GAME LOG Pittsburgh @ Brooklyn
Tuesday, 8/1/1956
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 1st.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
3B Dale Coogan:
DOUBLES to deep right field.
1B Jack Phillips:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
C Les Moss:
Flies out to left-center.
RF Willie Mays:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Roy Campanella:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
RF Hank Aaron:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
1B Gil Hodges:
Base on balls.
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
SS George Strickland:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Gus Bell:
Flies out to deep right field.
LF Wally Post:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
2B Bobby Morgan:
Popped out to the second baseman.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Andy Pafko:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
2B Stan Rojek:
Strikes out looking.
P Billy Hoeft:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Dale Coogan:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
P Carl Erskine:
Flies out to deep center field.
3B Willie Jones:
Base on balls.
C Roy Campanella:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (430 feet)
RF Hank Aaron:
Base on balls.
1B Gil Hodges:
Flies out to left-center.
CF Duke Snider:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
H. Aaron scores.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 3, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 4th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
1B Jack Phillips:
SINGLES to left
C Les Moss:
Base on balls.
J. Phillips to second.
RF Willie Mays:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
J. Phillips scores.
L. Moss to third.
Moss tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
SS George Strickland:
SINGLES to left
W. Mays to third.
Mays tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
CF Gus Bell:
Grounded into double play, U6-3.
LF Wally Post:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 3, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
SS Daryl Spencer:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Andy Pafko:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
P Carl Erskine:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
3B Willie Jones:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
A. Pafko scores.
C Roy Campanella:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 5th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
2B Stan Rojek:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Billy Hoeft:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Dale Coogan:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
RF Hank Aaron:
Base on balls.
1B Gil Hodges:
Base on balls.
H. Aaron to second.
CF Duke Snider:
Base on balls.
H. Aaron to third.
G. Hodges to second.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Aaron tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
SS Daryl Spencer:
SINGLES to left
G. Hodges to third.
D. Snider to second.
LF Andy Pafko:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 5, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 6th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
1B Jack Phillips:
Base on balls.
C Les Moss:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
RF Willie Mays:
Lines out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 5, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
P Carl Erskine:
SINGLES to center
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES to short left-center.
C. Erskine to second.
C Roy Campanella:
Bunted into fielders choice, Erskine out at third.
Jones safe at second.
RF Hank Aaron:
Base on balls.
W. Jones to third.
R. Campanella to second.
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Aaron out at 2nd base.
W. Jones scores.
R. Campanella to third.
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 7th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
SS George Strickland:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Gus Bell:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
PH Charlie Maxwell:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (439 feet)
2B Stan Rojek:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
P Billy Hoeft:
SINGLES to right
PH Hobie Landrith:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, Pittsburgh 5
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
2B Bobby Morgan:
New 3B: Jack Phillips.
New LF: Wally Westlake.
New 1B: Charlie Maxwell.
Base on balls.
SS Daryl Spencer:
SINGLES to left
B. Morgan to second.
B. Morgan to third.
LF Andy Pafko:
Flies out to center field.
B. Morgan scores.
D. Spencer to second.
P Carl Erskine:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
D. Spencer to third.
3B Willie Jones:
Base on balls.
C. Erskine to second.
C Roy Campanella:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 7, Pittsburgh 5
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 8th.
Pitching: Carl Erskine
3B Jack Phillips:
Flies out to shallow center field.
LF Wally Westlake:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Willie Mays:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
SS George Strickland:
SINGLES to right
W. Mays to third.
W. Mays scores.
CF Gus Bell:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (364 feet)
1B Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to short right field.
New pitcher: Bud Podbielan.
2B Stan Rojek:
PH Danny O'connell:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 8, Brooklyn 7
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
RF Hank Aaron:
New 2B: Gene Mauch.
New SS: Danny O'connell.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Gil Hodges:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
CF Duke Snider:
Base on balls.
G. Hodges to second.
New pitcher: Vern Bickford.
2B Bobby Morgan:
PH Cal Abrams:
SINGLES down the right field line.
G. Hodges to third.
D. Snider to second.
Hodges tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
PH Bruce Edwards:
Base on balls.
D. Snider to third.
C. Abrams to second.
PH George Shuba:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 8, Pittsburgh 8
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bud Podbielan
P Vern Bickford:
New 2B: Billy Goodman.
New SS: Chico Carrasquel.
New LF: George Shuba.
Strikes out swinging.
C Hobie Landrith:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
3B Jack Phillips:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (353 feet)
New pitcher: Erv Palica.
LF Wally Westlake:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Willie Mays:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 10, Brooklyn 8
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Vern Bickford
PH Tommy Brown:
SINGLES to right
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES to center
T. Brown to second.
C Roy Campanella:
SINGLES to left
T. Brown to third.
W. Jones to second.
Brown tries to score...
Westlake throws home...
Brown is out at home!
W. Jones to third.
R. Campanella to second.
RF Hank Aaron:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
W. Jones scores.
R. Campanella to third.
Campanella tries to score...
Westlake throws home...
Campanella scores!
H. Aaron to second.
New pitcher: Luis Arroyo.
1B Gil Hodges:
SINGLES to center
H. Aaron to third.
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to right-center.
H. Aaron scores.
G. Hodges to second.
Game over. Score: Brooklyn 11, Pittsburgh 10
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