Reds @ Cubs
September 9, 1959

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Bottom 6 R H E
Reds 2 3 0
Cubs 2 8 1
Bottom 6 R H E
Reds 2 3 0
Cubs 2 8 1

Al Dark Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .256
OBP .500 .323
At Bats 2 426
Hits 1 109
• Singles 1 80
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 41
RBI’s 0 41

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 16 0
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Wrigley Field - September 9, 1959
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Out
Bob Purkey
Dutch Dotterer
Frank Robinson
Johnny Temple
Willie Jones
Eddie Kasko
Gus Bell
Vada Pinson
Buddy Gilbert
Al Dark
Sammy Taylor
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dotterer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Noren hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first, with Hobbie covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Banks is hit by the pitch. Marshall moves to second.
Bottom 5 Marshall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Altman hits a fly ball into right field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pinson is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Purkey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Hobbie hits a line drive towards short. Kasko reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Noren hits a line drive into right field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dotterer hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Taylor fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 Kasko hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Gilbert moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Hobbie drops the ball. Robinson moves to third.
Top 4 Jones hits a line drive into right field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Bell scores.
Top 4 Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Noren who is chasing the ball. Bell reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Altman moves to second.
Bottom 3 Marshall strikes out.
Bottom 3 Altman bunts towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to third for the out. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hobbie moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hobbie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Temple hits a popup towards first. Marshall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Purkey is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Dotterer hits a fly ball into right field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dark strikes out.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Noren hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Noren for the out.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kasko hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gilbert hits a line drive into right field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pinson is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Temple hits a line drive towards third. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out.