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July 5, 1959

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Dodgers 5 8 0
Cubs 2 7 0
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Dodgers 5 8 0
Cubs 2 7 0

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .304
OBP 1.000 .363
At Bats 3 306
Hits 3 93
• Singles 2 55
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 1 23
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 1 76

Sandy Koufax Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 2 1
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Wrigley Field - July 5, 1959
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Out
Sandy Koufax
John Roseboro
Gil Hodges
Charlie Neal
Jim Gilliam
Don Zimmer
Wally Moon
Don Demeter
Rip Repulski
Ernie Banks
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Banks hits a line drive into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Gilliam. The throw from Averill and he is safe. Gilliam steals second.
Top 8 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Koufax strikes out.
Top 8 Bobby Thomson now playing center field. Don Elston now pitching. Zimmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Marshall hits a popup towards short. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bobby Thomson pinch hits for George Altman. Thomson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rip Repulski now playing right field. Al Dark pinch hits for Bill Henry. Dark takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Demeter strikes out.
Top 7 Roseboro strikes out.
Top 7 Bill Henry now pitching. Rip Repulski pinch hits for Ron Fairly. Repulski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Neal scores. Moon moves to third. Hodges moves to second.
Top 7 Hodges takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 7 Moon takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Neal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Neal reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Gilliam 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 6 Averill strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 6 Walls strikes out.
Bottom 6 Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 6 Sandy Koufax now pitching. Banks hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Duke Snider pinch hits for Clem Labine. Snider strikes out.
Top 6 Zimmer bunts towards first. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first, with Taylor covering, for the out. Roseboro scores. Demeter moves to second.
Top 6 Demeter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hodges scores. Roseboro moves to third.
Top 6 Roseboro is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Fairly bunts towards first. Marshall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fairly for the out. Hodges moves to second.
Top 6 Hodges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moon scores.
Top 6 Moon hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Moon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Labine covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Neal strikes out.
Top 5 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Glen Hobbie now pitching. Labine hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dale Long pinch hits for Dave Hillman. Long hits a line drive into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Averill strikes out.
Bottom 4 Clem Labine now pitching. Jackson hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Fairly. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Moryn scores. Walls moves to third.
Bottom 4 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moryn moves to second.
Bottom 4 Moryn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Don Zimmer now playing shortstop. Marshall strikes out.
Top 4 Dave Hillman now pitching. Norm Larker pinch hits for Maury Wills. Larker hits a fly ball towards left. Moryn catches it and throws to home to double up Fairly.
Top 4 Demeter takes first base on ball four. Fairly moves to third. Roseboro moves to second.
Top 4 Roseboro takes first base on ball four. Fairly moves to second.
Top 4 Fairly takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Hodges strikes out.
Bottom 3 Altman hits a line drive towards first. Hodges catches it and steps on first to double up Drott.
Bottom 3 Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 3 Drott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Moon strikes out.
Top 3 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 There goes Gilliam. The throw from Averill and he is out, Taylor applying the tag.
Top 3 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Averill strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Walls hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wills 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 2 Demeter hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Roseboro hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Fairly hits a fly ball into center field. Altman 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. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Altman moves to second.
Bottom 1 Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Altman is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Gilliam moves to third.
Top 1 Neal takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second.
Top 1 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.