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May 12, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 3 9 1
Cubs 3 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 3 9 1
Cubs 7 8 0

Earl Averill Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .190
OBP .000 .227
At Bats 0 42
Hits 0 8
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 6

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 1 0
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Wrigley Field - May 12, 1959
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Home Run
Lew Burdette
Del Crandall
Frank Torre
Felix Mantilla
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Wes Covington
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Earl Averill
Sammy Taylor
Lee Walls
Bobby Thomson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 3 9 1 10
Chicago Cubs 7 8 0 3
Winning Pitcher Don Elston
Losing Pitcher Lew Burdette
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Earl Averill
Attendance 8,288
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Earl Averill pinch hits for Don Elston. Averill hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to home to get King. Thomson moves to third. Walls moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 9 Chick King pinch runs for Dale Long. Walls is walked intentionally. Thomson moves to second.
Bottom 9 Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Long moves to third.
Bottom 9 Long hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Moryn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bruton moves to second.
Top 9 Mathews hits a popup towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Don Elston now pitching. Johnny Goryl now playing second base. Burdette strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim Marshall pinch hits for Tony Taylor. Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Felix Mantilla now playing second base. George Altman pinch hits for Bob Anderson. Altman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien. Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out.
Top 8 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Long moves to third.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Long hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Long reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops it up and throws to first, with Anderson covering, for the out.
Top 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Moryn hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out. Anderson scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan misplays the ball. That's an error on Logan. Anderson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Taylor is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Anderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Anderson reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Burdette strikes out.
Top 6 O'Brien hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Logan moves to third.
Top 6 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Crandall takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Covington strikes out.
Top 5 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Long strikes out.
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Taylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Logan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Walls hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Torre hits a line drive into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Covington takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Moryn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Burdette bunts towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a line drive into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 The umpire calls a balk on Anderson Aaron moves to third. Covington moves to second.
Top 1 Covington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Mathews 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 1 Bruton strikes out.