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June 7, 1959

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Cubs 1 4 1
Pirates 0 3 0
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Cubs 1 4 1
Pirates 0 3 0

Dick Groat Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .266
OBP .333 .310
At Bats 3 184
Hits 1 49
• Singles 1 42
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 0 22

Don Elston Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 1 9
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Forbes Field - June 7, 1959
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Don Elston
Sammy Taylor
Dale Long
Tony Taylor
Johnny Goryl
Ernie Banks
Walt Moryn
George Altman
Lee Walls
Dick Groat
Vern Law
Dick Schofield
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Don Elston now pitching. Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Vern Law pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski. Bill Henry now pitching. Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dick Schofield pinch runs for Rocky Nelson. Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Joe Christopher. Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Schofield moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bob Friend. Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Altman hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Taylor strikes out.
Top 8 Harry Bright now playing left field. Singleton strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hoak 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 7 Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Skinner 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 Goryl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Moryn 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 6 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goryl fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 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 6 Long strikes out.
Top 6 Banks strikes out.
Top 6 Joe Christopher now playing right field. Walls strikes out.
Bottom 5 Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Roman Mejias. Burgess 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 Friend takes first base on ball four. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 5 Foiles hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skinner moves to third.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski bunts towards the mound. Singleton fields it and throws to first for the out. Skinner moves to second.
Bottom 5 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Altman 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 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Virdon hits a line drive into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Goryl hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out. Moryn moves to third.
Top 4 Moryn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Moryn reaches second base with a double. Long goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mejias strikes out.
Bottom 3 Friend hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Foiles strikes out.
Top 3 Walls strikes out.
Top 3 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Singleton strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Skinner strikes out.
Top 2 Goryl strikes out.
Top 2 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Moryn strikes out.
Top 2 Long hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Long reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Stuart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goryl fields it and throws to first for the out. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long juggles the ball. That's an error on Long.
Bottom 1 Mejias hits a line drive into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Walls strikes out.
Top 1 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Taylor takes first base on ball four.