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August 17, 1959

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Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .317
OBP 1.000 .390
At Bats 1 429
Hits 1 136
• Singles 0 74
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 1 37
Walks 0 51
RBI’s 2 114

Harvey Haddix Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 9 0
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Forbes Field - August 17, 1959
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Double
Harvey Haddix
Smoky Burgess
Rocky Nelson
Dick Schofield
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Ernie Banks
Bobby Thomson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

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.

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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.