GAME LOG St. Louis (N) @ Pittsburgh
Tuesday, 7/4/1956
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
1B Steve Bilko:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 0, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
3B Dale Coogan:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Les Moss:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 0, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Bill Howerton:
SINGLES to short left-center.
Fielding error by the centerfielder!
B. Howerton to second.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Strikes out looking.
He gets ejected for arguing the call.
3B Grady Hatton:
SINGLES down the right field line.
B. Howerton to third.
B. Howerton scores.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: St. Louis (N) 1, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
CF Willie Mays:
New RF: Bob Talbot.
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
W. Mays to third.
Mays tries to score...
Talbot throws home...
Mays scores!
SS George Strickland:
SINGLES to short left field.
C. Maxwell to third.
LF Gus Bell:
Strikes out looking.
2B Gene Mauch:
Flies out to center field.
Maxwell tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
P Billy Hoeft:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis (N) 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
P Tom Poholsky:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
T. Poholsky to second.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to right
T. Poholsky to third.
Poholsky tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
1B Steve Bilko:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
J. Garagiola scores.
LF Danny Gardella:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
S. Bilko scores.
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
D. Gardella to third.
RF Bob Talbot:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
3B Dale Coogan:
Strikes out looking.
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Les Moss:
Base on balls.
CF Willie Mays:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Base on balls.
P Tom Poholsky:
SAC BUNT.
Bertoia advances to second.
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Flies out to deep center field.
SS George Strickland:
Lines out to the shortstop.
LF Gus Bell:
Base on balls.
2B Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 4, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
C Joe Garagiola:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
1B Steve Bilko:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Danny Gardella:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (373 feet)
CF Bill Howerton:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Bob Talbot:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 6, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
P Billy Hoeft:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Dale Coogan:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
1B Vic Power:
Flies out to right-center.
C Les Moss:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Coogan out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 6, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
3B Grady Hatton:
SINGLES to center
2B Reno Bertoia:
Strikes out swinging.
P Tom Poholsky:
SAC BUNT.
Hatton advances to second.
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES to center
G. Hatton to third.
G. Hatton scores.
C Joe Garagiola:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
S. Hemus scores.
New pitcher: Bill Werle.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Strikes out swinging.
SS George Strickland:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Bill Werle
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Bob Talbot:
DOUBLES to deep right-center.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
LF Gus Bell:
Flies out to left field.
2B Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
PH Wally Post:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 8, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Bill Werle
New pitcher: Vern Bickford.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Tom Poholsky:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES to left
T. Poholsky to third.
C Joe Garagiola:
Strikes out looking.
1B Steve Bilko:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
T. Poholsky scores.
S. Hemus scores.
New pitcher: Roger Craig.
LF Danny Gardella:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 10, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
3B Dale Coogan:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Les Moss:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
CF Willie Mays:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 10, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Roger Craig
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Bob Talbot:
Base on balls.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Talbot out at 2nd base.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 10, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
PH Stan Rojek:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS George Strickland:
Strikes out looking.
PH Danny O'connell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Game over. Score: St. Louis (N) 10, Pittsburgh 2
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