Pirates @ Cubs
August 9, 1959

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Pirates 1 1 0
Cubs 2 5 1
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Pirates 1 1 0
Cubs 2 5 1

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .313
OBP .500 .377
At Bats 2 409
Hits 1 128
• Singles 0 73
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 1 32
Walks 0 42
RBI’s 1 102

Vern Law Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 7 1
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Wrigley Field - August 9, 1959
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Vern Law
Danny Kravitz
Rocky Nelson
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Ernie Banks
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Clemente strikes out.
Top 6 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Groat moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Law bunts in front of the plate. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to second.
Top 6 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor misplays the ball. That's an error on Taylor.
Bottom 5 Hillman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Averill strikes out.
Top 5 Mazeroski 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 Hoak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first, with Hillman covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first, with Hillman covering, for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Groat is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hillman strikes out.
Top 3 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Law hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Averill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Mazeroski strikes out.
Top 2 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first, with Hillman covering, for the out.
Top 2 Nelson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kravitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Clemente 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 1 Groat hits a popup towards third. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Skinner strikes out.