GAME LOG Philadelphia (N) @ Brooklyn
Saturday, 4/8/1957
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
LF Russ Sullivan:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Philadelphia (N) 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Earl Battey:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
CF Hank Aaron:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Philadelphia (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
RF Don Lenhardt:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Richie Ashburn:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
C Stan Lopata:
Grounded into double play, U6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Brooklyn 0, Philadelphia (N) 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
1B Gil Hodges:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
RF Duke Snider:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
G. Hodges to third.
Hodges tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Base on balls.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
D. Snider to third.
LF Cal Abrams:
Base on balls.
P Ralph Branca:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Brooklyn 1, Philadelphia (N) 0
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
1B Dale Long:
Strikes out looking.
SS Dick Smith:
SINGLES to left
P Curt Simmons:
SAC BUNT.
Smith advances to second.
LF Russ Sullivan:
Base on balls.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
SINGLES to right
D. Smith to third.
R. Sullivan to second.
D. Smith scores.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Base on balls.
R. Sullivan to third.
R. Hartsfield to second.
RF Don Lenhardt:
GRAND SLAM HOMERUN to deep left-center. (407 feet)
CF Richie Ashburn:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... 5 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 5, Brooklyn 1
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
3B Willie Jones:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
C Earl Battey:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Hank Aaron:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
W. Jones to third.
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 5, Brooklyn 1
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
C Stan Lopata:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (437 feet)
1B Dale Long:
Base on balls.
SS Dick Smith:
Strikes out swinging.
P Curt Simmons:
SAC BUNT.
Long advances to second.
LF Russ Sullivan:
Base on balls.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 6, Brooklyn 1
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
RF Duke Snider:
Flies out to left field.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 6, Brooklyn 1
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
3B Eddie Mathews:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Don Lenhardt:
Lines out to the third baseman.
CF Richie Ashburn:
DOUBLES to deep right-center.
C Stan Lopata:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 6, Brooklyn 1
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
LF Cal Abrams:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
P Ralph Branca:
Grounds out to the catcher.
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 6, Brooklyn 1
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
1B Dale Long:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Dick Smith:
Strikes out swinging.
P Curt Simmons:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 6, Brooklyn 1
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
C Earl Battey:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
CF Hank Aaron:
Flies out to right field.
1B Gil Hodges:
Flies out to deep right-center.
RF Duke Snider:
Wild pitch.
E. Battey to third.
SINGLES to center
E. Battey scores.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Snider out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 6, Brooklyn 2
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
LF Russ Sullivan:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Hartsfield steals second.
Strikes out swinging.
RF Don Lenhardt:
Lines out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 6, Brooklyn 2
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
2B Bobby Morgan:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Cal Abrams:
Base on balls.
P Ralph Branca:
SAC BUNT.
Abrams advances to second.
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 6, Brooklyn 2
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
CF Richie Ashburn:
Flies out to right-center.
C Stan Lopata:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Dale Long:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 6, Brooklyn 2
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
C Earl Battey:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Hank Aaron:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
1B Gil Hodges:
Popped out to the third baseman.
RF Duke Snider:
SINGLES to right
H. Aaron to third.
H. Aaron scores.
SS Daryl Spencer:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 6, Brooklyn 3
Batting: Philadelphia (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
SS Dick Smith:
Reaches on a throwing error by the second baseman.
PH Bobby Thomson:
SAC BUNT.
Smith advances to third.
LF Russ Sullivan:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
New pitcher: Bud Podbielan.
2B Roy Hartsfield:
PH Ron Northey:
Base on balls.
3B Eddie Mathews:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Philadelphia (N) 6, Brooklyn 3
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Curt Simmons
New pitcher: Bob Milliken.
2B Bobby Morgan:
New 2B: Tommy Glaviano.
PH Bruce Edwards:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Cal Abrams:
Base on balls.
PH Billy Goodman:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
Game over. Score: Philadelphia (N) 6, Brooklyn 3
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