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June 20, 1959

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Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .266
OBP .500 .367
At Bats 3 244
Hits 1 65
• Singles 1 59
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 37
RBI’s 1 7

Don Elston Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 1 10
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Wrigley Field - June 20, 1959
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Out
Don Elston
Sammy Taylor
Jim Marshall
Tony Taylor
Randy Jackson
Ernie Banks
Bobby Thomson
George Altman
Lee Walls
Richie Ashburn
Joe Koppe
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Koppe tags and scores. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Elston spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Elston. Koppe moves to third.
Top 9 Koppe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Drake scores. Koppe moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Solly Drake pinch runs for Carl Sawatski. Roberts bunts towards first. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first, with Taylor covering, for the out. Drake moves to second.
Top 9 Don Elston now pitching. Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor misplays the ball. That's an error on Taylor.
Bottom 8 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 8 Irv Noren pinch hits for Glen Hobbie. Noren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Freese. Walls scores. Jackson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe misplays the ball. That's an error on Koppe. Walls moves to second.
Bottom 8 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out.
Top 8 Anderson is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Anderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Philley hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out.
Top 7 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Glen Hobbie now pitching. Koppe hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Taylor takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Walt Moryn pinch hits for Bill Henry. Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sawatski strikes out.
Top 6 Anderson 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 5 Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Anderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor misplays the ball. That's an error on Taylor.
Top 5 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Altman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bouchee strikes out.
Top 4 Bill Henry now pitching. Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Anderson scores. Roberts moves to third. Koppe moves to second.
Top 4 Koppe takes first base on ball four. Anderson scores. Anderson moves to third. Roberts moves to second.
Top 4 Roberts takes first base on ball four. Anderson moves to third. Anderson moves to second.
Top 4 Sawatski is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Anderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Philley scores. Anderson moves to second.
Top 4 Freese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall fields the ball and throws to Drott covering. Safe. Bouchee scores. Philley moves to third.
Top 4 Philley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Philley reaches second base with a double. Bouchee moves to third.
Top 4 Bouchee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Drott hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ashburn strikes out.
Top 3 Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Roberts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sawatski hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Anderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Marshall hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Altman hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Philley for the out.
Top 1 Bouchee hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Koppe hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.