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September 23, 1959

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Braves 4 6 1
Pirates 4 6 2
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Braves 4 6 1
Pirates 4 7 2

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .253
OBP .667 .327
At Bats 3 506
Hits 2 128
• Singles 2 95
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 55
RBI’s 0 40

Joey Jay Season Stats

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6 9 0
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Forbes Field - September 23, 1959
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Single
Joey Jay
Del Crandall
Frank Torre
Red Schoendienst
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Lee Maye
Al Spangler
Hank Aaron
Bill Virdon
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Virdon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Joey Jay now pitching. Frank Torre now playing first base. Johnny Logan now playing shortstop. Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Adcock strikes out.
Top 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat.
Top 8 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Spangler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Bob Rush. Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out.
Top 8 Frank Torre pinch hits for Felix Mantilla. Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Burgess is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Skinner scores. Groat moves to third. Clemente moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Groat takes first base on ball four. Skinner moves to second.
Bottom 7 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst misplays the ball. That's an error on Schoendienst.
Bottom 7 Red Schoendienst now playing second base. Kline is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Crandall hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Avila strikes out.
Top 7 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Kline covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Virdon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski hits a line drive into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a fly ball into center field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Adcock strikes out.
Top 6 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spangler tags and scores.
Top 6 Mathews hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Spangler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Spangler reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bob Rush now pitching. Clemente strikes out.
Top 5 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Bob Buhl. Slaughter 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 Mantilla hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla fields it and throws to second for the out. Hoak scores. Virdon moves to third.
Bottom 4 Kline bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Burgess scores. Hoak moves to third. Virdon moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burgess moves to third. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hoak takes first base on ball four. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 4 Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Maye hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Aaron hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Virdon chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Hoak fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Hoak. Virdon throws the ball in to Groat who tags Aaron trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Aaron moves to third.
Bottom 3 Stuart hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Skinner moves to third.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Skinner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Spangler. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Spangler steals second.
Top 3 Spangler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Buhl is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Mantilla hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mazeroski moves to third.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Burgess hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Avila takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 1 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mathews is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Spangler hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.