Pirates @ Cubs
September 16, 1959

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Top 3	R	H	E
Pirates	0	1	0
Cubs	0	1	0

Top 3	R	H	E
Pirates	0	1	0
Cubs	0	1	0

Bill Virdon Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.242
OBP	.000	.319
At Bats	0	488
Hits	0	118
• Singles	0	88
• Doubles	0	22
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	6
Walks	0	54
RBI’s	0	36

Ben Johnson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Wrigley Field - September 16, 1959

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Out

Ben Johnson

Sammy Taylor

Jim Marshall

Tony Taylor

Randy Jackson

Ernie Banks

Walt Moryn

George Altman

Irv Noren

Bill Virdon

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Noren strikes out. There goes Banks. The throw from Burgess to Groat, and Banks is out.

Bottom 2 Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Burgess strikes out.

Bottom 1 Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Altman hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 1 Stuart hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Taylor catches it and throws to first to double up Clemente.

Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Skinner moves to second.

Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 1 Skinner takes first base on ball four.

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