Pirates @ Reds
May 29, 1959

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Pirates 5 8 0
Reds 7 8 0
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Pirates 5 8 0
Reds 8 9 0

Frank Robinson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .289
OBP .667 .373
At Bats 2 166
Hits 1 48
• Singles 0 25
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 13
Walks 1 22
RBI’s 2 43

Ron Blackburn Season Stats

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1 0 1
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Crosley Field - May 29, 1959
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Home Run
Ron Blackburn
Smoky Burgess
Ted Kluszewski
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Joe Christopher
Frank Robinson
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Ron Blackburn now pitching. Robinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Dick Schofield pinch hits for Bob Smith. Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Groat hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Walt Dropo now playing first base. Frank Robinson now playing left field. Hoak strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lynch hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kluszewski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second.
Top 7 Tom Acker now pitching. Burgess hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Mabe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bob Smith now pitching. Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Christopher strikes out.
Top 6 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Don Williams. Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Groat for the out. Mazeroski moves to third.
Top 6 Hoak strikes out.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Skinner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Virdon throws the ball in to Hoak who tags Thomas trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Don Williams now pitching. Robinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Lynch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Pinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Mabe is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell 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 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lynch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Pinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bob Mabe now pitching. Hoak hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. Kluszewski moves to third. Skinner moves to second.
Top 3 Skinner is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double. Virdon scores. Burgess goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Virdon moves to third.
Top 3 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Christopher strikes out.
Top 3 Kline hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lawrence hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Kline covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 McMillan strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bailey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Groat hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski strikes out.
Top 2 Skinner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Groat fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it and throws to second for the out. Temple scores. Pinson scores.
Bottom 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Lynch bunts towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to third. Pinson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Top 1 Christopher strikes out.