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June 5, 1959

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Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .260
OBP .500 .292
At Bats 3 200
Hits 1 52
• Singles 1 35
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 9
RBI’s 0 17

Don Elston Season Stats

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4 1 8
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Forbes Field - June 5, 1959
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Double
Don Elston
Sammy Taylor
Dale Long
Tony Taylor
Al Dark
Ernie Banks
Walt Moryn
George Altman
Bobby Thomson
Bill Virdon
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomson. Virdon reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Danny Kravitz pinch hits for Al Jackson. Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Elston fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mejias hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Banks is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Dark strikes out.
Top 8 Burgess fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Burgess. Taylor moves to third.
Top 8 Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Don Elston now pitching. Hoak hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. Stuart moves to third. Skinner moves to second.
Bottom 7 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groat scores. Stuart moves to second.
Bottom 7 Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 7 Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Virdon 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 Hobbie strikes out.
Top 7 Taylor 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 7 Altman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mejias strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Moryn strikes out.
Top 6 Thomson is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Long hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias. Long reaches second base with a double. Banks moves to third.
Top 6 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Dark strikes out.
Top 6 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burgess scores. Stuart moves to second.
Bottom 5 Stuart takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 5 Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Hobbie hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Taylor strikes out.
Top 5 Al Jackson now pitching. Altman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bob Smith. Nelson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mejias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hoak strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Moryn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Long scores. There goes Thomson trying to get to third. Virdon throws the ball in to Hoak, who tags Thomson for the out.
Top 4 Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Long moves to second.
Top 4 Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Banks hits a popup into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Skinner strikes out.
Bottom 3 Stuart takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 3 Burgess hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Mazeroski fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 3 Hobbie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to third for the out. Taylor moves to second.
Top 3 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moryn moves to second.
Top 3 Altman strikes out.
Top 3 Bob Smith now pitching. Moryn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Dick Schofield pinch hits for Ron Blackburn. Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mejias strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Hoak reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a popup into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thomson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Long takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Ron Blackburn now pitching. There goes Dark. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Dark steals second.
Top 2 Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Taylor moves to third.
Top 2 Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mejias. Taylor reaches second base with a double. Altman goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Hobbie hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Taylor hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Altman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stuart hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Groat 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 1 Virdon strikes out.
Top 1 Moryn hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Long hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark tags and scores.
Top 1 Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Dark reaches third base with a triple. Taylor goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.