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August 30, 1959

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Giants 5 5 1
Dodgers 5 10 0
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Giants 5 5 1
Dodgers 5 10 0

Willie Kirkland Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .266
OBP .667 .329
At Bats 2 410
Hits 1 109
• Singles 0 66
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 21
Walks 1 37
RBI’s 1 62

Roger Craig Season Stats

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6 5 0
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - August 30, 1959
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Out
Roger Craig
Joe Pignatano
Gil Hodges
Charlie Neal
Jim Gilliam
Don Zimmer
Chuck Essegian
Don Demeter
Wally Moon
Willie Kirkland
Orlando Cepeda
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Roger Craig now pitching. Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards right. Moon fields it and throws to second to catch McCovey for the out. Mays scores.
Top 8 McCovey hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Mays moves to third.
Top 8 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sherry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Demeter strikes out.
Bottom 7 Al Worthington now pitching. Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Gilliam scores. Neal moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Moon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Neal bunts towards first. McCovey fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McCovey. Gilliam moves to third. Neal moves to second.
Bottom 7 Stu Miller now pitching. Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Johnny Antonelli. Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rhodes for the out.
Top 7 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and has Spencer trapped. There's the throw to Neal who throws back to Gilliam who tags Spencer for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kirkland scores. Spencer moves to second.
Top 7 Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kirkland moves to third.
Top 7 Don Zimmer now playing shortstop. Don Demeter now playing center field. Wally Moon now playing right field. Kirkland takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Rip Repulski pinch hits for Maury Wills. Repulski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Essegian scores. Pignatano moves to third.
Bottom 6 Pignatano takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Essegian hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Essegian reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Hodges is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards second. Neal scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 6 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Neal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Neal reaches second base with a double. Gilliam scores.
Bottom 5 Gilliam hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays, who is chasing the ball. Gilliam reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Sherry strikes out.
Bottom 5 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Antonelli strikes out.
Top 5 Bressoud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Pignatano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Hodges hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Moon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Spencer strikes out.
Top 4 Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brandt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McCovey strikes out.
Top 3 Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Brandt takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Antonelli strikes out.
Top 3 Bressoud hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Pignatano takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Essegian strikes out.
Bottom 2 Furillo hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kirkland hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Cepeda hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hodges strikes out.
Bottom 1 Moon hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mays. Moon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Neal hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gilliam hits a line drive into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Sherry covering, for the out.
Top 1 Mays strikes out.
Top 1 Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.