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July 3, 1959

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 5 8 0
Pirates 0 2 1
Top 9 R H E
Braves 5 9 0
Pirates 0 2 1

Bill Bruton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .297
OBP .500 .346
At Bats 2 229
Hits 0 68
• Singles 0 47
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 2 17
RBI’s 0 20

Bob Porterfield Season Stats

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Forbes Field - July 3, 1959
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Single
Bob Porterfield
Danny Kravitz
Dick Stuart
Bill Mazeroski
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roman Mejias
Bill Bruton
Johnny O'Brien
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Brien moves to third.

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Top 9 Pizarro bunts towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to second.
Top 9 Mantilla is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Bob Porterfield now pitching. O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak juggles the ball. That's an error on Hoak.
Bottom 8 Kravitz strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hoak hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Adcock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Covington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pizarro strikes out.
Bottom 7 Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mantilla hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Crandall hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Virdon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Witt is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Kravitz strikes out.
Top 6 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Covington strikes out.
Top 6 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Hoak hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Skinner. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Mantilla applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Pizarro bunts towards the mound. Witt fields it and throws to first for the out. Mantilla moves to second.
Top 5 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stuart is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Mejias strikes out.
Bottom 4 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Crandall hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Covington 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 4 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Witt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kravitz for the out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Bruton. The throw from Kravitz and he is safe. Bruton steals second.
Top 3 Bruton takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Pizarro strikes out.
Top 3 Mantilla is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Hoak strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Skinner. The throw from Crandall and he is safe. Skinner steals second.
Bottom 2 Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Stuart hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 O'Brien hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Crandall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Crandall reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Adcock hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mejias hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mathews hits a line drive towards first. Stuart reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Bruton attempting to get to second, for the double play.
Top 1 Bruton takes first base on ball four.