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June 9, 1959

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Willie Kirkland Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .266
OBP .500 .377
At Bats 4 124
Hits 2 33
• Singles 2 22
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 0 11

Ron Blackburn Season Stats

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Forbes Field - June 9, 1959
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Double
Ron Blackburn
Hank Foiles
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Harry Bright
Willie Kirkland
Felipe Alou
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Kirkland hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bright. Kirkland reaches second base with a double. Alou moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Davenport bunts towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Mazeroski covering, for the out. Antonelli moves to second.
Top 8 Antonelli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hoak hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Skinner strikes out.
Top 7 Landrith hits a fly ball towards left. Skinner catches it and throws to home to double up Brandt.
Top 7 Rodgers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cepeda scores. Brandt moves to third.
Top 7 Ron Blackburn now pitching. Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out. Cepeda moves to third.
Top 7 Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. Kirkland scores. Cepeda moves to second.
Top 7 Cepeda is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. Kirkland moves to second.
Top 7 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hoak.
Bottom 6 Stuart hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Davenport is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Antonelli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to home to get Spencer. Brandt moves to third. Landrith moves to second.
Top 6 Landrith is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Rodgers bunts towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out. Spencer moves to third. Brandt moves to second.
Top 6 Brandt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second.
Top 6 Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cepeda scores.
Top 6 Cepeda hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bright. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. Kirkland goes all the way around to score. Cepeda moves to third.
Top 6 Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Law is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Foiles hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Brandt. Foiles reaches second base with a double. Brandt throws the ball in to Davenport who tags Foiles trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 5 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Davenport is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Antonelli hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Skinner strikes out.
Top 4 Landrith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rodgers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Brandt hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bright takes first base on ball four. Law moves to second.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Virdon strikes out.
Bottom 3 Law takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davenport moves to third.
Top 3 Kirkland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Alou strikes out.
Top 3 Davenport takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodgers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Antonelli is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Landrith hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rodgers is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Skinner strikes out.
Bottom 1 Stuart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bright moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Brandt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Brandt hits a popup towards the mound. Law settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Spencer strikes out.
Top 1 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davenport scores. Kirkland moves to third.
Top 1 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to second for the out. Davenport moves to third.
Top 1 Alou takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Davenport moves to second.
Top 1 Davenport hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.