GAME LOG Brooklyn @ Pittsburgh
Sunday, 4/23/1956
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 1st.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
LF Cal Abrams:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES to left
C. Abrams to third.
C. Abrams scores.
CF Duke Snider:
SINGLES to short right-center.
W. Jones to second.
Jones tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Snider out at 2nd base.
W. Jones scores.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS Gene Mauch:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
3B Wally Westlake:
SINGLES to short center field.
G. Mauch to second.
RF Wally Post:
Popped out to the third baseman.
CF Gus Bell:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
RF Billy Goodman:
Popped out to the second baseman.
C Bruce Edwards:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Flies out to short center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
2B Stan Rojek:
Base on balls.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
S. Rojek to second.
C Hobie Landrith:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Russ Meyer:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
P Chris Van cuyk:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Cal Abrams:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES to left
C. Abrams to second.
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Gene Mauch:
Popped out to the third baseman.
3B Wally Westlake:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 4th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
2B Bobby Morgan:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Billy Goodman:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
C Bruce Edwards:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
B. Goodman to third.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
RF Wally Post:
Strikes out looking.
CF Gus Bell:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Stan Rojek:
SINGLES to left
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Rojek caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 5th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
P Chris Van cuyk:
Flies out to right-center.
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Willie Jones:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
CF Duke Snider:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Strikes out swinging.
C Hobie Landrith:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Russ Meyer:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 6th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
1B Gil Hodges:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Billy Goodman:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
C Bruce Edwards:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (364 feet)
SS Daryl Spencer:
Base on balls.
P Chris Van cuyk:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
1B Vic Power:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
SS Gene Mauch:
Power caught stealing at second.
SINGLES to left
3B Wally Westlake:
Flies out to left-center.
RF Wally Post:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 7th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Willie Jones:
Strikes out looking.
He gets ejected for arguing the call.
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
CF Gus Bell:
New 3B: Andy Pafko.
Strikes out swinging.
2B Stan Rojek:
Popped out to the third baseman.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to center
C Hobie Landrith:
Maxwell steals second.
Base on balls.
P Russ Meyer:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 8th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Billy Goodman:
SINGLES to right
C Bruce Edwards:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Goodman out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Gene Mauch:
SINGLES to center
3B Wally Westlake:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (429 feet)
RF Wally Post:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (428 feet)
CF Gus Bell:
Lines out to the shortstop.
2B Stan Rojek:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 9th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
SS Daryl Spencer:
Flies out to right field.
PH George Shuba:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
New pitcher: Tom Morgan.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Base on balls.
PH Willie Mays:
Flies out to short right-center.
PH Dale Coogan:
SINGLES to right
C. Maxwell to second.
Maxwell tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Vic Power:
Flies out to left-center.
Maxwell tags up at third...
Snider throws home...
Maxwell scores!
PH Les Moss:
DOUBLES to left-center.
D. O'connell scores.
Game over. Score: Pittsburgh 5, Brooklyn 4
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