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July 31, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 10 2
Reds 4 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 10 2
Reds 5 8 0

John Powers Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .258
OBP .000 .281
At Bats 0 31
Hits 0 8
• Singles 0 5
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 3

Don Elston Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 3 11
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Crosley Field - July 31, 1959
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Home Run
Don Elston
Sammy Taylor
Jim Marshall
Tony Taylor
Al Dark
Ernie Banks
Walt Moryn
George Altman
Bobby Thomson
John Powers

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 4 10 2 6
Cincinnati Reds 5 8 0 5
Winning Pitcher Jim Brosnan
Losing Pitcher Don Elston
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI John Powers
Attendance 13,846
Time of Game 2 hours 42 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

John Powers pinch hits for Jim Brosnan. Powers hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 McMillan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Jones strikes out.
Top 9 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Elston hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Altman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Jim Pendleton now playing left field. Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lynch hits a popup towards first. Marshall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson strikes out.
Top 8 Moryn strikes out.
Top 8 Banks hits a line drive towards short. McMillan catches it and throws to second to double up Marshall.
Top 8 Jim Brosnan now pitching. Marshall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Marshall reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Marshall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Don Elston now pitching. Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dark is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dale Long pinch hits for Bill Henry. Long 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 6 Newcombe hits a line drive towards third. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Altman hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bailey strikes out.
Bottom 5 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Marshall strikes out.
Top 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bill Henry now pitching. Pinson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Temple hits a line drive into left field. Moryn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Moryn. Jones scores. McMillan scores. Newcombe moves to third. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 4 Newcombe takes first base on ball four. Lynch scores. Jones moves to third. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lynch moves to third. Jones moves to second.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark juggles the ball. That's an error on Dark.
Bottom 4 Bailey hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Anderson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out. Lynch moves to second.
Bottom 4 Lynch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Altman. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Altman steals second.
Top 4 Anderson strikes out.
Top 4 Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Thomson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Newcombe scores. Pinson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Newcombe moves to third.
Bottom 3 Temple bunts towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. Newcombe moves to second.
Bottom 3 Newcombe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Moryn strikes out.
Top 3 Banks is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Marshall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lynch. Marshall reaches second base with a double. Taylor scores. Dark moves to third.
Top 3 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Taylor moves to second.
Top 3 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 McMillan strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes Bailey. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Bailey steals second.
Bottom 2 Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Lynch hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Anderson strikes out.
Top 2 Altman takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Pinson. The throw from Taylor and he is out, Banks applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Taylor scores.
Top 1 Marshall hits a line drive towards first. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Newcombe covering, for the out. Taylor moves to third.
Top 1 Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Taylor reaches second base with a double.