WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
FRANCE AT RUSSIA
11/07/1956
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WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
FRANCE AT RUSSIA
GAME ID: 3435 - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH , 1956 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
France 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Russia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Great Day for Castel -- 5 Hits
The France tripped up the Russia, 2-1. The France were led by Laurent Castel, their 20-year-old second baseman. Castel made life miserable for Russia pitchers all day, tagging them for 5 hits in 5 at-bats. Laurent Castel singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off German Mihalychev in the 5th, singled in the 7th and doubled in the 9th.
FRANCE BATTING LINESCORE RUSSIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Chauvin RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .143 0 1
É. Marion 3B 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 .500 0 1
L. Castel 2B 5 1 5 2 0 0 1 .500 1 4
A. Guillard CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 .308 1 3
J. Pasquet C 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 .357 1 4
A. Massé 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .182 0 1
   P. Robert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Roux LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
F. Pépin SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .273 0 0
M. Valette P 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0
   a-C. Balmforth PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 9 2 6 3 24      
a - C. Balmforth pinch hit for M. Valette in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Chauvin (1, 1st Inning off G. Mihalychev, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Castel (1, 9th Inning off V. Man'ko, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Castel (1, 5th Inning off G. Mihalychev, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Chauvin 2 , L. Castel 9 , J. Pasquet , F. Pépin , M. Valette
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Chauvin , J. Pasquet 3 , A. Massé , C. Balmforth
Sac Bunt: A. Guillard , M. Roux , F. Pépin
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kaiturov 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .182 0 1
T. Yarushin SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 2 6
D. Veschezerov 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .273 0 2
T. Perry RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
V. Igumnov 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .250 1 1
S. Vishipanov C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .231 2 4
Y. Mkervali LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 0
   d-Y. Evchenko PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
P. Novikevich CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-T. Uraksin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   c-I. Pahrin CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Mihalychev P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   Y. Nichkov P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Lugoboy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   V. Man'ko P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 8 10      
a - T. Uraksin pinch hit for P. Novikevich in the 7th
b - D. Lugoboy pinch hit for Y. Nichkov in the 7th
c - I. Pahrin substituted for T. Uraksin in the 8th
d - Y. Evchenko pinch hit for Y. Mkervali in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: V. Igumnov (1, 9th Inning off P. Robert, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Kaiturov , D. Veschezerov , T. Perry , V. Igumnov 3 , P. Novikevich
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Yarushin , S. Vishipanov , Y. Evchenko
Sac Bunt: T. Yarushin
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Kaiturov 2 (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Igumnov)
FRANCE PITCHING LINESCORE RUSSIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Valette W (1-0) 7.0 4 1 1 2 6 0 27 113 1.29   
P. Robert SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Valette 69
Batters Faced: M. Valette 27, P. Robert 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Valette 5-10, P. Robert 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Valette 113-71, P. Robert 19-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Mihalychev L (0-1) 5.2 7 2 2 3 3 1 27 98 3.18   
Y. Nichkov 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 22 0.00   
V. Man'ko 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 30 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Mihalychev 47
Batters Faced: G. Mihalychev 27, Y. Nichkov 5, V. Man'ko 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Mihalychev 9-5, Y. Nichkov 1-2, V. Man'ko 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: G. Mihalychev 98-55, Y. Nichkov 22-11, V. Man'ko 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Nichkov 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Laurent Castel
Ballpark: Toronto Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (41 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 12:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 4622
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