Pirates @ Braves
May 28, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 3 7 2
Braves 0 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 3 7 2
Braves 0 4 0

Wes Covington Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .312
OBP .333 .375
At Bats 3 144
Hits 1 45
• Singles 1 30
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 0 18

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 7 0
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County Stadium - May 28, 1959
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Bob Friend
Danny Kravitz
Rocky Nelson
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Joe Christopher
Wes Covington
Hank Aaron
Eddie Mathews

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 7 2 7
Milwaukee Braves 0 4 0 4
Winning Pitcher Bob Friend
Losing Pitcher Joey Jay
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Virdon
Attendance 12,635
Time of Game 2 hours 13 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to third.
Bottom 9 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Bruton hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Frank Torre pinch hits for Bob Rush. Torre strikes out.
Top 9 Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Friend strikes out.
Top 9 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Top 9 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Morgan strikes out.
Bottom 8 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Crandall strikes out.
Top 8 Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Nelson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kravitz is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Christopher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Covington hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Joe Morgan now playing second base. Bob Rush now pitching. Friend strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Joey Jay. Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Joe Morgan pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien. Morgan strikes out.
Top 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Skinner. The throw from Crandall and he is safe. Skinner steals second.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Crandall hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski catches it and throws to first to double up Adcock.
Bottom 5 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat.
Top 5 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kravitz hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Groat scores. Christopher scores.
Top 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoak scores. Groat moves to third. Christopher moves to second.
Top 5 Christopher takes first base on ball four. Groat moves to second.
Top 5 Friend strikes out.
Top 5 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hoak moves to third.
Top 5 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak juggles the ball. That's an error on Hoak.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bruton moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Nelson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jay strikes out.
Bottom 3 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jay fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Friend bunts towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with O'Brien covering, for the out. Groat moves to second.
Top 3 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a line drive towards short. Groat catches it and throws to first to double up Covington.
Bottom 2 Covington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kravitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Christopher is called out on strikes.