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August 20, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 6 12 1
Phillies 4 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 6 12 1
Phillies 4 8 1

Richie Ashburn Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .279
OBP .750 .373
At Bats 3 459
Hits 2 128
• Singles 2 111
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 65
RBI’s 0 19

Bill Henry Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 5 10
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Connie Mack Stadium - August 20, 1959
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Out
Bill Henry
Sammy Taylor
Jim Marshall
Tony Taylor
Al Dark
Ernie Banks
Bobby Thomson
George Altman
Lee Walls
Richie Ashburn
Joe Koppe

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 6 12 1 8
Philadelphia Phillies 4 8 1 6
Winning Pitcher Bob Anderson
Losing Pitcher Taylor Phillips
Save Bill Henry
Game Winning RBI Earl Averill
Attendance 7,929
Time of Game 2 hours 55 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bob Bowman pinch hits for Humberto Robinson. Bowman hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Philley strikes out.
Bottom 9 Koppe hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Banks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lonnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman moves to third.
Top 9 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Philley juggles the ball. That's an error on Philley.
Top 9 Taylor hits a line drive towards short. Koppe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Anderson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim Marshall now playing first base. Post strikes out.
Top 8 Henry strikes out.
Top 8 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Walls hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Humberto Robinson now pitching. Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lonnett strikes out.
Bottom 7 Anderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Al Dark now playing third base. Jim Bolger pinch hits for Jack Meyer. Bolger 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 7 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Schult hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores.
Top 7 Altman bunts towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to second.
Top 7 Dave Philley now playing first base. Joe Lonnett now catching. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Philley strikes out.
Bottom 6 Dave Philley pinch hits for Valmy Thomas. There's a wild pitch. Post scores. Freese moves to third.
Bottom 6 Koppe hits a popup towards first. Schult settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bill Henry now pitching. Anderson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Freese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. Freese reaches second base with a double. Cardwell scores. Post moves to third.
Bottom 6 Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cardwell moves to third.
Bottom 6 Don Cardwell pinch runs for Ed Bouchee. There's a wild pitch. Cardwell moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bouchee takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Taylor strikes out. There goes Walls. The throw from Thomas to Koppe, and Walls is out.
Top 6 Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ashburn 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 5 Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There goes Banks. The throw from Thomas and he is out, Anderson applying the tag.
Top 5 Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Averill is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Banks hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Schult hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Anderson hits a line drive into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Altman is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Taylor strikes out.
Top 4 Anderson hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Freese strikes out.
Bottom 3 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Sammy Taylor now catching. Bouchee 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 3 Sammy Taylor pinch hits for Cal Neeman. Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Walls takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Schult scores. Banks moves to third.
Top 3 Jack Meyer now pitching. Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Altman tags and scores.
Top 3 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Anderson scores. Altman moves to third. Schult moves to second.
Top 3 Schult takes first base on ball four. Altman moves to second.
Top 3 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out. Anderson moves to third.
Top 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Anderson moves to second.
Top 3 Anderson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Ashburn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to home to get Koppe. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and throws to first for the out. Koppe moves to third.
Bottom 2 Koppe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman. Koppe reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Neeman hits a line drive towards third. Freese reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Anderson hits a popup towards third. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it, steps on third, and throws to second for the double play.
Bottom 1 Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashburn scores. Anderson scores. Bouchee moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ashburn moves to third. Anderson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson juggles the ball. That's an error on Anderson. Ashburn moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Averill hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson. Averill reaches second base with a double. Altman scores. There goes Schult trying to get to home. Koppe throws to Thomas who tags Schult for the out.
Top 1 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Schult hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Altman moves to second.
Top 1 Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Taylor is called out on strikes.