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September 18, 1959

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Top 11 R H E
Phillies 4 7 0
Cubs 4 7 0
Top 11 R H E
Phillies 4 7 0
Cubs 4 7 0

Wally Post Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .256
OBP .500 .312
At Bats 3 441
Hits 1 113
• Singles 0 71
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 1 21
Walks 1 34
RBI’s 3 91

Don Elston Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 7 14
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Wrigley Field - September 18, 1959
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Don Elston
Sammy Taylor
Dale Long
Tony Taylor
Al Dark
Ernie Banks
Walt Moryn
George Altman
Irv Noren
Wally Post
Dave Philley
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Post takes first base on ball four. Philley moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 11 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 11 Koppe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Koppe reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 10 Taylor is called out on strikes.
Bottom 10 Elston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Jack Meyer now pitching. Valmy Thomas now catching. Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Drake hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Jim Bolger pinch hits for Jim Owens. Bolger hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Taylor reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Harry Hanebrink pinch hits for Joe Lonnett. Hanebrink strikes out.
Bottom 9 Taylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson. Taylor reaches second base with a double. There goes Long trying to get to home. Anderson throws the ball in to Koppe who relays the ball to Lonnett, who tags Long, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Bottom 9 Long takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 9 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Don Elston now pitching. Freese strikes out.
Bottom 8 Noren hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor scores.
Bottom 8 Taylor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Drake. Taylor reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Jim Marshall pinch hits for Art Ceccarelli. Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Taylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Post is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Philley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Noren. Philley reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Koppe strikes out.
Top 8 Drake hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Philley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Long for the out.
Bottom 7 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Owens strikes out.
Top 7 Lonnett hits a fly ball into right field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Noren hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Philley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Altman for the out.
Bottom 6 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Drake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Anderson strikes out.
Top 6 Freese hits a line drive towards third. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Philley hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Koppe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Drake moves to third.
Top 6 Drake bunts towards the mound. Ceccarelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Ceccarelli strikes out.
Bottom 5 Dark strikes out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Owens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lonnett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Owens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Philley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moryn for the out. Noren scores. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Noren moves to third.
Bottom 4 Noren hits a ball on the ground towards first. Philley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Altman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Freese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Freese reaches second base with a double. Post moves to third.
Top 4 Post takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Koppe hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Taylor scores.
Bottom 3 Ceccarelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to third.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson. Taylor reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Drake is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Owens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ceccarelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lonnett hits a line drive into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Long hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Philley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moryn for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Anderson strikes out.
Top 2 Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Freese hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Noren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Owens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ceccarelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Koppe strikes out.
Top 1 Drake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.