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August 17, 1959

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Cubs 4 6 1
Pirates 6 5 0
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Pirates 6 5 0

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .319
OBP 1.000 .391
At Bats 2 430
Hits 2 137
• Singles 0 74
• Doubles 1 21
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 1 37
Walks 0 51
RBI’s 3 115

Red Witt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 7 0
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Forbes Field - August 17, 1959
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Strikeout
Red Witt
Smoky Burgess
Rocky Nelson
Dick Schofield
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Ernie Banks
Bobby Thomson
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Banks strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Henry fires to first and picks off Hoak.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Burgess hits a popup towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bill Henry now pitching. Nelson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groat scores.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. Groat reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Altman hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hillman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Witt strikes out.
Bottom 4 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Schofield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Schofield reaches second base with a double. Nelson scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clemente tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 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. Groat scores. Clemente moves to third. Nelson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schult fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Schult. Groat moves to third. Clemente moves to second.
Bottom 4 Clemente is hit by the pitch. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 4 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Neeman strikes out.
Top 4 Dark hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Red Witt now pitching. Walls is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Ron Kline pinch runs for Bill Mazeroski. Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bill Mazeroski pinch hits for Harvey Haddix. Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Taylor fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Virdon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schult scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schofield for the out.
Top 3 Schult hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Banks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Banks reaches second base with a double. Virdon throws the ball in to Hoak who tags Banks trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Thomson scores.
Top 3 Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Thomson reaches third base with a triple. Taylor scores.
Top 3 Altman bunts towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to second.
Top 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burgess hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nelson 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 2 Hillman hits a fly ball towards right. Clemente catches it and throws to first to double up Neeman.
Top 2 Neeman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Schult takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Altman moves to second.
Top 1 Altman takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Taylor hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.