Pirates @ Cubs
September 16, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 2 9 0
Cubs 2 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 2 9 0
Cubs 4 10 0

Sammy Taylor Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .257
OBP .667 .326
At Bats 2 319
Hits 1 82
• Singles 1 61
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 1 32
RBI’s 0 38

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 17 0
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Wrigley Field - September 16, 1959
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Home Run
Bob Friend
Hank Foiles
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Sammy Taylor
Lou Jackson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 9 0 5
Chicago Cubs 4 10 0 6
Winning Pitcher Don Elston
Losing Pitcher Bob Friend
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Sammy Taylor
Attendance 1,366
Time of Game 2 hours 8 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Lou Jackson pinch runs for Irv Noren. Taylor hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Noren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Mazeroski is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Hoak hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Noren. Hoak reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Foiles hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
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.