Cardinals @ Pirates
May 2, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 1 5 3
Pirates 1 9 0
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Cardinals 1 5 3
Pirates 2 10 0

Roberto Clemente Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .260
OBP .500 .289
At Bats 4 73
Hits 2 19
• Singles 0 14
• Doubles 2 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 3

Howie Nunn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Forbes Field - May 2, 1959
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Single
Howie Nunn
Hal Smith
Joe Cunningham
Don Blasingame
Ken Boyer
Alex Grammas
Gino Cimoli
Curt Flood
Bobby Smith
Roberto Clemente
Don Hoak
Harvey Haddix
Bill Virdon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 1 5 3 3
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 10 0 11
Winning Pitcher Harvey Haddix
Losing Pitcher Lindy McDaniel
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Roberto Clemente
Attendance 10,758
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Virdon scores. Haddix moves to third. Hoak moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Howie Nunn now pitching. Hoak is walked intentionally. Haddix moves to second.
Bottom 9 Haddix hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Virdon moves to third.
Bottom 9 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Curt Flood now playing center field. Gino Cimoli now playing left field. Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Boyer hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Skinner takes first base on ball four. Stuart moves to second.
Bottom 8 Stuart is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Clemente hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Essegian chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Boyer fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Boyer. Essegian throws the ball in to Boyer who tags Clemente trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Clemente moves to third.
Top 8 Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 McDaniel takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Grammas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Haddix hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Top 7 Cunningham strikes out.
Top 7 Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Skinner strikes out.
Top 6 Smith strikes out.
Top 6 Cimoli strikes out.
Top 6 Blasingame 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 Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burgess hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Burgess reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McDaniel strikes out.
Top 5 Grammas hits a line drive towards the mound. Haddix reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Haddix hits a line drive towards short. Grammas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Essegian strikes out.
Top 4 Boyer hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame misplays the ball. That's an error on Blasingame. Clemente scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clemente moves to third.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Clemente reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Cimoli 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 3 Blasingame 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 3 McDaniel strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Haddix takes first base on ball four. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame misplays the ball. That's an error on Blasingame.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cunningham fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Grammas strikes out. There goes Cunningham. The throw from Burgess and Cunningham is out.
Top 2 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyer scores. Cunningham moves to second.
Top 2 Cunningham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second.
Top 2 Essegian strikes out.
Top 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 1 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grammas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Blasingame hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.