG Philadelphia (N) @ St. Louis (N)
Saturday, 9/23/1956
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Tex Clevenger
LF Russ Sullivan:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Fred Marsh:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Eddie Mathews:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (339 feet)
C Stan Lopata:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES down the right field line.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to left
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Tex Clevenger
RF Bobby Thomson:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Ralph Kiner:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (335 feet)
CF Tommy Glaviano:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 2, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
LF Danny Gardella:
SINGLES to right
C Joe Garagiola:
Lines out to the second baseman.
3B Grady Hatton:
Popped out to the first baseman.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Gardella out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 2, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Tex Clevenger
P Robin Roberts:
SINGLES to center
LF Russ Sullivan:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
R. Roberts to second.
2B Fred Marsh:
Base on balls.
3B Eddie Mathews:
SINGLES to left
R. Roberts to third.
F. Marsh to second.
Roberts tries to score...
Gardella throws home...
Roberts scores!
F. Marsh to third.
E. Mathews to second.
C Stan Lopata:
Base on balls.
RF Bobby Thomson:
SINGLES to left
F. Marsh scores.
E. Mathews to third.
S. Lopata to second.
Mathews tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
1B Ralph Kiner:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Thomson out at 2nd base.
S. Lopata to third.
CF Tommy Glaviano:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 5, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
P Tex Clevenger:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Solly Hemus:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
RF Dick Wakefield:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
S. Hemus to third.
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
S. Hemus scores.
D. Wakefield to third.
1B Steve Bilko:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
D. Wakefield scores.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, 2 errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 5, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Tex Clevenger
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Robin Roberts:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Russ Sullivan:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
2B Fred Marsh:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 5, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Grady Hatton:
Flies out to left field.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 5, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Tex Clevenger
3B Eddie Mathews:
Flies out to shallow left field.
C Stan Lopata:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Bobby Thomson:
SINGLES to center
1B Ralph Kiner:
Thomson caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 5, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
P Tex Clevenger:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
RF Dick Wakefield:
SINGLES to right
S. Hemus to second.
CF Bill Howerton:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
S. Hemus scores.
D. Wakefield to third.
1B Steve Bilko:
SINGLES to left
D. Wakefield scores.
B. Howerton to third.
Howerton tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
LF Danny Gardella:
SINGLES to left
S. Bilko to second.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
S. Bilko to third.
D. Gardella to second.
Bilko tries to score...
Sullivan throws home...
Bilko is out at home!
D. Gardella to third.
J. Garagiola to second.
3B Grady Hatton:
SINGLES to center
D. Gardella scores.
J. Garagiola to third.
J. Garagiola scores.
2B Reno Bertoia:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
G. Hatton to second.
Hatton tries to advance to third...
Glaviano throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
P Tex Clevenger:
SINGLES to center
G. Hatton scores.
R. Bertoia to second.
R. Bertoia to third.
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
T. Clevenger to second.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... 6 runs, 8 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Philadelphia (N) 5
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Tex Clevenger
1B Ralph Kiner:
Base on balls.
CF Tommy Glaviano:
Strikes out looking.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Kiner out at 2nd base.
PH Dale Long:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
G. Hamner scores.
LF Russ Sullivan:
Reaches base on an error by the rightfielder.
D. Long scores.
2B Fred Marsh:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Philadelphia (N) 7
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
New pitcher: Steve Ridzik.
CF Bill Howerton:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
1B Steve Bilko:
Popped out to the first baseman.
LF Danny Gardella:
Base on balls.
C Joe Garagiola:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
B. Howerton scores.
D. Gardella to third.
Gardella tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
New pitcher: Bob Milliken.
3B Grady Hatton:
SINGLES down the right field line.
J. Garagiola to third.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
PH Bobby Del greco:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Garagiola scores.
G. Hatton scores.
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Base on balls.
B. Del greco to third.
S. Hemus to second.
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 12, Philadelphia (N) 7
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Tex Clevenger
New pitcher: Hoyt Wilhelm.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Base on balls.
C Stan Lopata:
SINGLES to left
E. Mathews to second.
RF Bobby Thomson:
Lines out to the third baseman.
1B Ralph Kiner:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Tommy Glaviano:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Mathews out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 12, Philadelphia (N) 7
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Milliken
1B Steve Bilko:
Popped out to the third baseman.
LF Danny Gardella:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (363 feet)
New pitcher: Don Elston.
C Joe Garagiola:
Base on balls.
3B Grady Hatton:
SINGLES to right
J. Garagiola to second.
J. Garagiola to third.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 13, Philadelphia (N) 7
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Hoyt Wilhelm
SS Granny Hamner:
SINGLES down the left field line.
PH Hal Naragon:
Lines out to the shortstop.
LF Russ Sullivan:
Flies out to deep center field.
2B Fred Marsh:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
G. Hamner to second.
Hamner tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 13, Philadelphia (N) 7
Batting: St. Louis (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Don Elston
New pitcher: Tom Hurd.
P Hoyt Wilhelm:
PH Frank Kellert:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
RF Dick Wakefield:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
S. Hemus to third.
Hemus tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
D. Wakefield to third.
1B Steve Bilko:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
D. Wakefield scores.
New pitcher: Jack Crimian.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 15, Philadelphia (N) 7
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Hoyt Wilhelm
New pitcher: Harry Byrd.
C Stan Lopata:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Bobby Thomson:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
1B Ralph Kiner:
SINGLES to left
B. Thomson to second.
CF Tommy Glaviano:
Base on balls.
B. Thomson to third.
R. Kiner to second.
SS Granny Hamner:
Popped out to the first baseman.
PH Whitey Lockman:
Base on balls.
B. Thomson scores.
R. Kiner to third.
T. Glaviano to second.
LF Russ Sullivan:
SINGLES to short right field.
R. Kiner scores.
T. Glaviano to third.
W. Lockman to second.
T. Glaviano scores.
New pitcher: Jack Meyer.
2B Fred Marsh:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 15, Philadelphia (N) 10
Game over. Score: St. Louis (N) 15, Philadelphia (N) 10
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