Pirates @ Cubs
May 17, 1959

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Bottom 7 R H E
Pirates 4 7 0
Cubs 5 8 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Pirates 4 7 0
Cubs 5 8 0

Al Dark Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .261
OBP .000 .331
At Bats 3 111
Hits 0 29
• Singles 0 22
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 0 11

Bob Smith Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Wrigley Field - May 17, 1959
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Walk
Bob Smith
Smoky Burgess
Ted Kluszewski
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Al Dark
Tony Taylor
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Dark takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Taylor reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Henry strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bob Smith now pitching. Taylor strikes out.
Top 7 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hoak strikes out.
Top 7 Dick Stuart pinch hits for Bennie Daniels. Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 6 Walls hits a line drive towards short. Groat catches it and throws to first to double up Thomson.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Long takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Bill Henry now pitching. Virdon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Mazeroski reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Skinner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Moryn strikes out.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taylor tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Hobbie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor moves to third.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Taylor reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Burgess hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Clemente hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Virdon tags and scores.
Top 5 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Daniels strikes out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Virdon moves to third.
Top 5 Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Virdon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Walls strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thomson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Long hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Groat 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 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Skinner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burgess scores.
Top 4 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Burgess hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moryn. Burgess reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Dark strikes out.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Taylor reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Hobbie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Daniels hits a fly ball into left field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Long 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 2 Virdon hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dark strikes out.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Daniels fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Kluszewski strikes out.
Top 1 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hobbie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hoak hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.