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June 12, 1959

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Eddie Mathews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .297
OBP .750 .366
At Bats 3 239
Hits 2 71
• Singles 1 41
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 1 21
Walks 1 26
RBI’s 1 45

Bill Henry Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 4
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Wrigley Field - June 12, 1959
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Home Run
Bill Henry
Sammy Taylor
Dale Long
Tony Taylor
Al Dark
Ernie Banks
Bobby Thomson
George Altman
Lee Walls
Eddie Mathews
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Wise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Don McMahon now pitching. Henry strikes out.
Top 8 Stan Lopata pinch hits for Bob Hartman. Lopata hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Logan strikes out.
Top 8 Crandall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bruton strikes out.
Bottom 7 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wise scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Altman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Hartman now pitching. Long hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Torre hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Covington hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Aaron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Wise scores. Mathews goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Bill Henry now pitching. Mathews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wise moves to second.
Top 7 Wise bunts and there's an error on the play.
Top 7 Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Bob Giggie. Vernon 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 7 Logan hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Crandall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to second.
Top 7 Bruton bunts towards the mound. Buzhardt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 6 Walls hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Walls reaches third base with a triple. Dark scores.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buzhardt scores. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 6 Taylor bunts towards the mound. Giggie fields it and throws to first for the out. Buzhardt moves to second.
Bottom 6 Buzhardt bunts towards the mound. Giggie fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Covington for the out.
Top 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Altman hits a line drive towards first. Torre reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Long takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Mathews 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 Wise hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Giggie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buzhardt scores. There goes Taylor trying to get to home. Covington throws the ball in to Crandall, who tags Taylor for the out.
Bottom 4 Walls hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wise settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buzhardt moves to third.
Bottom 4 Buzhardt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Bruton moves to second.
Top 4 Bruton takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Torre hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman. Torre reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Covington 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 right side of the infield. Wise fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Altman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bob Giggie now pitching. Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Wise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mel Roach pinch hits for Bob Trowbridge. Roach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Long hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark scores.
Bottom 2 Bob Trowbridge now pitching. Walls hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Crandall fields it and throws to first for the out. Taylor scores. Dark moves to third.
Bottom 2 Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buzhardt scores. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 2 Taylor bunts towards the mound. Burdette fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buzhardt moves to third.
Bottom 2 Buzhardt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Buzhardt reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Crandall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman. Crandall reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buzhardt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Torre hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wise scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Long scores.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Long moves to second.
Bottom 1 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buzhardt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Wise hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.