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July 16, 1959

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Braves 1 7 1
Cubs 4 6 0
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Braves 1 7 1
Cubs 4 6 0

Bill Bruton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .292
OBP .667 .341
At Bats 3 260
Hits 2 76
• Singles 2 55
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 20

Dave Hillman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 7 0
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Wrigley Field - July 16, 1959
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Out
Dave Hillman
Sammy Taylor
Dale Long
Tony Taylor
Al Dark
Ernie Banks
Bobby Thomson
George Altman
Lee Walls
Bill Bruton
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Hillman covering, for the out.

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Bottom 7 Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hillman strikes out.
Bottom 7 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 The ball gets by Lopata for a passed ball. Altman moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bob Trowbridge now pitching. Altman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Lew Burdette. Vernon hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lopata hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Torre hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman. Torre reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Taylor bunts towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out.
Top 5 Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Logan moves to third.
Top 5 Burdette hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Logan bunts towards third. Dark can't make a play. That's a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hillman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Altman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores.
Bottom 4 Long hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Thomson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Lopata hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
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 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
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 popup, foul, towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bruton 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 Hillman 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 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 Altman 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.
Top 2 Burdette hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopata moves to second.
Top 2 Lopata hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torre scores.
Top 2 Torre hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls who is chasing the ball. Torre reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Long hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Logan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dark moves to third.
Bottom 1 Walls is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan throws towards first. Torre fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Torre. Taylor goes all the way around to score. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Covington hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a line drive into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.