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July 14, 1959

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Al Dark Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .263
OBP .750 .323
At Bats 3 270
Hits 2 71
• Singles 2 55
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 23
RBI’s 0 24

Bob Giggie Season Stats

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Wrigley Field - July 14, 1959
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Bob Giggie
Del Crandall
Frank Torre
Johnny O'Brien
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Wes Covington
Felix Mantilla
Hank Aaron
Al Dark
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Bob Giggie now pitching. Felix Mantilla now playing center field. Dark hits a popup towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Mathews hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Mel Roach pinch hits for Bill Bruton. Roach hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dale Long now playing first base. Sammy Taylor now catching. Felix Mantilla pinch hits for Don McMahon. Mantilla hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out.
Bottom 7 Henry hits a line drive into center field. Bruton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bruton. Banks scores. Thomson scores. Altman moves to third. Henry moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 7 Altman is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Irv Noren pinch hits for Earl Averill. Noren hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Don McMahon now pitching. Dale Long pinch hits for Art Schult. Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Long for the out. Walls scores. Banks moves to third. Thomson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Thomson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Banks reaches second base with a double. Dark scores. Walls moves to third.
Bottom 7 Walls bunts towards the mound. Jay fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Jay. Dark moves to third.
Bottom 7 Dark bunts towards the mound. Jay fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Crandall fires to first and picks off Altman.
Bottom 6 Joey Jay now pitching. Henry hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Altman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Averill hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Torre hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Covington hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Mathews strikes out.
Bottom 5 Schult hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Taylor scores. Dark moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 5 Banks is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Walls bunts towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to third. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 5 Dark takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 5 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bruton strikes out.
Top 5 Pizarro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Henry is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 4 Henry bunts in front of the plate. Crandall fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Altman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Averill strikes out.
Top 4 Crandall 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 4 Bill Henry now pitching. Torre takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Covington hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman who is chasing the ball. Covington reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schult scoops it up and throws to first, with Anderson covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Schult is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Walls hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Pizarro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor misplays the ball. That's an error on Taylor. Logan scores. O'Brien moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 3 O'Brien hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torre scores. Logan moves to third.
Top 3 Logan bunts towards third. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Torre moves to second.
Top 3 Crandall is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 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 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Anderson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pizarro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Bruton moves to second.
Top 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schult juggles the ball. That's an error on Schult. Logan scores. Pizarro moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Pizarro bunts towards third. Dark fields it and throws to home to get Crandall. Logan moves to second.
Top 2 O'Brien is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Logan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crandall moves to third.
Top 2 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Averill strikes out.
Bottom 1 Schult hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Schult reaches second base with a double. Banks scores.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Banks reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run 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 takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Bruton scores. Aaron moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Anderson's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out. Bruton moves to third.
Top 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Bruton moves to second.
Top 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.