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September 16, 1959

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Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 2 8 0
Cubs 1 7 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 2 8 0
Cubs 2 8 0

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .295
OBP .667 .368
At Bats 3 542
Hits 2 160
• Singles 2 90
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 41
Walks 0 62
RBI’s 0 135

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 17 0
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Wrigley Field - September 16, 1959
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Double
Bob Friend
Hank Foiles
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Ernie Banks
Jim Marshall
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Banks reaches second base with a double. Marshall goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Marshall bunts towards the mound. Friend fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Altman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Don Elston now pitching. Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Dale Long pinch hits for Bill Henry. Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Taylor takes first base on ball four. Noren moves to second.
Bottom 7 Noren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hank Foiles now catching. Moryn hits a popup in front of the plate. Foiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Friend strikes out.
Top 7 Virdon strikes out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bill Henry now pitching. Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clemente tags and scores.
Top 6 Stuart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groat scores. Clemente moves to third.
Top 6 Clemente hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Clemente reaches second base with a double. Groat moves to third.
Top 6 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Skinner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Taylor is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Johnson bunts towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Mazeroski covering, for the out. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Friend hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Noren hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Marshall strikes out. Burgess drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Marshall out.
Top 4 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Stuart hits a fly ball into right field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Taylor scores.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Taylor moves to third.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out.
Top 3 Skinner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman. Skinner reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Friend hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
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.