GAME LOG St. Louis (N) @ Los Angeles
Thursday, 8/31/1958
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Friend
2B Johnny O'brien:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
SS Coot Veal:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (389 feet)
C Jack Dittmer:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Bill Howerton:
Flies out to shallow center field.
1B Rocky Nelson:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Los Angeles 0
Batting: Los Angeles, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Mike Blyzka
3B Willie Jones:
Flies out to center field.
C Earl Battey:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (445 feet)
LF Duke Snider:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Hank Aaron:
Flies out to deep right field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Los Angeles 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Friend
RF Elmer Valo:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Reno Bertoia:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Bob Talbot:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Los Angeles 1
Batting: Los Angeles, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Mike Blyzka
RF Bob Nieman:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Gil Hodges:
Hit by pitch.
SS Chico Carrasquel:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Los Angeles 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Friend
P Mike Blyzka:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Johnny O'brien:
SINGLES to short left-center.
SS Coot Veal:
Flies out to deep right field.
C Jack Dittmer:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Los Angeles 1
Batting: Los Angeles, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Mike Blyzka
2B Bobby Morgan:
Strikes out swinging.
P Bob Friend:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Willie Jones:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 2, Los Angeles 1
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Friend
LF Bill Howerton:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
1B Rocky Nelson:
Flies out down the right field line.
RF Elmer Valo:
Base on balls.
3B Reno Bertoia:
Strikes out looking.
CF Bob Talbot:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
B. Howerton to third.
E. Valo to second.
B. Howerton scores.
P Mike Blyzka:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: St. Louis (N) 3, Los Angeles 1
Batting: Los Angeles, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Mike Blyzka
C Earl Battey:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
LF Duke Snider:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
E. Battey to second.
Battey tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Hank Aaron:
SINGLES to short left-center.
E. Battey scores.
D. Snider to second.
RF Bob Nieman:
3-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (354 feet)
1B Gil Hodges:
Flies out to shallow right field.
SS Chico Carrasquel:
Strikes out looking.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Friend
2B Johnny O'brien:
Flies out to right-center.
SS Coot Veal:
SINGLES to left
C Jack Dittmer:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Bill Howerton:
Popped out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: Los Angeles, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Mike Blyzka
P Bob Friend:
Strikes out looking.
3B Willie Jones:
SINGLES to left
C Earl Battey:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles 5, St. Louis (N) 3
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Friend
1B Rocky Nelson:
Base on balls.
RF Elmer Valo:
Base on balls.
R. Nelson to second.
3B Reno Bertoia:
SINGLES to center
R. Nelson to third.
E. Valo to second.
Nelson tries to score...
Aaron throws home...
Nelson scores!
E. Valo to third.
R. Bertoia to second.
CF Bob Talbot:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
E. Valo scores.
P Mike Blyzka:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Johnny O'brien:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles 5, St. Louis (N) 5
Batting: Los Angeles, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Mike Blyzka
LF Duke Snider:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (354 feet)
CF Hank Aaron:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Bob Nieman:
SINGLES to left
1B Gil Hodges:
Base on balls.
B. Nieman to second.
SS Chico Carrasquel:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
B. Nieman to third.
G. Hodges to second.
Nieman tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Carrasquel out at 2nd base.
C. Carrasquel to second.
P Bob Friend:
SINGLES to right
C. Carrasquel to third.
B. Morgan to second.
C. Carrasquel scores.
B. Morgan to third.
New pitcher: Dick Hall.
3B Willie Jones:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles 8, St. Louis (N) 5
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Friend
SS Coot Veal:
Flies out to center field.
C Jack Dittmer:
Flies out to right-center.
LF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles 8, St. Louis (N) 5
Batting: Los Angeles, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Dick Hall
C Earl Battey:
Reaches second base on an error by the leftfielder.
LF Duke Snider:
Intentional walk.
CF Hank Aaron:
SINGLES to right
E. Battey to third.
D. Snider to second.
RF Bob Nieman:
SINGLES to center
E. Battey scores.
D. Snider to third.
H. Aaron to second.
Snider tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounded into double play, 1-6-3.
H. Aaron to third.
SS Chico Carrasquel:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
H. Aaron scores.
New pitcher: Alex Kellner.
2B Bobby Morgan:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Los Angeles 11, St. Louis (N) 5
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Friend
1B Rocky Nelson:
Base on balls.
RF Elmer Valo:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Reno Bertoia:
Flies out to center field.
CF Bob Talbot:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles 11, St. Louis (N) 5
Batting: Los Angeles, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Alex Kellner
PH Tommy Brown:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Willie Jones:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Earl Battey:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
LF Duke Snider:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles 11, St. Louis (N) 5
Batting: St. Louis (N), top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Friend
New pitcher: Bob Miller.
P Alex Kellner:
PH Dick Kokos:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
2B Johnny O'brien:
Flies out to deep left-center.
SS Coot Veal:
SINGLES to left
D. Kokos to second.
C Jack Dittmer:
SINGLES to center
D. Kokos to third.
C. Veal to second.
Kokos tries to score...
Aaron throws home...
Kokos scores!
C. Veal to third.
J. Dittmer to second.
LF Bill Howerton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C. Veal scores.
J. Dittmer to third.
New pitcher: Bud Podbielan.
1B Rocky Nelson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Los Angeles 11, St. Louis (N) 7
Game over. Score: Los Angeles 11, St. Louis (N) 7
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