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May 29, 1959

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Earl Averill Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .210
OBP .500 .269
At Bats 4 62
Hits 2 13
• Singles 1 5
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 4
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 2 14

Johnny Klippstein Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 0 1
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - May 29, 1959
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Out
Johnny Klippstein
John Roseboro
Gil Hodges
Jim Gilliam
Dick Gray
Bob Lillis
Wally Moon
Solly Drake
Rip Repulski
Earl Averill
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Averill hits a popup in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Noren hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Klippstein covering, for the out.
Top 9 Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Don Zimmer pinch hits for Gene Snyder. Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Lillis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Irv Noren now playing left field. Gray strikes out.
Top 8 Banks strikes out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Altman moves to second.
Top 8 Altman takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Solly Drake now playing center field. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Roseboro hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dark settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Dark.
Bottom 7 Hodges strikes out.
Bottom 7 Solly Drake pinch hits for Duke Snider. Drake strikes out.
Top 7 Henry strikes out.
Top 7 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rip Repulski now playing right field. Duke Snider now playing center field. Gene Snyder now pitching. Averill strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bill Henry now pitching. Rip Repulski pinch hits for Ron Fairly. Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Moon takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Roseboro scores. Gray scores. Lillis moves to third.
Bottom 6 Don Demeter pinch hits for Carl Erskine. Demeter strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lillis takes first base on ball four. Hodges scores. Roseboro moves to third. Gray moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gray hits a fly ball towards center. Altman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Altman.
Bottom 6 Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Roseboro reaches second base with a double. Hodges moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hodges takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Moryn hits a popup towards short. Lillis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Thomson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Banks moves to third.
Top 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Altman takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Snider hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Moon moves to second.
Bottom 5 Fairly hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Drabowsky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Averill hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Erskine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lillis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gray hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 George Altman now playing center field. Bobby Thomson now playing right field. Roseboro 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 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Erskine covering, for the out.
Top 4 Carl Erskine now pitching. Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Banks scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Banks hits a line drive into center field. Fairly picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Fairly. Altman goes all the way around to score. Banks moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 George Altman pinch hits for Lee Walls. Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Drabowsky scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Art Fowler now pitching. Taylor strikes out.
Top 4 Drabowsky bunts towards the mound. McDevitt fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McDevitt. Averill scores. Dark moves to third. Drabowsky moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moryn scores. Averill moves to second.
Top 4 Averill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores. Moryn moves to third.
Top 4 Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Banks scores. Thomson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Thomson takes first base on ball four. Banks moves to second.
Top 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis misplays the ball. That's an error on Lillis.
Bottom 3 Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Snider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fairly scores.
Bottom 3 Fairly hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Fairly reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Moon 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 3 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Walls strikes out.
Top 3 Marshall strikes out.
Top 3 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Drabowsky strikes out.
Bottom 2 McDevitt 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 2 Averill fires to second and picks off Roseboro for the out.
Bottom 2 Lillis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roseboro moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gray hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Roseboro takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Dark strikes out.
Top 2 Averill strikes out.
Top 2 Moryn strikes out.
Top 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gray fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Banks moves to second.
Top 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis misplays the ball. That's an error on Lillis.
Bottom 1 Hodges strikes out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Moon moves to third. Snider moves to second.
Bottom 1 Snider hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Moon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Fairly strikes out.
Bottom 1 Moon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Gilliam 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 1 There goes Marshall. The throw from Roseboro and he is out, Gilliam applying the tag.
Top 1 Walls strikes out.
Top 1 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lillis fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lillis.
Top 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDevitt fields it and throws to first for the out.