Pirates @ Cubs
August 8, 1959

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Pirates	0	1	0
Cubs	1	1	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Pirates	0	1	0
Cubs	1	1	0

Earl Averill Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.250
OBP	.000	.311
At Bats	0	120
Hits	0	30
• Singles	0	17
• Doubles	0	5
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	8
Walks	0	10
RBI’s	0	27

Bennie Daniels Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	7	0

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Wrigley Field - August 8, 1959

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Out

Bennie Daniels

Danny Kravitz

Rocky Nelson

Bill Mazeroski

Don Hoak

Dick Groat

Bob Skinner

Bill Virdon

Roberto Clemente

Earl Averill

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:

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.

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