Cubs @ Reds
August 1, 1959

Back Home
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary
Bottom 3 R H E
Cubs 2 3 1
Reds 5 8 1
Bottom 3 R H E
Cubs 2 3 1
Reds 9 9 1

Bob Purkey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .174
OBP .000 .269
At Bats 1 46
Hits 0 8
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 2

John Buzhardt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 0
 FIRSTPLAY/PAUSE  REPLAYLAST/BOX  
Close
1 ▲ ▼ 2 ▲ ▼ 3 ▲ ▼ 4 ▲ ▼ 5 ▲ ▼ 6 ▲ ▼ 7 ▲ ▼ 8 ▲ ▼ 9 ▲ ▼
Crosley Field - August 1, 1959
•
Home Run
John Buzhardt
Sammy Taylor
Jim Marshall
Tony Taylor
Al Dark
Ernie Banks
Walt Moryn
George Altman
Bobby Thomson
Bob Purkey
Eddie Kasko
Roy McMillan
Ed Bailey
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Purkey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.

Return to all plays in text
PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 3 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to home to get Lynch. Bailey moves to third. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 3 McMillan bunts towards the mound. Buzhardt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lynch moves to third. Bailey moves to second.
Bottom 3 John Buzhardt now pitching. Bailey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lynch moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lynch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell scores.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Taylor for a passed ball. Pinson scores. Bell moves to third.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Temple scores. Pinson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 3 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Moryn hits a line drive towards the mound. Purkey catches it and throws to first to double up Marshall.
Top 3 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Marshall hits a fly ball towards left. Lynch settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Lynch. Dark moves to second.
Top 3 Dark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Purkey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Kasko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McMillan moves to third.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hobbie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to third.
Top 2 The ball gets by Bailey for a passed ball. Thomson moves to second.
Top 2 Thomson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first, with Hobbie covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Banks scores.
Top 1 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Banks moves to second.
Top 1 Marshall strikes out.
Top 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to second.
Top 1 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.