GAME LOG St. Louis (N) @ Pittsburgh
Wednesday, 7/5/1956
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Vern Law
SS Solly Hemus:
Flies out to deep right-center.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Flies out to short right-center.
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 0, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
SS Gene Mauch:
SINGLES to center
C Hobie Landrith:
SINGLES to right
G. Mauch to second.
G. Mauch to third.
1B Vic Power:
SINGLES to short right-center.
G. Mauch scores.
H. Landrith to second.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
H. Landrith to third.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Vern Law
1B Steve Bilko:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Danny Gardella:
Flies out to right field.
C Johnny Bucha:
Flies out to short left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
RF Wally Post:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
3B Jack Phillips:
SINGLES to short left-center.
W. Post to second.
2B Stan Rojek:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
W. Post to third.
P Vern Law:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Vern Law
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Reno Bertoia:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
P Alex Kellner:
Flies out to right field.
SS Solly Hemus:
Bertoia steals second.
Throwing error by the catcher, runner to third.
R. Bertoia to third.
Flies out down the left field line.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
SS Gene Mauch:
SINGLES to left
C Hobie Landrith:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Mauch out at 2nd base.
1B Vic Power:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Vern Law
RF Dick Wakefield:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Bill Howerton:
Flies out to center field.
1B Steve Bilko:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to short left-center.
W. Mays to second.
RF Wally Post:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
W. Mays to third.
C. Maxwell to second.
3B Jack Phillips:
Flies out to short right-center.
2B Stan Rojek:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Vern Law
C Johnny Bucha:
SINGLES to left
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
2B Reno Bertoia:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (376 feet)
P Alex Kellner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
P Vern Law:
Flies out to right-center.
SS Gene Mauch:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
C Hobie Landrith:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Vern Law
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
CF Bill Howerton:
Reaches base on an error by the rightfielder.
1B Steve Bilko:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
B. Howerton to second.
LF Danny Gardella:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Base on balls.
RF Wally Post:
Maxwell steals second.
Strikes out swinging.
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Vern Law
C Johnny Bucha:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Grady Hatton:
Lines out to the second baseman.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
2B Stan Rojek:
Strikes out swinging.
P Vern Law:
Flies out to deep left-center.
SS Gene Mauch:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Vern Law
P Alex Kellner:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Kellner out at 2nd base.
RF Dick Wakefield:
SINGLES to right
S. Hemus to second.
Hemus tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to short right field.
S. Hemus scores.
D. Wakefield to second.
Wakefield tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Steve Bilko:
Flies out to short left-center.
LF Danny Gardella:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
C Hobie Landrith:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
1B Vic Power:
Bunted into fielders choice, Landrith out at third.
CF Willie Mays:
Base on balls.
V. Power to second.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to left
V. Power to third.
W. Mays to second.
PH Les Moss:
SINGLES to center
V. Power scores.
W. Mays to third.
C. Maxwell to second.
Mays tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
PH George Strickland:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
C. Maxwell to third.
L. Moss to second.
Maxwell tries to score...
Gardella throws home...
Maxwell scores!
L. Moss to third.
G. Strickland to second.
PH Gus Bell:
Flies out to short left-center.
P Vern Law:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis (N) 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Vern Law
C Johnny Bucha:
New 3B: Chuck Diering.
New 2B: George Strickland.
New RF: Gus Bell.
Flies out down the left field line.
3B Grady Hatton:
Popped out to the third baseman.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis (N) 2
Game over. Score: Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis (N) 2
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