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April 11, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 4 6 0
Pirates 3 12 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 4 6 0
Pirates 3 12 1

Bob Skinner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .083
OBP .250 .083
At Bats 4 12
Hits 1 1
• Singles 1 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Forbes Field - April 11, 1959
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Out
Lew Burdette
Del Crandall
Frank Torre
Felix Mantilla
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Wes Covington
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Bob Skinner
Roberto Clemente
Roman Mejias

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 4 6 0 4
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 12 1 9
Winning Pitcher Lew Burdette
Losing Pitcher Vern Law
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Eddie Mathews
Attendance 11,800
Time of Game 2 hours 32 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Skinner hits a fly ball towards left. Covington catches it and throws to home to double up Mejias.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mejias moves to third.
Bottom 9 Roman Mejias pinch runs for Smoky Burgess. Virdon bunts towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out. Mejias moves to second.
Bottom 9 Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Roy Face. Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Mantilla hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Groat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Face covering, for the out.
Top 8 Covington hits a fly ball towards right. Clemente settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Clemente. Covington moves to second.
Top 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Roy Face now pitching. Mathews 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 7 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Logan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 7 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre fields it and throws to second for the out. Schofield moves to third.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schofield moves to second.
Bottom 7 Dick Schofield pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski. Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Bob Smith. Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Foiles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 7 Burdette strikes out.
Top 7 Mantilla takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stuart scores.
Bottom 6 Hoak is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Stuart hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Stuart reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Skinner hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Torre hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Bottom 5 Smith strikes out.
Top 5 Bob Smith now pitching. Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burdette scores. Mathews moves to third.
Top 5 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Burdette moves to second.
Top 5 Bruton hits a popup towards the mound. Law settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Burdette takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Foiles hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a line drive into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mantilla hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Logan is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hoak is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Stuart takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torre for the out.
Top 3 Covington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Burdette 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 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Law hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foiles moves to third.
Bottom 2 Foiles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Law covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Skinner. The throw from Crandall and he is safe. Skinner steals second.
Bottom 1 Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Virdon tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Virdon moves to third.
Bottom 1 Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Covington strikes out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.