GAME LOG St. Louis (N) @ Pittsburgh
Sunday, 7/30/1956
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Woody Main
SS Solly Hemus:
Lines out to the third baseman.
RF Dick Wakefield:
SINGLES to right
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Wakefield out at 2nd base.
1B Steve Bilko:
Strikes out swinging.
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:
Flies out to right field.
1B Vic Power:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Les Moss:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 0, St. Louis (N) 0
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Woody Main
LF Danny Gardella:
Flies out to left field.
C Joe Garagiola:
Base on balls.
3B Grady Hatton:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
J. Garagiola to third.
Garagiola tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
2B Reno Bertoia:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (392 feet)
P Tom Poholsky:
Flies out to shallow left field.
SS Solly Hemus:
Flies out down the right field line.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Pittsburgh 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Base on balls.
SS George Strickland:
SINGLES to short right-center.
C. Maxwell to second.
Maxwell tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Gus Bell:
SINGLES to center
C. Maxwell scores.
G. Strickland to second.
LF Wally Post:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
G. Strickland scores.
G. Bell scores.
2B Gene Mauch:
Flies out to deep left field.
Post tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
P Woody Main:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Dale Coogan:
Base on balls.
1B Vic Power:
Lines out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 4 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Woody Main
RF Dick Wakefield:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
D. Wakefield to second.
1B Steve Bilko:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
C Les Moss:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS George Strickland:
Base on balls.
CF Gus Bell:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
G. Strickland scores.
LF Wally Post:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Woody Main
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
2B Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Woody Main:
Base on balls.
3B Dale Coogan:
Base on balls.
W. Main to second.
1B Vic Power:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Woody Main
P Tom Poholsky:
SINGLES to center
SS Solly Hemus:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Poholsky out at 2nd base.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Bill Howerton:
Base on balls.
S. Hemus to second.
1B Steve Bilko:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Hemus out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
C Les Moss:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS George Strickland:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Woody Main
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Grady Hatton:
Base on balls.
2B Reno Bertoia:
Hatton steals second.
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
CF Gus Bell:
Lines out to the shortstop.
LF Wally Post:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Woody Main
P Tom Poholsky:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Solly Hemus:
Base on balls.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Hemus out at 2nd base.
CF Bill Howerton:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Wakefield out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
PH Danny O'connell:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Dale Coogan:
SINGLES to right
PH Hobie Landrith:
Flies out to short right-center.
C Les Moss:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Woody Main
New pitcher: Vern Bickford.
1B Steve Bilko:
New C : Hobie Landrith.
New 1B: Jack Phillips.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Danny Gardella:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Joe Garagiola:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (415 feet)
3B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
RF Charlie Maxwell:
Flies out to right-center.
SS George Strickland:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
CF Gus Bell:
Flies out to right-center.
PH Wally Westlake:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Strickland out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 4
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Vern Bickford
2B Reno Bertoia:
New LF: Wally Westlake.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
PH Rocky Nelson:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (397 feet)
New pitcher: Luis Arroyo.
SS Solly Hemus:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
RF Dick Wakefield:
Base on balls.
S. Hemus to second.
CF Bill Howerton:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Steve Bilko:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis (N) 5
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Tom Poholsky
New pitcher: Jack Meyer.
2B Gene Mauch:
Base on balls.
PH Willie Mays:
SINGLES to left
G. Mauch to second.
3B Dale Coogan:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
G. Mauch to third.
W. Mays to second.
New pitcher: Al Worthington.
C Hobie Landrith:
Wild pitch.
G. Mauch scores.
W. Mays to third.
D. Coogan to second.
Game over. Score: Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis (N) 5
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