GAME LOG Pittsburgh @ Brooklyn
Wednesday, 8/23/1951
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 1st.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
3B Johnny Hopp:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
C Les Moss:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES to left
J. Hopp scores.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
SS Eddie Miksis:
Base on balls.
RF Billy Goodman:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
2B Jackie Robinson:
Base on balls.
1B Gil Hodges:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 1, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
RF Wally Westlake:
Flies out to center field.
2B Danny Murtaugh:
Base on balls.
1B Marv Rickert:
Murtaugh steals second.
SINGLES to center
D. Murtaugh to third.
Murtaugh tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
SS Gene Mauch:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Rickert out at 2nd base.
P Russ Meyer:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Mauch out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
C Roy Campanella:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Duke Snider:
Base on balls.
CF Jim Russell:
Snider caught stealing at second.
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 2, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
3B Johnny Hopp:
Strikes out swinging.
C Les Moss:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Willie Mays:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (340 feet)
RF Wally Westlake:
SINGLES to left
2B Danny Murtaugh:
DOUBLES to deep right field.
W. Westlake scores.
1B Marv Rickert:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
D. Murtaugh to third.
D. Murtaugh scores.
SS Gene Mauch:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 6, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
3B Billy Cox:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Ralph Branca:
SINGLES to center
SS Eddie Miksis:
Flies out to short right field.
RF Billy Goodman:
SINGLES to left.
R. Branca to second.
2B Jackie Robinson:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 6, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 4th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
P Russ Meyer:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Johnny Hopp:
SINGLES to short right-center.
C Les Moss:
Hopp steals second.
Base on balls.
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Hopp tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
SINGLES to left
J. Hopp scores.
L. Moss to second.
RF Wally Westlake:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Brooklyn 0
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Roy Campanella:
SINGLES to left
LF Duke Snider:
SINGLES to right
R. Campanella to second.
CF Jim Russell:
Base on balls.
R. Campanella to third.
D. Snider to second.
3B Billy Cox:
SINGLES to center
R. Campanella scores.
D. Snider to third.
J. Russell to second.
Snider tries to score...
Mays throws home...
Snider scores!
J. Russell to third.
B. Cox to second.
P Ralph Branca:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
J. Russell scores.
B. Cox scores.
SS Eddie Miksis:
Base on balls.
RF Billy Goodman:
Base on balls.
R. Branca to third.
E. Miksis to second.
2B Jackie Robinson:
Flies out to right field.
Branca tags up at third...
Westlake throws home...
Branca is out at home!
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Brooklyn 4
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 5th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
2B Danny Murtaugh:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Marv Rickert:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Gene Mauch:
Base on balls.
P Russ Meyer:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Brooklyn 4
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Russ Meyer
1B Gil Hodges:
Strikes out swinging.
C Roy Campanella:
Flies out to right-center.
LF Duke Snider:
Base on balls.
Russ Meyer was injured.
New pitcher: Windy Mccall.
CF Jim Russell:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Brooklyn 4
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 6th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
3B Johnny Hopp:
Strikes out swinging.
C Les Moss:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Brooklyn 4
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Windy Mccall
3B Billy Cox:
Lines out to the third baseman.
PH Bruce Edwards:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Eddie Miksis:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 7, Brooklyn 4
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 7th.
Pitching: Ralph Branca
New pitcher: Erv Palica.
LF Charlie Maxwell:
New 3B: Bruce Edwards.
DOUBLES down the right field line.
RF Wally Westlake:
Intentional walk.
PH Gus Bell:
Popped out to the first baseman.
PH Eddie Waitkus:
Flies out to left field.
SS Gene Mauch:
SINGLES to short right-center.
C. Maxwell to third.
W. Westlake to second.
C. Maxwell scores.
PH Stan Rojek:
Base on balls.
W. Westlake to third.
G. Mauch to second.
3B Johnny Hopp:
Base on balls.
W. Westlake scores.
G. Mauch to third.
S. Rojek to second.
C Les Moss:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 9, Brooklyn 4
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Windy Mccall
New pitcher: Cliff Chambers.
RF Billy Goodman:
New 2B: Gus Bell.
New 1B: Eddie Waitkus.
SINGLES to right
2B Jackie Robinson:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
B. Goodman to third.
Goodman tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
1B Gil Hodges:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Roy Campanella:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Duke Snider:
SINGLES to right
J. Robinson to third.
J. Robinson scores.
New pitcher: Murry Dickson.
CF Jim Russell:
PH George Shuba:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Snider out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 9, Brooklyn 6
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 8th.
Pitching: Erv Palica
New pitcher: Willie Ramsdell.
CF Willie Mays:
New CF: George Shuba.
SINGLES to center
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Mays steals second.
Intentional walk.
RF Wally Westlake:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Gus Bell:
SINGLES to right
W. Mays to third.
C. Maxwell to second.
Mays tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
1B Eddie Waitkus:
Base on balls.
C. Maxwell to third.
G. Bell to second.
SS Gene Mauch:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
C. Maxwell scores.
G. Bell to third.
E. Waitkus to second.
P Murry Dickson:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
G. Bell scores.
E. Waitkus to third.
G. Mauch to second.
Waitkus tries to score...
Snider throws home...
Waitkus scores!
G. Mauch to third.
M. Dickson to second.
New pitcher: Jack Banta.
3B Johnny Hopp:
SINGLES to center
G. Mauch scores.
M. Dickson to third.
Dickson tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
C Les Moss:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... 6 runs, 4 hits, one error.
Score: Pittsburgh 15, Brooklyn 6
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Murry Dickson
PH Gene Hermanski:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Bruce Edwards:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (360 feet)
SS Eddie Miksis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Billy Goodman:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 15, Brooklyn 7
Batting: Pittsburgh, top of 9th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
New pitcher: Billy Loes.
CF Willie Mays:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (447 feet)
LF Charlie Maxwell:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF Wally Westlake:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Gus Bell:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Pittsburgh 16, Brooklyn 7
Batting: Brooklyn, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Murry Dickson
2B Jackie Robinson:
SINGLES to center
1B Gil Hodges:
Strikes out swinging.
C Roy Campanella:
Flies out to left field.
LF Duke Snider:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Game over. Score: Pittsburgh 16, Brooklyn 7
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