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May 3, 1959

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Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .246
OBP .500 .402
At Bats 2 65
Hits 1 16
• Singles 1 16
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 0

Moe Drabowsky Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - May 3, 1959
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Fielder's Choice
Moe Drabowsky
Sammy Taylor
Dale Long
Johnny Goryl
Al Dark
Ernie Banks
Walt Moryn
George Altman
Lee Walls
Richie Ashburn
Ruben Gomez
Valmy Thomas
Sparky Anderson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to third for the out. Anderson scores. Gomez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

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Bottom 5 Gomez takes first base on ball four. Anderson moves to third. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 5 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Anderson. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Anderson steals second.
Bottom 5 Anderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a line drive into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out.
Top 5 Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Drabowsky moves to third. Goryl moves to second.
Top 5 Goryl takes first base on ball four. Drabowsky moves to second.
Top 5 Drabowsky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Taylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Walls strikes out.
Top 5 Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Anderson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Goryl reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Post strikes out.
Bottom 4 Johnny Goryl now playing second base. Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Drabowsky covering, for the out.
Top 4 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Banks strikes out.
Top 4 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to second.
Top 4 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fernandez.
Bottom 3 Fernandez bunts towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ashburn hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gomez hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out.
Top 3 Drabowsky strikes out.
Top 3 Taylor hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Anderson bunts towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Drabowsky covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Long hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Moryn hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Anderson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Drabowsky covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ashburn tags and scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Ashburn. The throw from Taylor and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Banks hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Altman strikes out.
Top 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Taylor scores.
Top 1 Taylor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn who is chasing the ball. Taylor reaches third base with a triple.