Pirates @ Phillies
April 26, 1959

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 5 8 2
Phillies 10 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 5 8 2
Phillies 10 10 0

Harry Bright Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .600
OBP 1.000 .667
At Bats 3 5
Hits 3 3
• Singles 1 1
• Doubles 1 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 1 1
RBI’s 3 3

Jack Meyer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - April 26, 1959
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Strikeout
Jack Meyer
Valmy Thomas
Dave Philley
Sparky Anderson
Willie Jones
Chico Fernandez
Harry Anderson
Richie Ashburn
Bob Bowman
Harry Bright
Dick Stuart

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 8 2 9
Philadelphia Phillies 10 10 0 3
Winning Pitcher Jack Meyer
Losing Pitcher Bob Friend
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dave Philley
Attendance 19,266
Time of Game 2 hours 52 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bright strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Stuart takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Rocky Nelson pinch hits for Hank Foiles. Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Bowman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Clemente hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ashburn hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Meyer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out. Fernandez moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ron Blackburn now pitching. Fernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Virdon hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Bob Porterfield. Burgess is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Bob Bowman now playing right field. Mejias hits a line drive into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Porterfield now pitching. Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 7 Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Philley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.
Bottom 7 Hanebrink hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart juggles the ball. That's an error on Stuart. Meyer moves to third.
Bottom 7 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out. Meyer moves to second.
Bottom 7 Meyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Groat hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jack Meyer now pitching. Mazeroski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bright hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Stuart hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Stuart reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Sparky Anderson now playing second base. Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Freese strikes out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Jones scores.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground into left field. Mejias picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Mejias. Anderson scores. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 6 Anderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Anderson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Philley hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clemente strikes out.
Top 6 Virdon hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Friend bunts in front of the plate. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. Mejias moves to second.
Top 6 Mejias hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hanebrink hits a popup towards third. Bright settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Short hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bright takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Stuart moves to second.
Top 5 Stuart takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Foiles hits a popup, foul, towards first. Philley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Friend hits a line drive into right field. Hanebrink settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Anderson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Anderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Philley scores. Anderson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Philley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Philley reaches second base with a double. Thomas scores. Ashburn goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Hanebrink hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ashburn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 3 Short strikes out.
Bottom 3 Thomas is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Mejias hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Groat takes first base on ball four. Bright moves to second.
Top 3 Mazeroski strikes out.
Top 3 Bright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Stuart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Foiles hits a popup, foul, towards first. Philley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bright fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Anderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Anderson reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Friend hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hanebrink hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Harry Bright now playing third base. Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mazeroski strikes out.
Top 1 Harry Bright pinch hits for Don Hoak. Bright hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hanebrink. Bright reaches second base with a double. Foiles scores. Stuart moves to third.
Top 1 Stuart takes first base on ball four. Foiles moves to second.
Top 1 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Short fields it and throws to home to get Virdon. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 There goes Virdon. The throw from Thomas and he is safe. Virdon steals third.
Top 1 Clemente hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Virdon moves to second.
Top 1 Virdon takes first base on ball four.