Pirates @ Cubs
August 8, 1959

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Pirates 3 8 0
Cubs 1 2 1
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Pirates 3 8 0
Cubs 1 2 1

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .242
OBP .000 .292
At Bats 3 414
Hits 0 100
• Singles 0 75
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 30

Don Elston Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 11
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Wrigley Field - August 8, 1959
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Don Elston
Sammy Taylor
Jim Marshall
Tony Taylor
Earl Averill
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Bobby Thomson
Art Schult
Bill Virdon
Don Hoak
Dick Stuart
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
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.