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August 9, 1959

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Bottom 7 R H E
Braves 8 10 1
Dodgers 4 5 2
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Braves 8 10 1
Dodgers 4 5 2

Norm Larker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .288
OBP .333 .346
At Bats 3 170
Hits 1 49
• Singles 1 36
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 28

Bob Buhl Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 7 0
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - August 9, 1959
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Out
Bob Buhl
Del Rice
Joe Adcock
Bobby Avila
Eddie Mathews
Felix Mantilla
Wes Covington
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Norm Larker
Duke Snider
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Snider moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Bobby Avila now playing second base. Felix Mantilla now playing shortstop. Snider hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Snider reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Logan strikes out.
Top 7 There goes Aaron. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Aaron steals second.
Top 7 Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Covington hits a fly ball into left field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stan Williams now pitching. Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out.
Bottom 6 Neal takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Essegian scores. Gilliam moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Danny McDevitt. Essegian hits a popup towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews. Essegian moves to second.
Bottom 6 Zimmer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Roseboro strikes out.
Top 6 Mathews strikes out.
Top 6 Bruton strikes out.
Top 6 Buhl strikes out.
Bottom 5 Demeter strikes out.
Bottom 5 Larker hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moon tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Moon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. Moon reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mantilla hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Logan hits a popup towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Don Zimmer now playing shortstop. Danny McDevitt now pitching. Adcock hits a popup towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Danny McDevitt pinch runs for Carl Furillo. Gilliam takes first base on ball four. Demeter scores. Roseboro moves to third. McDevitt moves to second.
Bottom 4 Carl Furillo pinch hits for Art Fowler. Furillo takes first base on ball four. Demeter moves to third. Roseboro moves to second.
Bottom 4 Gil Hodges pinch hits for Maury Wills. Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Larker tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Roseboro takes first base on ball four. Larker moves to third. Demeter moves to second.
Bottom 4 Demeter is hit by the pitch. Larker moves to second.
Bottom 4 Larker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 There goes Bruton. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Bruton steals second.
Top 4 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Buhl hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rice strikes out.
Bottom 3 Moon strikes out.
Bottom 3 Neal hits a line drive into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gilliam takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Fowler strikes out.
Top 3 Art Fowler now pitching. Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fowler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Adcock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.
Top 3 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam juggles the ball. That's an error on Gilliam. Aaron moves to second.
Top 3 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Buhl scores. Bruton scores. There goes Mathews trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 3 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Buhl moves to third. Bruton moves to second.
Top 3 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Rice scores. Buhl moves to second.
Top 3 Buhl hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rice moves to third.
Top 3 Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wills hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Roseboro hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Demeter hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gilliam.
Top 2 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Larker hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Moon moves to third. Snider moves to second.
Bottom 1 Snider takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Moon hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Moon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Aaron strikes out.
Top 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.