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April 24, 1959

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Felipe Alou Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .400
OBP .500 .413
At Bats 4 45
Hits 2 18
• Singles 1 12
• Doubles 1 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 10

John Buzhardt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Wrigley Field - April 24, 1959
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Double
John Buzhardt
Earl Averill
Jim Marshall
Tony Taylor
Al Dark
Ernie Banks
Walt Moryn
George Altman
Lee Walls
Felipe Alou
Orlando Cepeda
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Alou reaches second base with a double. Cepeda moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 11 There goes Cepeda. The throw from Averill and he is safe. Cepeda steals second.
Top 11 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 11 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buzhardt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Buzhardt is called out on strikes.
Bottom 10 Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Davenport bunts towards first. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first, with Taylor covering, for the out. Miller moves to second.
Top 10 Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 10 John Buzhardt now pitching. George Altman now playing center field. Jim Marshall now playing first base. Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buzhardt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Stu Miller now pitching. Banks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taylor scores. There goes Dark trying to get to home. Alou throws the ball in to Schmidt who tags Dark who's trying to score from second, for the out. Walls moves to second.
Bottom 9 Walls takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Dark hits a line drive to center field. Mays throws towards third. Davenport fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Davenport. Eaddy scores. Taylor moves to third. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 9 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Eaddy moves to second.
Bottom 9 Jim Marshall pinch hits for Don Elston. Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Don Eaddy pinch runs for Dale Long. Bobby Thomson pinch hits for Chick King. Al Worthington now pitching. George Altman pinch hits for Bobby ThomsAltman hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Long takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark juggles the ball. That's an error on Dark.
Top 9 Alou strikes out.
Top 9 Cepeda strikes out.
Bottom 8 Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Moryn hits a popup towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Walls takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Mays. The throw from Averill and he is out, Taylor applying the tag.
Top 8 Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Don Elston now pitching. Brandt hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davenport tags and scores.
Top 8 Davenport hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of King who is chasing the ball. Davenport reaches third base with a triple. Bressoud scores.
Top 8 Antonelli bunts towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Antonelli for the out. Bressoud moves to third.
Top 8 Bressoud hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Bressoud reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Dark hits a line drive into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hillman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Bob Schmidt now catching. King hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Leon Wagner pinch hits for Hobie Landrith. Wagner strikes out.
Top 7 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cepeda moves to third.
Top 7 There goes Cepeda. The throw from Averill and he is safe. Cepeda steals second.
Top 7 Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mays is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Long hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brandt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Davenport hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Antonelli strikes out.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Walls takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Dark is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hillman strikes out.
Bottom 4 King hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Long hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Alou strikes out.
Top 4 Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mays strikes out.
Bottom 3 Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Walls hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Walls reaches second base with a double. Taylor scores.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to third.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brandt. Taylor reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Hillman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Antonelli is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 King is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Long hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bressoud for the out.
Top 2 Landrith takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Spencer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Taylor catches it and throws to second with Banks covering, to double up Alou.
Top 2 Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Alou reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Antonelli covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cepeda.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cepeda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davenport tags and scores.
Top 1 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brandt for the out. Davenport moves to third.
Top 1 Davenport hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Davenport reaches second base with a double.