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May 5, 1959

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Top 3	R	H	E
Cubs	3	5	0
Pirates	0	0	0

Top 3	R	H	E
Cubs	3	5	0
Pirates	0	0	0

Ernie Banks Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.333
OBP	.000	.391
At Bats	1	81
Hits	0	27
• Singles	0	16
• Doubles	0	4
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	6
Walks	0	8
RBI’s	0	24

Bob Friend Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	4	0

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Forbes Field - May 5, 1959

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Bob Friend

Smoky Burgess

Dick Stuart

Bill Mazeroski

Don Hoak

Dick Groat

Bob Skinner

Bill Virdon

Roberto Clemente

Ernie Banks

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Skinner strikes out.

Bottom 2 Stuart hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Walls strikes out.

Top 2 Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark scores. Taylor scores. Goryl moves to second.

Top 2 Goryl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moryn scores. Dark moves to third. Taylor moves to second.

Top 2 Hobbie strikes out.

Top 2 Taylor is walked intentionally.

Top 2 Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Dark reaches second base with a double. Moryn moves to third.

Top 2 Moryn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Clemente strikes out.

Bottom 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Goryl strikes out.

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