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August 15, 1959

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Bottom 1	R	H	E
Giants	1	2	0
Cubs	0	0	0

Bottom 1	R	H	E
Giants	1	2	0
Cubs	1	1	0

Dale Long Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.258
OBP	.000	.325
At Bats	0	256
Hits	0	66
• Singles	0	40
• Doubles	0	10
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	14
Walks	0	27
RBI’s	0	36

Jack Sanford Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
11	9	1

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Wrigley Field - August 15, 1959

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Jack Sanford

Hobie Landrith

Willie McCovey

Daryl Spencer

Jim Davenport

Eddie Bressoud

Orlando Cepeda

Willie Mays

Willie Kirkland

Dale Long

Ernie Banks

George Altman

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman scores. Banks moves to third. Long moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Banks is hit by the pitch. Altman moves to second.

Bottom 1 Noren hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Altman takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Kirkland strikes out.

Top 1 Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moryn throws the ball in to Banks who tags Cepeda trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Mays scores. McCovey moves to third.

Top 1 McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays moves to third.

Top 1 Mays takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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