GAME LOG Pittsburgh @ Brooklyn
Thursday, 8/17/1956
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 1st.
Pitching: Chris Van cuyk
SS Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Chris Van cuyk was injured.
New pitcher: Erv Palica.
C Hobie Landrith:
Base on balls.
1B Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Landrith out at 2nd base.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
LF Cal Abrams:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
3B Tommy Brown:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C. Abrams to third.
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Erv Palica
RF Wally Westlake:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Jack Phillips:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Wally Post:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
2B Bobby Morgan:
Strikes out swinging.
C Roy Campanella:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
CF George Shuba:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Erv Palica
2B Danny O'connell:
SINGLES to left
P Russ Meyer:
SAC BUNT.
O'connell advances to second.
SS Gene Mauch:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
C Hobie Landrith:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
SS Daryl Spencer:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
PH Billy Goodman:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
LF Cal Abrams:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Tommy Brown:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 4th.
Pitching: Erv Palica
New pitcher: Cliff Fannin.
1B Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to short center field.
CF Willie Mays:
Hit by pitch.
C. Maxwell to second.
RF Wally Westlake:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
C. Maxwell to third.
3B Jack Phillips:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
RF Hank Aaron:
SINGLES to left
1B Gil Hodges:
SINGLES to short left field.
H. Aaron to second.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
H. Aaron to third.
C Roy Campanella:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 5th.
Pitching: Cliff Fannin
LF Wally Post:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Danny O'connell:
Flies out to right-center.
P Russ Meyer:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
CF George Shuba:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Strikes out swinging.
P Cliff Fannin:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 6th.
Pitching: Cliff Fannin
SS Gene Mauch:
Flies out to left-center.
C Hobie Landrith:
Flies out to center field.
1B Charlie Maxwell:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
LF Cal Abrams:
Strikes out looking.
3B Tommy Brown:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounded into double play, 1-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 7th.
Pitching: Cliff Fannin
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Wally Westlake:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
1B Gil Hodges:
Hit by pitch.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Flies out to short right-center.
C Roy Campanella:
Strikes out swinging.
CF George Shuba:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 8th.
Pitching: Cliff Fannin
LF Wally Post:
Popped out to the first baseman.
2B Danny O'connell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Russ Meyer:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
SS Daryl Spencer:
SINGLES to center
PH Duke Snider:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (421 feet)
LF Cal Abrams:
Base on balls.
PH Bruce Edwards:
SAC BUNT.
Abrams advances to second.
RF Hank Aaron:
Intentional walk.
1B Gil Hodges:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Abrams tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Flies out to deep left field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 9th.
Pitching: Cliff Fannin
New pitcher: Tom Morgan.
SS Gene Mauch:
New 3B: Bruce Edwards.
Flies out to deep center field.
C Hobie Landrith:
Flies out to shallow left field.
1B Charlie Maxwell:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 0
Game over. Score: Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 0
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