GAME LOG Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati
Saturday, 9/9/1956
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 1st.
Pitching: Frank Smith
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Hit by pitch.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
RF Elmer Valo:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Bob Hazle:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Johnny Groth:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
LF Dusty Rhodes:
Flies out to deep right field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Frank Smith
SS George Strickland:
SINGLES to left
C Les Moss:
Flies out to left-center.
RF Gus Bell:
Strickland steals second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
G. Strickland to third.
2B Gene Mauch:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
1B Harry Simpson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Ernie Banks:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (394 feet)
C Ed Bailey:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Hector Lopez:
SINGLES to left
P Frank Smith:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Frank Smith
P Russ Meyer:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Vic Power:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
RF Elmer Valo:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Bob Hazle:
SINGLES to left
CF Johnny Groth:
SINGLES to left
B. Hazle to second.
LF Dusty Rhodes:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Groth out at 2nd base.
B. Hazle to third.
1B Harry Simpson:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
B. Hazle scores.
D. Rhodes scores.
SS Ernie Banks:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 4th.
Pitching: Frank Smith
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Willie Mays:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
SS George Strickland:
Mays steals second.
DOUBLES down the left field line.
W. Mays scores.
C Les Moss:
SINGLES to center
G. Strickland to third.
Strickland tries to score...
Groth throws home...
Strickland is out at home!
L. Moss to second.
RF Gus Bell:
Base on balls.
2B Gene Mauch:
Base on balls.
L. Moss to third.
G. Bell to second.
P Russ Meyer:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Mauch out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
C Ed Bailey:
SINGLES to left
2B Hector Lopez:
SAC BUNT.
Bailey advances to second.
P Frank Smith:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Elmer Valo:
Base on balls.
3B Bob Hazle:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 5th.
Pitching: Frank Smith
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Vic Power:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
CF Johnny Groth:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Dusty Rhodes:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Harry Simpson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 6th.
Pitching: Frank Smith
SS George Strickland:
Base on balls.
C Les Moss:
Popped out to the first baseman.
RF Gus Bell:
Flies out to deep center field.
2B Gene Mauch:
Flies out to shallow center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
SS Ernie Banks:
Flies out to left field.
C Ed Bailey:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Hector Lopez:
SINGLES to short left field.
P Frank Smith:
SINGLES to center
H. Lopez to second.
H. Lopez to third.
RF Elmer Valo:
TRIPLES to deep left-center.
H. Lopez scores.
F. Smith scores.
3B Bob Hazle:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 7th.
Pitching: Frank Smith
P Russ Meyer:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Vic Power:
DOUBLES to left-center.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
CF Johnny Groth:
SINGLES to short center field.
LF Dusty Rhodes:
Base on balls.
J. Groth to second.
1B Harry Simpson:
SINGLES down the right field line.
J. Groth to third.
D. Rhodes to second.
Groth tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
SS Ernie Banks:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Simpson out at 2nd base.
D. Rhodes to third.
C Ed Bailey:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
D. Rhodes scores.
E. Banks to second.
Banks tries to advance to third...
Bell throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
2B Hector Lopez:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
E. Banks scores.
E. Bailey to second.
Fielding error by the centerfielder!
E. Bailey to third.
H. Lopez to second.
New pitcher: Pete Burnside.
P Frank Smith:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
RF Elmer Valo:
SINGLES to short right-center.
E. Bailey scores.
H. Lopez to third.
H. Lopez scores.
3B Bob Hazle:
Base on balls.
E. Valo to second.
CF Johnny Groth:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 5 runs, 5 hits, one error.
Score: Cincinnati 10, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 8th.
Pitching: Frank Smith
PH Wally Post:
Strikes out swinging.
SS George Strickland:
SINGLES to left
C Les Moss:
Reaches on a fielding error by the pitcher.
G. Strickland to second.
RF Gus Bell:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Cincinnati 10, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Cincinnati, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Pete Burnside
LF Dusty Rhodes:
New CF: Wally Post.
PH Hal Smith:
SINGLES to left
1B Harry Simpson:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Ernie Banks:
Strikes out swinging.
C Ed Bailey:
Base on balls.
H. Smith to second.
2B Hector Lopez:
Base on balls.
H. Smith to third.
E. Bailey to second.
P Frank Smith:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Bailey out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 10, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 9th.
Pitching: Frank Smith
P Pete Burnside:
New LF: Gene Hermanski.
PH Hobie Landrith:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
PH Joe Caffie:
SINGLES to short right-center.
New pitcher: Saul Rogovin.
1B Vic Power:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Caffie to third.
Caffie tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Wally Post:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cincinnati 10, Pittsburgh 2
Game over. Score: Cincinnati 10, Pittsburgh 2
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