GAME LOG Brooklyn @ Pittsburgh
Saturday, 4/22/1956
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 1st.
Pitching: Fred Sanford
LF Cal Abrams:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Willie Jones:
Flies out to deep left field.
CF Duke Snider:
Base on balls.
RF Hank Aaron:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
D. Snider to second.
Snider tries to advance to third...
Mays throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
1B Gil Hodges:
SINGLES down the left field line.
D. Snider scores.
H. Aaron to second.
Aaron tries to advance to third...
Bell throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
C Bruce Edwards:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
H. Aaron scores.
G. Hodges scores.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 3, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bill Henry
1B Vic Power:
SINGLES to short left-center.
SS Gene Mauch:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
V. Power to second.
Power tries to advance to third...
Snider throws to third...
OUT at third base.
3B Wally Westlake:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (396 feet)
RF Wally Post:
SINGLES to left
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to right-center.
2B Stan Rojek:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 3, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Fred Sanford
SS Daryl Spencer:
Popped out to the first baseman.
P Bill Henry:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Cal Abrams:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (369 feet)
3B Willie Jones:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bill Henry
LF Gus Bell:
Flies out to shallow left field.
C Les Moss:
Strikes out swinging.
P Fred Sanford:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Fred Sanford
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to left-center.
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bill Henry
1B Vic Power:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
SS Gene Mauch:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Power out at 2nd base.
3B Wally Westlake:
Grounds out to the catcher.
G. Mauch to second.
RF Wally Post:
Flies out to short left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 4th.
Pitching: Fred Sanford
C Bruce Edwards:
Base on balls.
2B Bobby Morgan:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (395 feet)
SS Daryl Spencer:
Flies out to shallow center field.
P Bill Henry:
SINGLES to right
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Henry out at 2nd base.
3B Willie Jones:
Hit by pitch.
C. Abrams to second.
CF Duke Snider:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
C. Abrams scores.
W. Jones scores.
New pitcher: Roger Craig.
RF Hank Aaron:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 4 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 8, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Stan Rojek:
SINGLES to left
LF Gus Bell:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Rojek out at 2nd base.
C Les Moss:
SINGLES to right
G. Bell to second.
G. Bell to third.
P Roger Craig:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 8, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 5th.
Pitching: Roger Craig
1B Gil Hodges:
Strikes out swinging.
C Bruce Edwards:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Base on balls.
B. Edwards to second.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Flies out to right-center.
P Bill Henry:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 8, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
1B Vic Power:
Flies out to left field.
SS Gene Mauch:
Base on balls.
3B Wally Westlake:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Mauch out at 2nd base.
RF Wally Post:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 8, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 6th.
Pitching: Roger Craig
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Duke Snider:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
RF Hank Aaron:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (418 feet)
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 10, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
CF Willie Mays:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Stan Rojek:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
LF Gus Bell:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 10, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 7th.
Pitching: Roger Craig
New pitcher: Frank Hiller.
C Bruce Edwards:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
PH George Shuba:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Flies out to left field.
P Bill Henry:
Reaches on a fielding error by the pitcher.
G. Shuba to second.
LF Cal Abrams:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Brooklyn 10, Pittsburgh 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
C Les Moss:
New 2B: Billy Goodman.
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (427 feet)
PH Dale Coogan:
SINGLES down the left field line.
1B Vic Power:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (416 feet)
SS Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Wally Westlake:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
RF Wally Post:
Base on balls.
CF Willie Mays:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
W. Westlake scores.
W. Post to third.
2B Stan Rojek:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Gus Bell:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 10, Pittsburgh 6
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 8th.
Pitching: Frank Hiller
New pitcher: Vern Bickford.
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Duke Snider:
Flies out to deep left-center.
RF Hank Aaron:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (421 feet)
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 11, Pittsburgh 6
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bill Henry
C Les Moss:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
PH Danny O'connell:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
New pitcher: Harry Dorish.
1B Vic Power:
SINGLES to short left field.
SS Gene Mauch:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 11, Pittsburgh 6
Batting: Brooklyn, top of 9th.
Pitching: Vern Bickford
New pitcher: Bob Hooper.
C Bruce Edwards:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Billy Goodman:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 11, Pittsburgh 6
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Harry Dorish
3B Wally Westlake:
Base on balls.
RF Wally Post:
SINGLES to right
W. Westlake to second.
Westlake tries to advance to third...
Aaron throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
CF Willie Mays:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (407 feet)
New pitcher: Tom Morgan.
2B Stan Rojek:
PH Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Gus Bell:
SINGLES to center
PH Hobie Landrith:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (445 feet)
New pitcher: Bud Podbielan.
P Bob Hooper:
PH Jack Phillips:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Vic Power:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (353 feet)
Game over. Score: Pittsburgh 12, Brooklyn 11
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