Pirates @ Braves
July 27, 1959

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Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 2 5 1
Braves 5 7 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 2 5 1
Braves 5 7 0

Wes Covington Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .280
OBP .667 .331
At Bats 3 311
Hits 2 87
• Singles 2 65
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 33

Harvey Haddix Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 8 0
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County Stadium - July 27, 1959
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Strikeout
Harvey Haddix
Smoky Burgess
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Wes Covington
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Covington strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Harvey Haddix now pitching. Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aaron fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Ron Kline. Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bruton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Avila hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Clemente chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Mazeroski. Mazeroski fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Mazeroski. Logan scores. Crandall scores. Avila moves all the way to home.
Bottom 7 There goes Crandall. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Crandall steals second.
Bottom 7 Jay is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Crandall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Covington scores. Maye scores. Logan moves to third.
Bottom 7 Logan takes first base on ball four. Maye moves to second.
Bottom 7 Maye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Covington moves to third.
Bottom 7 Covington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Virdon hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hoak strikes out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out.
Top 6 Burgess hits a line drive towards first. Adcock catches it and steps on first to double up Stuart.
Top 6 Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Skinner moves to second.
Top 6 Skinner is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Groat bunts towards the mound. Jay fields it and throws to first for the out. Clemente moves to second.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Avila hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jay bunts towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Crandall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kline is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Maye hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 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. Adcock moves to third.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Burgess 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 4 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jay fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out.
Bottom 3 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Avila is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Jay bunts towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. Crandall moves to second.
Bottom 3 Crandall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maye throws the ball in to Avila who tags Groat trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Clemente scores.
Top 3 Clemente hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maye. Clemente reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Kline 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 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Jay covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Logan bunts towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Covington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hoak hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Burgess hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bruton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Stuart strikes out.
Top 1 Skinner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Groat 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 1 Clemente hits a popup towards third. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out.