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August 2, 1959

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Bottom 7	R	H	E
Cubs	0	3	2
Reds	2	8	0

Bottom 7	R	H	E
Cubs	0	3	2
Reds	2	8	0

Vada Pinson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.314
OBP	.333	.376
At Bats	3	436
Hits	1	137
• Singles	1	87
• Doubles	0	29
• Triples	0	7
• Home Runs	0	14
Walks	0	42
RBI’s	1	63

Bill Henry Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	3	8

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Crosley Field - August 2, 1959

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Strikeout

Bill Henry

Sammy Taylor

Jim Marshall

Tony Taylor

Al Dark

Ernie Banks

Irv Noren

George Altman

Walt Moryn

Vada Pinson

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Irv Noren now playing left field. Walt Moryn now playing right field. Pinson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 7 Brooks Lawrence now pitching. Irv Noren pinch hits for Lee Walls. Noren hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Taylor takes first base on ball four. Moryn moves to second.

Top 7 Moryn takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 There goes Banks. The throw from Bailey and he is out, McMillan applying the tag.

Top 7 Banks takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Hook is called out on strikes.

Bottom 6 Kasko is walked intentionally.

Bottom 6 McMillan bunts towards the mound. Henry fields it and throws to first for the out. Lynch moves to third. Bailey moves to second.

Bottom 6 Bailey bunts towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lynch moves to second.

Bottom 6 Bill Henry now pitching. Lynch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 6 Dark 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 line drive towards third. Kasko catches it and throws to second to double up Long.

Top 6 Dale Long pinch hits for Dave Hillman. Long hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Long reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 5 Lockman 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 5 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Temple hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Hook covering, for the out.

Bottom 4 Hook hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Kasko hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark juggles the ball. That's an error on Dark. Bailey moves to second.

Bottom 4 Bailey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Lynch hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Hook covering. It's a double play.

Top 4 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Marshall takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Lockman strikes out.

Bottom 3 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.

Bottom 3 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson moves to third.

Bottom 3 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kasko scores.

Bottom 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kasko moves to third.

Bottom 3 Hook bunts towards the mound. Hillman fields it and throws to first for the out. Kasko moves to second.

Bottom 3 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 3 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 There goes Taylor. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Taylor steals second.

Top 3 Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 3 Hillman bunts in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Altman strikes out.

Bottom 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Lynch hits a line drive into center field. Altman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Altman. Lynch moves to second.

Bottom 2 Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Walls hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Moryn strikes out.

Top 2 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the 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 strikes out.

Bottom 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Taylor is called out on strikes.

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Irv Noren now playing left field. Walt Moryn now playing right field. Pinson strikes out.

Cubs @ Reds
August 2, 1959