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June 10, 1959

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Top 6	R	H	E
Reds	4	7	0
Cubs	2	4	1

Top 6	R	H	E
Reds	4	7	0
Cubs	2	4	1

Vada Pinson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.327
OBP	.667	.390
At Bats	2	226
Hits	1	74
• Singles	1	40
• Doubles	0	19
• Triples	0	6
• Home Runs	0	9
Walks	1	22
RBI’s	0	45

Dick Drott Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Wrigley Field - June 10, 1959

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Strikeout

Dick Drott

Sammy Taylor

Dale Long

Tony Taylor

Al Dark

Ernie Banks

Bobby Thomson

George Altman

Lee Walls

Vada Pinson

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Pinson is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 6 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Dick Drott now pitching. Purkey strikes out.

Bottom 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Irv Noren pinch hits for Elmer Singleton. Noren strikes out.

Bottom 5 Taylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 5 Altman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Thomson is called out on strikes.

Top 5 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Long hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Walls hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Dark reaches second base with a double.

Top 4 Bell strikes out.

Top 4 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Temple scores. Lynch moves to second.

Top 4 Elmer Singleton now pitching. Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out. Purkey scores. Temple moves to third.

Top 4 Pinson takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to second.

Top 4 Temple bunts towards the mound. Hobbie picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Hobbie. Purkey moves to third.

Top 4 Purkey takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Hobbie hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bailey scoops up the ball and tags Hobbie for the out.

Bottom 3 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Thomas strikes out.

Top 3 Bailey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Bailey reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. Bell moves to third.

Top 3 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second.

Top 3 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple scores.

Top 3 Lynch is called out on strikes.

Top 3 Pinson hits a line drive into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 There goes Temple. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Temple steals second.

Top 3 Temple takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Altman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Thomson reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 2 Long hits a line drive into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Purkey is called out on strikes.

Top 2 McMillan is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Thomas strikes out.

Bottom 1 Walls hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out.

Top 1 Bell strikes out.

Top 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Lynch moves to second.

Top 1 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. Temple moves to third.

Top 1 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Temple moves to second.

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

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Vada Pinson Season Stats

Dick Drott Season Stats

Pinson is called out on strikes.

Reds @ Cubs
June 10, 1959