Pirates @ Cubs
May 16, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 2 6 1
Cubs 2 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 2 6 1
Cubs 3 7 0

Bobby Thomson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .219
OBP .333 .278
At Bats 3 64
Hits 1 14
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 3
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 1 12

Harvey Haddix Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 0
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Wrigley Field - May 16, 1959
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Single
Harvey Haddix
Hank Foiles
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Bobby Thomson
Walt Moryn
Ernie Banks
Chick King

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 6 1 9
Chicago Cubs 3 7 0 5
Winning Pitcher Don Elston
Losing Pitcher Harvey Haddix
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bobby Thomson
Attendance 10,496
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. King scores. Banks moves to third. Moryn moves to second. That run is unearned.

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Bottom 9 Moryn bunts towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. King moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 9 Chick King pinch runs for Al Dark. Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. King moves to second.
Bottom 9 Dark strikes out.
Top 9 Clemente strikes out.
Top 9 Hoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Haddix bunts towards the mound. Elston fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to second.
Top 9 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Groat hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Elston hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hank Foiles now catching. Long strikes out. Foiles drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Long out.
Top 8 Don Elston now pitching. Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Skinner takes first base on ball four. Schofield moves to third. Stuart moves to second.
Top 8 Dick Schofield pinch runs for Smoky Burgess. Stuart is hit by the pitch. Schofield moves to second.
Top 8 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Banks fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Walls hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Averill hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Haddix hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Stuart hits a popup towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Burgess 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 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first, with Drabowsky covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Taylor is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Drabowsky strikes out.
Bottom 5 Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Haddix covering, for the out.
Top 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Drabowsky covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Averill strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Groat is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Stuart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 There goes Taylor. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Taylor steals second.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Burgess hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clemente hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Clemente reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Drabowsky is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Virdon strikes out.
Top 2 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark strikes out. There goes Taylor. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a popup towards first. Stuart juggles the ball. That's an error on Stuart.
Top 1 Skinner strikes out.
Top 1 Stuart takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second.
Top 1 Burgess hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clemente is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.