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August 1, 1959

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 3 6 2
Reds 12 17 2
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 3 6 2
Reds 12 17 2

George Altman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .235
OBP .000 .311
At Bats 3 243
Hits 0 57
• Singles 0 41
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 19

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 10 0
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Crosley Field - August 1, 1959
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Strikeout
Bob Purkey
Ed Bailey
Frank Robinson
Johnny Temple
Eddie Kasko
Roy McMillan
Jerry Lynch
Vada Pinson
Gus Bell
George Altman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 3 6 2 5
Cincinnati Reds 12 17 2 8
Winning Pitcher Bob Purkey
Losing Pitcher Glen Hobbie
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gus Bell
Attendance 6,622
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Altman strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Moryn scores.
Top 9 Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moryn moves to third.
Top 9 Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kasko 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 8 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bailey strikes out.
Bottom 8 Elmer Singleton now pitching. Lynch 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 8 Banks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Marshall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dale Long pinch hits for Ed Donnelly. Long strikes out. Bailey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Long out.
Bottom 7 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pinson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Eaddy strikes out.
Top 7 Altman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Purkey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Kasko takes first base on ball four. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Eaddy juggles the ball. That's an error on Eaddy. Lynch scores. Bailey moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Bailey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Lynch moves to third.
Bottom 6 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall fields it and throws to second for the out. Pinson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bell bunts towards the mound. Donnelly fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pinson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second 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.
Top 6 Moryn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Purkey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman. Purkey reaches second base with a double.
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.