Pirates @ Braves
July 26, 1959

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Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 0 5 2
Braves 4 6 0
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Pirates 0 5 2
Braves 4 6 0

Wes Covington Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .281
OBP .000 .333
At Bats 3 303
Hits 0 85
• Singles 0 63
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 33

Bob Porterfield Season Stats

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County Stadium - July 26, 1959
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Bob Porterfield
Smoky Burgess
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Roman Mejias
Roberto Clemente
Wes Covington
Hank Aaron
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Covington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Porterfield covering, for the out. Aaron moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Adcock bunts between the mound and first base. Porterfield scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adcock for the out. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bob Porterfield now pitching. Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Skinner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Avila reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Groat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Groat reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dick Schofield pinch hits for Bob Friend. Schofield hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Roman Mejias now playing center field. Spahn 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 7 Harry Bright pinch hits for Bill Virdon. Bright hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hoak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to third.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out.
Top 7 Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lopata hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Logan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 6 There goes Maye. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Maye steals second.
Bottom 6 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards second. Mazeroski fields it and has Covington trapped. There's the throw to Hoak who throws over to Groat who tags Covington for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak juggles the ball. That's an error on Hoak. Covington moves to second.
Bottom 6 Adcock 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 6 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aaron fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a popup into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Mazeroski strikes out.
Bottom 4 Lopata strikes out.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Burgess hits a line drive towards first. Adcock reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stuart strikes out.
Top 4 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Covington hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Aaron hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aaron fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Friend strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Logan scores. Spahn moves to second.
Bottom 2 Spahn takes first base on ball four. Logan moves to second.
Bottom 2 Lopata hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Maye 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 2 Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bruton throws the ball in to Logan who tags Mazeroski trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 2 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Covington hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bruton scores.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Bruton. The throw from Burgess and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 1 Bruton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aaron fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Groat hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.