Pirates @ Reds
May 31, 1959

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Pirates 14 17 1
Reds 11 15 0
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Pirates 14 17 1
Reds 11 15 0

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .200 .261
OBP .200 .288
At Bats 5 184
Hits 1 48
• Singles 1 34
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 0 15

Willard Schmidt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 0
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Crosley Field - May 31, 1959
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Out
Willard Schmidt
Dutch Dotterer
Frank Robinson
Johnny Temple
Eddie Kasko
Roy McMillan
Frank Thomas
Vada Pinson
Pete Whisenant
Bill Virdon
Roy Face
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Face hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Eddie Kasko now playing third base. Frank Thomas now playing left field. Frank Robinson now playing first base. Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Dotterer strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jerry Lynch pinch hits for Walt Dropo. Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lynch for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson strikes out.
Top 8 Dotterer throws to second, with McMillan covering, and has Mazeroski trapped. There's the throw to Thomas who tags Mazeroski for the out.
Top 8 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Mazeroski moves to second.
Top 8 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Willard Schmidt now pitching. Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Whisenant strikes out.
Bottom 7 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Roy Face now pitching. John Powers pinch hits for Tom Acker. Powers strikes out.
Top 7 Kravitz hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Bob Smith. Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Tom Acker now pitching. Mejias is hit by the pitch. Hoak moves to second.
Top 7 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dotterer hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Skinner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Whisenant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kravitz takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second.
Top 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bob Mabe now pitching. Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Temple scores. Pinson scores. Whisenant moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 5 Whisenant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak juggles the ball. That's an error on Hoak. Temple moves to third. Pinson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pendleton scores. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 5 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pendleton moves to second.
Bottom 5 Jim Pendleton pinch hits for Orlando Pena. Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to home to get Thomas. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 McMillan bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to third.
Bottom 5 Bob Smith now pitching. Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Thomas reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Dick Stuart pinch hits for Don Williams. Orlando Pena now pitching. Stuart hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mejias hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Mejias reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Hoak hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Skinner hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
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.
Bottom 4 Dotterer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kravitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dropo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Robinson scores.
Bottom 4 Don Williams now pitching. There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Jeffcoat scores. Temple moves to third.
Bottom 4 Whisenant hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Jeffcoat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Jeffcoat reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Ron Blackburn now pitching. McMillan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Hal Jeffcoat now pitching. Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Jeffcoat covering, for the out.
Top 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mejias scores. Schofield scores.
Top 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mejias moves to third. Schofield moves to second.
Top 4 Dick Schofield pinch hits for Al Jackson. Schofield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mejias moves to second.
Top 4 Mejias hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomas hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dotterer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Dropo hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Whisenant is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Skinner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 3 Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to third. Kravitz moves to second.
Top 3 Kravitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to second.
Top 3 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Newcombe hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Skinner throws the ball in to Hoak who relays the ball to Mazeroski who tags McMillan trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Thomas scores.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Dotterer goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Dotterer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Whisenant hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Whisenant reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out.
Top 1 Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to third.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to second.
Top 1 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.