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August 15, 1959

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Giants 5 8 0
Cubs 4 3 2
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Giants 5 8 0
Cubs 4 3 2

Willie Mays Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .308
OBP 1.000 .368
At Bats 2 426
Hits 2 131
• Singles 1 74
• Doubles 0 32
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 1 20
Walks 1 43
RBI’s 1 74

John Buzhardt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 0
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Wrigley Field - August 15, 1959
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John Buzhardt
Cal Neeman
Dale Long
Earl Averill
Al Dark
Tony Taylor
Irv Noren
George Altman
Walt Moryn
Willie Mays
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Cal Neeman now catching. John Buzhardt now pitching. Earl Averill now playing second base. Tony Taylor now playing shortstop. Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jim Marshall pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky. Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. Dark scores.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cepeda who is chasing the ball. Dark reaches third base with a triple. Moryn goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Billy Williams pinch hits for Sammy Taylor. Williams strikes out.
Bottom 6 Moryn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Davenport hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sanford is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Bressoud hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Landrith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Long hits a fly ball into left field. Cepeda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Banks is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Noren hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes McCovey. The throw from Taylor and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 5 Kirkland strikes out.
Top 5 Cepeda strikes out.
Top 5 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long juggles the ball. That's an error on Long. Davenport scores. Mays goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Top 5 Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davenport moves to second.
Top 5 Davenport hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Altman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davenport settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Taylor takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Drabowsky is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sanford is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Bressoud 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 Landrith hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Spencer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 3 Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Noren scores. Banks moves to third. Long moves to second.
Bottom 3 Long takes first base on ball four. Noren moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 3 Banks takes first base on ball four. Noren moves to second.
Bottom 3 Noren takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Altman strikes out.
Top 3 Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cepeda hits a popup, foul, towards first. Long settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCovey 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 3 Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Drabowsky strikes out.
Bottom 2 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Davenport hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sanford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. Landrith moves to third. Bressoud moves to second.
Top 2 Bressoud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Landrith moves to second.
Top 2 Landrith takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 1 Moryn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Altman scores. Banks moves to third. Long moves to second.
Bottom 1 Banks is hit by the pitch. Altman moves to second.
Bottom 1 Noren hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Altman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kirkland strikes out.
Top 1 Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moryn throws the ball in to Banks who tags Cepeda trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Mays scores. McCovey moves to third.
Top 1 McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays moves to third.
Top 1 Mays takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.