Pirates @ Cubs
August 9, 1959

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Sammy Taylor Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .248
OBP .000 .317
At Bats 3 254
Hits 0 63
• Singles 0 47
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 0 28

Roy Face Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 0 9
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Wrigley Field - August 9, 1959
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Single
Roy Face
Danny Kravitz
Rocky Nelson
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Roman Mejias
Roberto Clemente
Sammy Taylor
Ernie Banks
Jim Marshall
Tony Taylor
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores. There goes Marshall trying to get to home. Skinner throws the ball in to Kravitz who tags Marshall, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Banks moves to second. That run is unearned.

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Bottom 8 Banks is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taylor moves to third. Marshall moves to second.
Bottom 8 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 8 Roman Mejias now playing center field. Roy Face now pitching. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat.
Top 8 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dick Stuart pinch hits for Vern Law. Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Al Dark now playing third base. Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Bill Virdon. Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out.
Bottom 7 Hillman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. Moryn moves to third.
Bottom 7 Averill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moryn moves to second.
Bottom 7 Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Kravitz hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
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.