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August 11, 1959

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Bottom 5 R H E
Dodgers 1 3 0
Cubs 2 4 0
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Dodgers 1 3 0
Cubs 2 4 0

Earl Averill Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .252
OBP .500 .308
At Bats 2 131
Hits 1 33
• Singles 0 19
• Doubles 1 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 27

Johnny Podres Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 7 0
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Wrigley Field - August 11, 1959
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Out
Johnny Podres
John Roseboro
Norm Larker
Charlie Neal
Jim Gilliam
Maury Wills
Wally Moon
Don Demeter
Duke Snider
Earl Averill
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Averill hits a popup in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Walls hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Marshall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out.
Top 5 Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilliam scores.
Top 5 Neal hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Gilliam. The throw from Averill and he is safe. Gilliam steals second.
Top 5 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Podres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Drabowsky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podres fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Dark is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops it up and throws to first, with Podres covering, for the out. Averill moves to third.
Bottom 4 Thomson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Averill hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Averill reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Roseboro 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 4 Demeter strikes out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Marshall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Larker 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 Snider is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Moon hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gilliam moves to third. Neal moves to second.
Top 3 Neal takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Gilliam. The throw from Averill and he is safe. Gilliam steals second.
Top 3 Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Podres hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Drabowsky strikes out.
Bottom 2 Dark strikes out.
Bottom 2 Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thomson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Wills strikes out.
Top 2 Roseboro takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Demeter hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Averill hits a line drive towards short. Wills catches it and throws to second to double up Walls.
Bottom 1 Banks is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Walls reaches second base with a double. Marshall moves to third.
Bottom 1 Marshall bunts towards the mound. Podres fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Snider hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Moon takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.