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April 18, 1958

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Reds 4 3 0
Pirates 1 5 2
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Reds 4 3 0
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Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .385
OBP .667 .429
At Bats 2 13
Hits 1 5
• Singles 1 5
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 1
RBI’s 0 1

Bob Purkey Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Forbes Field - April 18, 1958
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Bob Purkey
Ed Bailey
George Crowe
Johnny Temple
Don Hoak
Roy McMillan
Frank Robinson
Gus Bell
Vada Pinson
Bill Virdon
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Virdon takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Crowe strikes out.
Top 8 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Don Gross now pitching. Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gene Baker pinch hits for Curt Raydon. Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Purkey strikes out.
Top 7 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Kluszewski moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 6 Skinner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Hoak. The throw from Foiles and he is out, Groat applying the tag.
Top 6 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Curt Raydon now pitching. Crowe 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 5 Jim Pendleton pinch hits for Red Witt. Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Foiles hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Robinson hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Purkey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Skinner moves to second.
Bottom 4 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bailey is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Red Witt now pitching. Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Paul Smith pinch hits for Ron Kline. Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Foiles hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Crowe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 3 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Purkey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomas. McMillan moves to third. Purkey moves to second.
Top 3 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Bailey hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Purkey, and towards McMillan, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Kluszewski takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Crowe hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Skinner strikes out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a fly ball towards center. Bell catches it and throws to first to double up Virdon.
Bottom 1 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Robinson strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Pinson. The throw from Foiles and he is out, Groat applying the tag.
Top 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.