Pirates @ Cubs
August 8, 1959

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Top 14 R H E
Pirates 4 12 0
Cubs 3 8 1
Top 14 R H E
Pirates 4 12 0
Cubs 3 8 1

Smoky Burgess Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .304
OBP .000 .359
At Bats 1 253
Hits 0 77
• Singles 0 40
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 38

Ed Donnelly Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Wrigley Field - August 8, 1959
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Intentional Walk
Ed Donnelly
Earl Averill
Dale Long
Tony Taylor
Al Dark
Ernie Banks
Jim Marshall
Bobby Thomson
Lee Walls
Smoky Burgess
Rocky Nelson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Burgess is walked intentionally.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 14 Nelson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Marshall. Nelson reaches second base with a double. Clemente scores.
Top 14 The umpire calls a balk on Donnelly Clemente moves to second.
Top 14 Clemente bunts towards the mound. Donnelly fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 14 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 13 Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 13 Averill hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 13 Long takes first base on ball four. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 13 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 13 Don Gross now pitching. Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 Skinner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 Harry Bright pinch hits for Ron Kline. Bright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second.
Top 13 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Top 13 Mazeroski is called out on strikes.
Top 13 Ed Donnelly now pitching. Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 12 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Smoky Burgess now catching. Randy Jackson pinch hits for Glen Hobbie. Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 12 Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Hardy Peterson. Burgess 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 12 Nelson takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second.
Top 12 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 12 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 11 Dark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 11 Ron Kline now pitching. Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Kluszewski strikes out.
Top 11 Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Bob Porterfield. There goes Virdon. The throw from Averill and he is safe. Virdon steals second.
Top 11 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Top 11 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Long hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to second.
Top 10 Nelson is hit by the pitch.
Top 10 Jim Marshall now playing left field. Earl Averill now catching. Dale Long now playing first base. Al Dark now playing third base. Clemente hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Hobbie strikes out.
Bottom 9 Don Eaddy pinch runs for Sammy Taylor. Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Eaddy scores.
Bottom 9 Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Taylor reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Averill strikes out.
Top 9 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Lee Walls now playing right field. Glen Hobbie now pitching. Art Schult now playing left field. Porterfield is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Schult hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bob Porterfield now pitching. Banks is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Walt Moryn pinch hits for Billy Williams. Fred Green now pitching. Lee Walls pinch hits for Walt Moryn. Walls strikes out.
Bottom 8 Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman moves to third. Marshall moves to second.
Bottom 8 George Altman pinch runs for Irv Noren. Roy Face now pitching. Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomson tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Irv Noren pinch hits for Don Elston. Noren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Hardy Peterson now catching. Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Top 8 Don Elston now pitching. Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hoak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nelson scores. Stuart moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Bill Henry now pitching. Dick Stuart pinch hits for Danny Kravitz. Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill juggles the ball. That's an error on Averill. Clemente scores. Nelson moves to second.
Top 8 Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third.
Top 8 Clemente takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Schult strikes out.
Top 7 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Daniels hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Daniels reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hoak tags and scores.
Top 7 Hoak hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Hoak reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 6 Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kravitz hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Taylor reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Skinner 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 5 Daniels is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Virdon hits a popup towards first. Marshall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Schult hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Schult reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Hoak. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Hoak steals second.
Top 4 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kravitz for the out.
Top 4 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. Clemente moves to third.
Top 4 Clemente hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Clemente reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Groat 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 3 There goes Skinner. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Skinner steals second.
Top 3 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Daniels strikes out.
Top 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Anderson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Kravitz 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 Nelson hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bennie Daniels now pitching. Schult hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Banks takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out. Taylor scores.
Bottom 1 Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taylor moves to third.
Bottom 1 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Skinner. The throw from Taylor to Banks and they have Skinner trapped. The throw over to Marshall, who applies the tag for the out.
Top 1 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.