Pirates @ Braves
July 26, 1959

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Pirates 1 5 1
Braves 2 5 3
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Pirates 1 5 1
Braves 2 5 3

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .240
OBP .667 .290
At Bats 2 379
Hits 1 91
• Singles 1 68
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 27
RBI’s 0 25

Don McMahon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 8
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County Stadium - July 26, 1959
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Out
Don McMahon
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Bobby Avila
Felix Mantilla
Johnny Logan
Wes Covington
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Bill Virdon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 5 1 7
Milwaukee Braves 2 5 3 8
Winning Pitcher Bob Buhl
Losing Pitcher Red Witt
Save Don McMahon
Game Winning RBI Joe Adcock
Attendance 39,420
Time of Game 2 hours 31 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Hoak strikes out.
Top 9 Felix Mantilla now playing third base. Hank Aaron now playing right field. Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Logan strikes out.
Bottom 8 Maye strikes out.
Bottom 8 Roman Mejias now playing left field. Rocky Nelson now playing first base. Covington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Roman Mejias pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski. Kravitz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila misplays the ball. That's an error on Avila.
Top 8 Don McMahon now pitching. Clemente hits a line drive towards the mound. McMahon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 7 Aaron is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Vernon moves to third. Bruton moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vernon moves to second.
Bottom 7 Avila strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Bob Buhl. Vernon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Roy Face now pitching. Crandall hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aaron fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bob Skinner pinch hits for Red Witt. 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.
Top 7 Virdon strikes out.
Bottom 6 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Maye takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Covington hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Aaron. The throw from Kravitz and he is safe. Aaron steals second.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hoak 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 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kravitz hits a line drive into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Avila hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Buhl strikes out.
Bottom 5 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Maye takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Covington hits a popup into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bruton scores.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a line drive into left field. Nelson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Nelson. Bruton moves to third. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bruton takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Witt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Virdon is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Adcock. Kravitz scores. Groat moves to third. Hoak moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Groat hits a line drive into right field. Maye picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Maye. Kravitz moves to third.
Top 4 Kravitz takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Kluszewski strikes out.
Top 4 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out.
Bottom 3 Avila strikes out.
Bottom 3 Buhl strikes out.
Bottom 3 Crandall hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clemente 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 3 Schofield strikes out.
Top 3 Witt bunts towards the mound. Buhl fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to second.
Top 3 Virdon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Maye. The throw from Kravitz and he is out, Schofield applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Maye takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Covington for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Groat trying to get to third. Adcock throws to Aaron who tags Groat for the out.
Top 2 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Kravitz hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a line drive into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Clemente. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Logan applying the tag.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Schofield takes first base on ball four.