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August 1, 1959

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Bottom 5 R H E
Cubs 2 3 1
Reds 10 11 2
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Cubs 2 3 1
Reds 10 12 2

Bob Purkey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .191
OBP .500 .283
At Bats 2 47
Hits 1 9
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 4 6

Ed Donnelly Season Stats

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Crosley Field - August 1, 1959
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Double
Ed Donnelly
Sammy Taylor
Jim Marshall
Tony Taylor
Don Eaddy
Ernie Banks
Walt Moryn
George Altman
Bobby Thomson
Bob Purkey
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Purkey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman. Purkey reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Kasko strikes out.
Bottom 5 Don Eaddy now playing third base. Ed Donnelly now pitching. McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Eaddy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Marshall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko juggles the ball. That's an error on Kasko.
Top 5 Art Schult pinch hits for John Buzhardt. Schult 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 Bailey 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 4 Lynch hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 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.
Top 4 Altman is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Thomson hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Taylor hits a line drive towards short. McMillan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Purkey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
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.