GAME LOG Philadelphia (N) @ Pittsburgh
Tuesday, 7/18/1956
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
C Stan Lopata:
Base on balls.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
SINGLES to left
S. Lopata to second.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Bobby Thomson:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (382 feet)
RF Vic Wertz:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (403 feet)
CF Richie Ashburn:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Ralph Kiner:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 4 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 4, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
SS Gene Mauch:
Flies out to left field.
C Hobie Landrith:
Flies out to left field.
1B Vic Power:
SINGLES to short right-center.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 4, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
P Curt Simmons:
Strikes out swinging.
C Stan Lopata:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 4, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Wally Westlake:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 4, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Bobby Thomson:
Base on balls.
RF Vic Wertz:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 4, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
2B Stan Rojek:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Billy Hoeft:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Gene Mauch:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 4, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
CF Richie Ashburn:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Ralph Kiner:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Granny Hamner:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
P Curt Simmons:
Popped out to the catcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 4, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
C Hobie Landrith:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Willie Mays:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Mays out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 4, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
C Stan Lopata:
Base on balls.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Flies out to deep center field.
3B Eddie Mathews:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
S. Lopata to third.
LF Bobby Thomson:
Flies out to left-center.
Lopata tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
RF Vic Wertz:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 5, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
RF Wally Westlake:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Stan Rojek:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
P Billy Hoeft:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 5, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
CF Richie Ashburn:
SINGLES to short right field.
1B Ralph Kiner:
Ashburn steals second.
Strikes out swinging.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
R. Ashburn to third.
P Curt Simmons:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 5, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
SS Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Hobie Landrith:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Vic Power:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 5, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
C Stan Lopata:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (382 feet)
2B Roy Hartsfield:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (422 feet)
3B Eddie Mathews:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Bobby Thomson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Vic Wertz:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
CF Richie Ashburn:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Wertz out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 7, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
CF Willie Mays:
Hit by pitch.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
RF Wally Westlake:
SINGLES to center
3B Jack Phillips:
Base on balls.
W. Westlake to second.
2B Stan Rojek:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 7, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
1B Ralph Kiner:
Popped out to the shortstop.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Curt Simmons:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 7, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
PH Gus Bell:
Flies out to center field.
SS Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the catcher.
C Hobie Landrith:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 7, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
New pitcher: Vern Bickford.
C Stan Lopata:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Flies out to short center field.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 7, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES to left
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Lines out to the second baseman.
RF Wally Westlake:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Game over. Score: Philadelphia (N) 7, Pittsburgh 0
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