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August 19, 1959

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Cubs 6 13 1
Phillies 6 11 1
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Cubs 6 13 1
Phillies 6 11 1

Wally Post Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .400 .255
OBP .400 .316
At Bats 5 345
Hits 2 88
• Singles 1 55
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 1 16
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 3 71

Don Elston Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 5 13
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 19, 1959
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Out
Don Elston
Sammy Taylor
Dale Long
Tony Taylor
Earl Averill
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
George Altman
Bobby Thomson
Wally Post
Ed Bouchee
Sparky Anderson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Bouchee is walked intentionally.
Bottom 11 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Averill. Anderson moves to second.
Bottom 11 Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Farrell strikes out.
Top 11 Long strikes out.
Top 11 Altman hits a line drive into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Joe Lonnett now catching. Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Dave Philley pinch hits for Valmy Thomas. Philley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Koppe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Freese strikes out.
Top 10 Elston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Freese. Thomson moves to second.
Top 10 Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Post strikes out.
Bottom 9 Bouchee hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Banks is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Long hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Altman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Ashburn strikes out.
Bottom 8 Farrell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Taylor hits a popup towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Elston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Farrell covering, for the out.
Top 8 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 7 Koppe hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dale Long now playing first base. Freese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Don Eaddy pinch runs for Jim Marshall. Banks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Marshall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Marshall reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Post hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bouchee takes first base on ball four. Ashburn moves to third. Anderson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Anderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There goes Ashburn. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Ashburn steals second.
Bottom 6 Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Farrell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Sammy Taylor now catching. Don Elston now pitching. Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Turk Farrell now pitching. Altman 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 6 Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Noren moves to second.
Top 6 Irv Noren pinch hits for Dave Hillman. Noren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taylor moves to third.
Top 6 Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Cal Neeman. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Averill hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson. Averill reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Banks hits a popup towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Anderson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Freese hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Freese reaches second base with a double. Ashburn scores. Bouchee moves to third.
Bottom 5 Dave Hillman now pitching. Post hits a fly ball into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ashburn moves to third.
Bottom 5 Bouchee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardwell scores. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 5 Anderson bunts in front of the plate. Neeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cardwell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cardwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Altman takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Taylor hits a popup towards third. Freese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Koppe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ceccarelli strikes out.
Top 4 Neeman hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Anderson scores.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Anderson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Bouchee hits a line drive into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Anderson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Ashburn hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thomson hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Cardwell hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a line drive into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Koppe hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Anderson hits a line drive into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Altman hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Taylor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ceccarelli bunts towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Neeman moves to second.
Top 2 Neeman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Freese strikes out.
Bottom 1 Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Anderson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bouchee hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomson strikes out.
Top 1 Averill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marshall scores. Banks moves to third.
Top 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Marshall moves to third.
Top 1 Marshall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Marshall reaches second base with a double. Altman scores.
Top 1 Altman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Altman reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Taylor strikes out.