Reds @ Dodgers
August 5, 1959

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Reds	3	3	0
Dodgers	0	0	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Reds	3	3	0
Dodgers	1	1	0

Duke Snider Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.309
OBP	.000	.375
At Bats	0	256
Hits	0	79
• Singles	0	56
• Doubles	0	7
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	14
Walks	0	28
RBI’s	0	58

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
10	10	0

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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - August 5, 1959

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Home Run

Bob Purkey

Dutch Dotterer

Frank Robinson

Johnny Temple

Willie Jones

Roy McMillan

Frank Thomas

Vada Pinson

Gus Bell

Duke Snider

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Snider hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Pinson strikes out.

Top 2 Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dotterer scores.

Top 2 Purkey bunts in front of the plate. Roseboro fields it and throws to first for the out. Dotterer moves to second.

Top 2 Dotterer takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 There goes McMillan. The throw from Roseboro and he is out, Neal applying the tag.

Top 2 McMillan takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Moon 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 1 Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Gilliam hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Jones hits a line drive towards third. Gilliam reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fairly. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Pinson scores.

Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first, with Podres covering, for the out. Temple scores. Pinson moves to third.

Top 1 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Pinson reaches second base with a double. Temple moves to third.

Top 1 Temple takes first base on ball four.

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