GAME LOG St. Louis (N) @ Pittsburgh
Thursday, 8/3/1956
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Woody Main
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF Dick Wakefield:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
Woody Main was injured.
New pitcher: Roger Craig.
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to right
D. Wakefield to third.
1B Steve Bilko:
Wild pitch.
D. Wakefield scores.
B. Howerton to second.
Popped out to the shortstop.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
3B Dale Coogan:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Les Moss:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
L. Moss to second.
SS George Strickland:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Roger Craig
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Grady Hatton:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
CF Gus Bell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Wally Post:
Base on balls.
2B Danny O'connell:
Post caught stealing at second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Roger Craig
P Tom Poholsky:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS Solly Hemus:
Flies out to right-center.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Howerton:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
PH Wally Westlake:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Dale Coogan:
Flies out to short right field.
1B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Roger Craig
New pitcher: Vern Bickford.
1B Steve Bilko:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
C Les Moss:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS George Strickland:
SINGLES to right
CF Gus Bell:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Vern Bickford
3B Grady Hatton:
Flies out to left-center.
2B Reno Bertoia:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
P Tom Poholsky:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES to center
R. Bertoia to third.
R. Bertoia scores.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Base on balls.
S. Hemus to second.
CF Bill Howerton:
Flies out to deep center field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
LF Wally Post:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Danny O'connell:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Vern Bickford:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Vern Bickford
1B Steve Bilko:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Danny Gardella:
SINGLES to right
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
3B Dale Coogan:
Base on balls.
1B Jack Phillips:
Base on balls.
D. Coogan to second.
C Les Moss:
SAC BUNT.
Coogan advances to third.
Phillips advances to second.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Intentional walk.
SS George Strickland:
SINGLES to center
D. Coogan scores.
J. Phillips to third.
C. Maxwell to second.
Phillips tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
CF Gus Bell:
Reaches second base on an error by the leftfielder.
C. Maxwell scores.
G. Strickland scores.
LF Wally Post:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
G. Bell to third.
Bell tries to score...
Wakefield throws home...
Bell scores!
W. Post to second.
2B Danny O'connell:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
W. Post to third.
PH Willie Mays:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 5 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Vern Bickford
New pitcher: Bill Werle.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Reno Bertoia:
DOUBLES to deep left field.
P Tom Poholsky:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES to right
R. Bertoia to third.
R. Bertoia scores.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
3B Dale Coogan:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Les Moss:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Bill Werle
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Steve Bilko:
SINGLES to center
LF Danny Gardella:
Flies out to shallow left field.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
S. Bilko to second.
Bilko tries to advance to third...
Post throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
3B Grady Hatton:
Base on balls.
J. Garagiola to second.
PH Bobby Del greco:
Base on balls.
S. Bilko scores.
J. Garagiola to third.
G. Hatton to second.
New pitcher: Bob Hooper.
P Tom Poholsky:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
RF Charlie Maxwell:
New 2B: Jack Dittmer.
Strikes out swinging.
SS George Strickland:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
CF Gus Bell:
Grounded into double play, 1-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Hooper
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES to right
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
CF Bill Howerton:
Base on balls.
1B Steve Bilko:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 4
Game over. Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 4
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