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July 10, 1959

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Dick Groat Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .400 .272
OBP .400 .315
At Bats 5 312
Hits 2 85
• Singles 1 68
• Doubles 1 8
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 1 37

Don Elston Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 1 11
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Forbes Field - July 10, 1959
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Don Elston
Sammy Taylor
Dale Long
Tony Taylor
Randy Jackson
Ernie Banks
Bobby Thomson
George Altman
Lee Walls
Dick Groat
Bill Virdon
Roman Mejias
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 11 Virdon takes first base on ball four. Mejias moves to second.
Bottom 11 Roman Mejias pinch hits for Bennie Daniels. Mejias bunts towards the mound. Elston fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 11 Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 11 Taylor is called out on strikes.
Top 11 Elston is called out on strikes.
Top 11 Taylor is walked intentionally.
Top 11 Walls is called out on strikes.
Top 11 Jackson bunts towards first. Stuart fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Stuart. Banks scores. Long moves to third. Jackson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 11 Bennie Daniels now pitching. Long takes first base on ball four.
Top 11 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomson scores. Banks moves to second.
Top 11 Thomson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman scores. Thomson moves to second.
Top 11 Hank Foiles now catching. Altman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Altman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 10 Hoak hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Taylor reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four. Schofield moves to third. Stuart moves to second.
Bottom 10 Skinner strikes out.
Bottom 10 Dick Schofield pinch runs for Danny Kravitz. Stuart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schofield moves to second.
Bottom 10 Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 10 Don Elston now pitching. Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 10 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 10 Irv Noren pinch hits for Bill Henry. Noren hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Taylor is walked intentionally.
Top 10 Walls bunts towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Mazeroski covering, for the out. Jackson moves to second.
Top 10 Ron Blackburn now pitching. Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Virdon strikes out.
Bottom 9 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Bob Porterfield. Bill Henry now pitching. Harry Bright pinch hits for Rocky Nelson. Bright strikes out.
Bottom 9 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks misplays the ball. That's an error on Banks. Mazeroski moves to third. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 9 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long juggles the ball. That's an error on Long. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 9 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long juggles the ball. That's an error on Long.
Top 9 Long 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 9 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Bob Porterfield now pitching. Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Groat moves to third.
Bottom 8 Groat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Marshall. Groat reaches second base with a double. Virdon scores.
Bottom 8 Hobbie fires over to first, and they've got Virdon trapped. There's the throw to Banks, who drops the ball. That's an error on Banks. Virdon moves to second.
Bottom 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor misplays the ball. That's an error on Taylor.
Bottom 8 Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Bob Friend. Kluszewski 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 8 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hobbie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hoak is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Walls strikes out.
Top 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out.
Bottom 6 Stuart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 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.
Top 6 Long strikes out.
Top 6 Banks hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Marshall 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 Virdon hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Friend hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Altman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch 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 Hobbie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hoak 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 4 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skinner scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Skinner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman who is chasing the ball. Skinner reaches third base with a triple. Kravitz goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Stuart is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor misplays the ball. That's an error on Taylor.
Top 4 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 4 Walls hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Danny Kravitz now catching. Jackson hits a line drive into right field. Clemente picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clemente. Banks goes all the way around to score. Jackson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Long hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Marshall tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Banks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marshall moves to third.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Marshall moves to second.
Top 4 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski misplays the ball. That's an error on Mazeroski.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to home to get Clemente. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 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. Clemente moves to third.
Bottom 3 Friend bunts towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Taylor covering, for the out. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 3 Clemente takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Altman hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hobbie strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hoak is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out.
Bottom 2 Stuart strikes out.
Top 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Friend covering, for the out.
Top 2 There goes Walls. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Groat applying the tag.
Top 2 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 1 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 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 hits a popup towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Long hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Banks strikes out.
Top 1 Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taylor scores.
Top 1 There goes Taylor. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Taylor steals second.
Top 1 Altman hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Taylor takes first base on ball four.