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May 11, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 8 12 0
Cubs 1 6 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 8 12 0
Cubs 1 6 2

Tony Taylor Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .276
OBP .500 .351
At Bats 3 98
Hits 1 27
• Singles 1 23
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 10
RBI’s 0 4

Bob Giggie Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Wrigley Field - May 11, 1959
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Out
Bob Giggie
Del Crandall
Frank Torre
Johnny O'Brien
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Wes Covington
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Tony Taylor
George Altman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 8 12 0 10
Chicago Cubs 1 6 2 9
Winning Pitcher Bob Buhl
Losing Pitcher Moe Drabowsky
Save Bob Giggie
Game Winning RBI Del Crandall
Attendance 7,995
Time of Game 2 hours 47 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Taylor hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 George Altman pinch hits for Bill Henry. Altman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Bob Giggie now pitching. Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out.
Top 9 Joe Adcock pinch hits for Don McMahon. Adcock strikes out.
Top 9 O'Brien strikes out.
Top 9 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Crandall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Crandall reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Torre 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 8 Thomson hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Moryn takes first base on ball four. Walls moves to second.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Don McMahon now pitching. Walls hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Covington strikes out.
Top 8 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Henry fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Henry. Vernon scores. Bruton moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Bill Henry now pitching. Mathews hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vernon moves to third.
Top 8 Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Bob Buhl. Vernon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crandall scores. Logan scores.
Top 8 John Buzhardt now pitching. O'Brien bunts towards the mound. Buzhardt fields it and throws to first for the out. Crandall moves to third. Logan moves to second.
Top 8 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Crandall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Crandall reaches second base with a double. Covington scores. Torre goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Covington moves to third.
Top 8 Taylor Phillips now pitching. Covington hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Covington reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Don Eaddy pinch runs for Dale Long. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Dale Long pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky. Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores.
Bottom 7 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Thomson reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mathews hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bruton hits a line drive towards first. Marshall reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Marshall strikes out.
Top 6 Buhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Logan. The throw from Averill and he is out, Banks applying the tag.
Top 6 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Drabowsky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out.
Top 5 Crandall strikes out.
Top 5 Torre strikes out.
Top 5 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aaron moves to third.
Top 5 Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Aaron reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Mathews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Thomson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first, with Drabowsky covering, for the out.
Top 4 Buhl 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 4 O'Brien hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Logan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Logan hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Averill settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Averill.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Marshall hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Walls takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second.
Top 3 Covington strikes out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a line drive into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Drabowsky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Averill hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Buhl 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 O'Brien strikes out.
Bottom 1 Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 1 Banks takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 1 Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Walls strikes out.
Bottom 1 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Crandall takes first base on ball four. Aaron scores. Covington moves to third. Torre moves to second.
Top 1 Torre takes first base on ball four. Covington moves to second.
Top 1 Covington takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Aaron reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out.
Top 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out.