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August 15, 1959

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Bottom 7 R H E
Giants 6 9 0
Cubs 4 3 3
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Giants 6 9 0
Cubs 4 3 3

Earl Averill Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .245
OBP .000 .298
At Bats 0 139
Hits 0 34
• Singles 0 20
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 28

Jack Sanford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 9 1
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Wrigley Field - August 15, 1959
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Out
Jack Sanford
Hobie Landrith
Willie McCovey
Daryl Spencer
Jim Davenport
Eddie Bressoud
Jackie Brandt
Willie Mays
Willie Kirkland
Earl Averill
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Averill hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Averill for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Noren strikes out. Landrith drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Noren out.
Bottom 7 Jackie Brandt now playing left field. Altman 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 7 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Averill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark juggles the ball. That's an error on Dark.
Top 7 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 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.
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.