GAME LOG Pittsburgh @ Brooklyn
Friday, 6/16/1957
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 1st.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
RF Joe Caffie:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Preston Ward:
SINGLES to right
1B Charlie Maxwell:
Base on balls.
P. Ward to second.
CF Willie Mays:
Strikes out swinging.
C Hobie Landrith:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
P. Ward to third.
C. Maxwell to second.
P. Ward scores.
SS George Strickland:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Maxwell out at 3rd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
LF Cal Abrams:
Base on balls.
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES to short left-center.
C. Abrams to second.
RF Duke Snider:
Base on balls.
C. Abrams to third.
W. Jones to second.
CF Hank Aaron:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
C. Abrams scores.
W. Jones to third.
1B Gil Hodges:
Base on balls.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 1, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
3B Jack Phillips:
Base on balls.
2B Gene Mauch:
Popped out to the first baseman.
P Russ Meyer:
Bunted into fielders choice, Phillips out at second.
RF Joe Caffie:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 1, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
2B Bobby Morgan:
Grounds out to the catcher.
C Earl Battey:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (441 feet)
P Ralph Branca:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Cal Abrams:
SINGLES to center
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Abrams out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
LF Preston Ward:
Lines out to the pitcher.
1B Charlie Maxwell:
Hit by pitch.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Maxwell out at 2nd base.
C Hobie Landrith:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 2, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
RF Duke Snider:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (429 feet)
CF Hank Aaron:
Flies out to left field.
1B Gil Hodges:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Daryl Spencer:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (398 feet)
2B Bobby Morgan:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
C Earl Battey:
SINGLES down the left field line.
B. Morgan to second.
Morgan tries to advance to third...
Ward throws to third...
OUT at third base.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 4th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
SS George Strickland:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Gene Mauch:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
P Ralph Branca:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Willie Jones:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 5th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
P Russ Meyer:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Joe Caffie:
Strikes out looking.
He gets ejected for arguing the call.
LF Preston Ward:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 4, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
RF Duke Snider:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
CF Hank Aaron:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
1B Gil Hodges:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
H. Aaron scores.
SS Daryl Spencer:
SINGLES to center
G. Hodges to third.
Hodges tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Spencer caught stealing at second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, Pittsburgh 1
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 6th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
1B Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES to left
C. Maxwell to second.
C Hobie Landrith:
Flies out to right-center.
SS George Strickland:
Wild pitch.
C. Maxwell to third.
W. Mays to second.
Flies out to center field.
Maxwell tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
3B Jack Phillips:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
W. Mays scores.
2B Gene Mauch:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
C Earl Battey:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Ralph Branca:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 7th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
P Russ Meyer:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Gus Bell:
Strikes out looking.
LF Preston Ward:
SINGLES to center
1B Charlie Maxwell:
Base on balls.
P. Ward to second.
CF Willie Mays:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 6, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
3B Willie Jones:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (367 feet)
RF Duke Snider:
Base on balls.
CF Hank Aaron:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 7, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 8th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
C Hobie Landrith:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS George Strickland:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Jack Phillips:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 7, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
SS Daryl Spencer:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Strikes out looking.
C Earl Battey:
SINGLES to left
P Ralph Branca:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 7, Pittsburgh 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 9th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
2B Gene Mauch:
Base on balls.
PH Dale Coogan:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Mauch out at 2nd base.
RF Gus Bell:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Preston Ward:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
D. Coogan scores.
1B Charlie Maxwell:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 7, Pittsburgh 4
Game over. Score: Brooklyn 7, Pittsburgh 4
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