Dodgers @ Braves
August 17, 1959

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Bottom 7 R H E
Dodgers 4 4 0
Braves 3 7 1
Bottom 7 R H E
Dodgers 4 4 0
Braves 3 8 1

Wes Covington Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .282
OBP .333 .332
At Bats 3 358
Hits 1 101
• Singles 0 75
• Doubles 1 17
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 1 43

Johnny Podres Season Stats

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9 7 0
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County Stadium - August 17, 1959
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Single
Johnny Podres
John Roseboro
Norm Larker
Charlie Neal
Jim Gilliam
Don Zimmer
Wally Moon
Duke Snider
Ron Fairly
Wes Covington
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Covington hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gilliam hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Podres hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Rush covering, for the out.
Top 7 Zimmer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podres fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bruton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Neal reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rush strikes out.
Top 6 Roseboro hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fairly hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Larker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mantilla strikes out.
Bottom 5 Logan is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Lopata strikes out.
Bottom 5 Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 5 Johnny Podres now pitching. Covington hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Covington reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Bob Rush now pitching. Snider hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Moon takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Neal. The throw from Lopata and he is safe. Neal steals second.
Top 5 Neal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zimmer scores. Essegian scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 5 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out. Zimmer moves to third. Essegian moves to second.
Top 5 Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Roger Craig. Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan misplays the ball. That's an error on Logan. Fairly scores. Zimmer moves to second.
Top 5 Zimmer takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Fairly moves to third.
Top 5 Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fairly moves to second.
Top 5 Fairly takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a popup in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mantilla moves to third.
Bottom 4 Bruton strikes out.
Bottom 4 Willey strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mantilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Larker hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Neal moves to second.
Top 4 Neal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Logan bunts towards the mound. Craig fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lopata hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roseboro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Adcock hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Neal reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Craig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Covington hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Aaron is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fairly. Mathews reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Willey hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fairly hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Larker hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Snider strikes out.
Bottom 1 Mantilla hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Roger Craig now pitching. Logan hits a line drive beyond third. Gilliam can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Lopata moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lopata takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aaron tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mathews scores. Aaron moves to third.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Bruton scores. Mathews moves to third. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a line drive towards the mound. Williams can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Bruton moves to third. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Bruton moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bruton takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gilliam hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.