Pirates @ Cubs
August 7, 1959

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Pirates	0	0	0
Cubs	0	2	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Pirates	0	0	0
Cubs	0	2	0

Bobby Thomson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.253
OBP	.000	.321
At Bats	0	281
Hits	0	71
• Singles	0	48
• Doubles	0	13
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	9
Walks	0	28
RBI’s	0	40

Ron Kline Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
7	10	0

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Wrigley Field - August 7, 1959

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Out

Ron Kline

Smoky Burgess

Rocky Nelson

Bill Mazeroski

Don Hoak

Dick Groat

Bob Skinner

Bill Virdon

Roberto Clemente

Bobby Thomson

Sammy Taylor

Earl Averill

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Thomson hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Averill moves to third.

Bottom 2 Averill takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 2 Burgess takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Nelson 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 1 Schult hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Banks takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Taylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner who is chasing the ball. Taylor reaches third base with a triple.

Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Skinner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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