Pirates @ Braves
September 7, 1959

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Braves 5 15 0
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Braves 5 15 0

Smoky Burgess Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .302
OBP .333 .352
At Bats 3 334
Hits 1 101
• Singles 1 58
• Doubles 0 28
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 52

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
18 14 1
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County Stadium - September 7, 1959
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Walk
Lew Burdette
Del Crandall
Frank Torre
Felix Mantilla
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Lee Maye
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Smoky Burgess
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Burgess takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Stuart hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Frank Torre now playing first base. Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 John DeMerit pinch runs for Joe Adcock. Maye hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 8 Aaron hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Don Gross now pitching. Mathews strikes out.
Top 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dick Schofield pinch hits for Ron Kline. Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Burdette hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mantilla hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Crandall. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Mazeroski applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Crandall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Logan 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 6 Maye hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Groat hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 5 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart juggles the ball. That's an error on Stuart. Bruton moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Burdette strikes out.
Bottom 5 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ron Kline now pitching. Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out.
Top 5 Harry Simpson pinch hits for Bob Porterfield. Simpson strikes out.
Top 5 Virdon hits a popup into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Maye hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to third. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 4 Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hoak strikes out.
Top 4 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Mantilla hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bob Porterfield now pitching. Crandall hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Logan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Maye hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Friend hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 2 Aaron is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Mathews reaches second base with a double. Bruton moves to third.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mantilla scores.
Bottom 2 Burdette hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Mantilla. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Mantilla steals second.
Bottom 2 Mantilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Crandall strikes out.
Top 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and has Adcock trapped. There's the throw to Mazeroski who tags Adcock for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Adcock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Adcock reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Logan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 1 Stuart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Skinner scores.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Skinner moves to third.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Skinner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Skinner reaches second base with a double.