Pirates @ Cubs
June 16, 1959

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 5 9 1
Cubs 1 6 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 5 9 1
Cubs 1 6 0

Bill Virdon Season Stats

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Wrigley Field - June 16, 1959
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Caught Stealing
Bill Henry
Sammy Taylor
Dale Long
Tony Taylor
Al Dark
Ernie Banks
Walt Moryn
George Altman
Lee Walls
Bill Virdon
Bob Friend
Roman Mejias
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Bill Henry now pitching. There goes Mejias. The slide. Taylor applies the tag. Mejias is out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Friend hits a line drive into right center field for a base hit. Mazeroski scores. Hoak scores. Mejias moves to third.
Top 9 Mejias is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Hoak hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Hoak reaches second base with a double. Schofield scores. Skinner scores. Mazeroski moves to third.
Top 9 Don Elston now pitching. Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. Schofield moves to third. Skinner moves to second.
Top 9 Dick Schofield pinch runs for Dick Stuart. Skinner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schofield moves to second.
Top 9 Stuart takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Kravitz is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dark bunts towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 8 Taylor is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Top 8 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mejias bunts between the mound and first base. Hillman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mejias for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Top 8 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hillman strikes out.
Bottom 7 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Hillman covering, for the out.
Top 7 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Long strikes out. There goes Banks. The throw from Kravitz to Groat, and Banks is out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kravitz 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 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Hillman takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Friend strikes out.
Top 5 Mejias hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Altman hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Skinner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moryn throws the ball in to Dark who relays the ball to Taylor who tags Skinner trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Virdon scores. Stuart moves to third.
Top 4 Stuart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon moves to third.
Top 4 Kravitz hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Groat hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Dark reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hillman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Friend hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mejias hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Skinner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stuart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Long hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski misplays the ball. That's an error on Mazeroski. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kravitz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.