Pirates @ Cubs
August 9, 1959

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Bottom 10 R H E
Pirates 5 9 1
Cubs 3 11 1
Bottom 10 R H E
Pirates 5 9 1
Cubs 3 11 1

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .312
OBP .500 .377
At Bats 3 410
Hits 1 128
• Singles 0 73
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 1 32
Walks 1 43
RBI’s 1 102

Roy Face Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 0 9
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Wrigley Field - August 9, 1959
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Roy Face
Smoky Burgess
Rocky Nelson
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Roman Mejias
Roberto Clemente
Ernie Banks

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 9 1 7
Chicago Cubs 3 11 1 7
Winning Pitcher Roy Face
Losing Pitcher Don Elston
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dick Groat
Attendance 19,138
Time of Game 2 hours 38 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Marshall hits a line drive towards first. Nelson reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Williams attempting to get to second, for the double play.
Bottom 10 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 10 Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Art Ceccarelli now pitching. Nelson takes first base on ball four. Skinner scores. Groat moves to third. Clemente moves to second.
Top 10 Glen Hobbie now pitching. Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Skinner moves to third. Groat moves to second.
Top 10 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mejias scores. Skinner moves to second.
Top 10 Skinner is walked intentionally.
Top 10 Face bunts towards first. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first, with Taylor covering, for the out. Mejias moves to second.
Top 10 Mejias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Elston bunts in front of the plate. Burgess fields it and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 9 Thomson strikes out.
Bottom 9 Smoky Burgess now catching. Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nelson moves to third.
Top 9 Harry Bright pinch hits for Danny Kravitz. Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Harry Bright. Don Elston now pitching. Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clemente tags and scores.
Top 9 Bill Henry now pitching. Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third.
Top 9 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groat scores.
Top 9 Lee Walls now playing right field. Groat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Groat reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
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.