GAME LOG Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia (N)
Tuesday, 8/8/1956
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 1st.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
3B Dale Coogan:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
2B Gene Mauch:
SINGLES to left
D. Coogan scores.
C Les Moss:
Popped out to the third baseman.
CF Willie Mays:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (423 feet)
RF Gus Bell:
Base on balls.
1B Jack Phillips:
SINGLES to short left-center.
G. Bell to second.
SS George Strickland:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
G. Bell to third.
J. Phillips to second.
Bell tries to score...
Ashburn throws home...
Bell scores!
J. Phillips to third.
G. Strickland to second.
LF Wally Post:
Flies out to left-center.
Phillips tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
P Vern Law:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 5 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Vern Law
LF Russ Sullivan:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
RF Vic Wertz:
Base on balls.
R. Hartsfield to second.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Popped out to the second baseman.
CF Richie Ashburn:
Reaches on a fielding error by the pitcher.
R. Hartsfield to third.
V. Wertz to second.
C Hal Naragon:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia (N) 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
3B Dale Coogan:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Gene Mauch:
Flies out to deep right-center.
C Les Moss:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Vern Law
1B Whitey Lockman:
Base on balls.
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
P Robin Roberts:
Lockman steals second.
Strikes out swinging.
LF Russ Sullivan:
SINGLES to left
W. Lockman to third.
W. Lockman scores.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Sullivan steals second.
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Gus Bell:
Flies out to deep right-center.
1B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the catcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia (N) 1
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Vern Law
RF Vic Wertz:
SINGLES to short right field.
3B Eddie Mathews:
SINGLES to short left-center.
V. Wertz to second.
CF Richie Ashburn:
SINGLES to short center field.
V. Wertz to third.
E. Mathews to second.
Wertz tries to score...
Mays throws home...
Wertz scores!
E. Mathews to third.
R. Ashburn to second.
C Hal Naragon:
SINGLES to right
E. Mathews scores.
R. Ashburn to third.
Ashburn tries to score...
Bell throws home...
Ashburn is out at home!
H. Naragon to second.
1B Whitey Lockman:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia (N) 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 4th.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
SS George Strickland:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Wally Post:
Flies out to short left-center.
P Vern Law:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia (N) 3
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Vern Law
P Robin Roberts:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Russ Sullivan:
Flies out to center field.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia (N) 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 5th.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
3B Dale Coogan:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Gene Mauch:
Flies out to center field.
C Les Moss:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Eddie Mathews was injured.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia (N) 3
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Vern Law
RF Vic Wertz:
SINGLES down the right field line.
3B Bobby Thomson:
SINGLES to center
V. Wertz to second.
CF Richie Ashburn:
Base on balls.
V. Wertz to third.
B. Thomson to second.
C Hal Naragon:
Base on balls.
V. Wertz scores.
B. Thomson to third.
R. Ashburn to second.
1B Whitey Lockman:
SINGLES to short center field.
B. Thomson scores.
R. Ashburn to third.
H. Naragon to second.
Ashburn tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
SS Granny Hamner:
SAC BUNT.
Naragon advances to third.
Lockman advances to second.
P Robin Roberts:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Russ Sullivan:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 6, Pittsburgh 5
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 6th.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
CF Willie Mays:
Popped out to the catcher.
RF Gus Bell:
Reaches second base on an error by the centerfielder.
1B Jack Phillips:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
G. Bell scores.
SS George Strickland:
SINGLES to short left field.
J. Phillips to third.
LF Wally Post:
SINGLES down the left field line.
J. Phillips scores.
G. Strickland to second.
P Vern Law:
SAC BUNT.
Strickland advances to third.
Post advances to second.
3B Dale Coogan:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia (N) 6
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Vern Law
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Flies out to deep right field.
RF Vic Wertz:
Base on balls.
3B Bobby Thomson:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (365 feet)
New pitcher: Roger Craig.
CF Richie Ashburn:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
C Hal Naragon:
Base on balls.
R. Ashburn to second.
1B Whitey Lockman:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Ashburn tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 8, Pittsburgh 7
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 7th.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
2B Gene Mauch:
Base on balls.
C Les Moss:
SAC BUNT.
Mauch advances to second.
CF Willie Mays:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
G. Mauch scores.
PH Charlie Maxwell:
Intentional walk.
1B Jack Phillips:
Reaches base on an error by the rightfielder.
W. Mays to third.
C. Maxwell to second.
PH Hobie Landrith:
Flies out to short left-center.
PH Wally Westlake:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 8, Pittsburgh 8
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Roger Craig
P Robin Roberts:
New RF: Les Moss.
New 1B: Charlie Maxwell.
New LF: Jack Phillips.
New C : Hobie Landrith.
New 3B: Wally Westlake.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Russ Sullivan:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 8, Pittsburgh 8
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 8th.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
PH Stan Rojek:
Strikes out looking.
SS Danny O'connell:
SINGLES to left
2B Gene Mauch:
Flies out to right-center.
RF Les Moss:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
D. O'connell scores.
New pitcher: Don Elston.
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to shallow right field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 9, Philadelphia (N) 8
Batting: Philadelphia (N), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Roger Craig
New pitcher: Vern Bickford.
RF Vic Wertz:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (409 feet)
3B Bobby Thomson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Richie Ashburn:
Base on balls.
C Hal Naragon:
Ashburn steals second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Whitey Lockman:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
R. Ashburn scores.
New pitcher: Bob Hooper.
SS Granny Hamner:
PH Dale Long:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 10, Pittsburgh 9
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 9th.
Pitching: Don Elston
1B Charlie Maxwell:
New SS: Dick Smith.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Hobie Landrith:
Base on balls.
3B Wally Westlake:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 10, Pittsburgh 9
Game over. Score: Philadelphia (N) 10, Pittsburgh 9
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