Pirates @ Cubs
May 17, 1959

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Pirates	1	2	0
Cubs	0	1	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Pirates	1	2	0
Cubs	0	1	0

Bobby Thomson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.232
OBP	.000	.286
At Bats	0	69
Hits	0	16
• Singles	0	7
• Doubles	0	4
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	6
RBI’s	0	14

Bennie Daniels Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	2	0

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Wrigley Field - May 17, 1959

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Out

Bennie Daniels

Smoky Burgess

Ted Kluszewski

Bill Mazeroski

Don Hoak

Dick Groat

Bob Skinner

Bill Virdon

Roberto Clemente

Bobby Thomson

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Virdon hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Dark strikes out.

Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Daniels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 1 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Kluszewski strikes out.

Top 1 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Hoak hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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