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August 16, 1959

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Top 7 R H E
Braves 4 7 1
Pirates 2 6 0
Top 7 R H E
Braves 5 8 1
Pirates 2 6 0

Wes Covington Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .280
OBP .333 .331
At Bats 2 354
Hits 0 99
• Singles 0 74
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 25
RBI’s 0 41

Bob Porterfield Season Stats

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0 2 1
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Forbes Field - August 16, 1959
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Single
Bob Porterfield
Hank Foiles
Dick Stuart
Dick Schofield
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Wes Covington
Eddie Mathews
Lee Maye
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Covington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maye scores. There goes Mathews trying to get to third. Clemente throws the ball in to Hoak, who tags Mathews for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Mathews is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Maye hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Maye reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Bruton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Spahn strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Stuart strikes out.
Bottom 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groat moves to second.
Bottom 6 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bob Porterfield now pitching. Mantilla hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Torre scores. Lopata moves to second.
Top 6 Lopata hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maye scores. Torre moves to third.
Top 6 Torre takes first base on ball four. Maye moves to second.
Top 6 Covington strikes out.
Top 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Maye hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Daniels strikes out.
Bottom 5 Foiles hits a line drive into center field. Bruton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bruton. Schofield moves to third.
Bottom 5 Schofield takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bruton strikes out.
Top 5 The ball gets by Foiles for a passed ball. Mantilla moves to third.
Top 5 Spahn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Logan tags and scores. Mantilla tags and moves to second.
Top 5 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Torre scores. Logan moves to third.
Top 5 Logan takes first base on ball four. Torre moves to second.
Top 5 Lopata strikes out.
Top 5 Bill Virdon now playing center field. Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Mejias hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Stuart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Covington hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 4 Mathews hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 4 Maye hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Daniels takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Foiles hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 Bruton strikes out.
Top 3 Spahn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Schofield hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mejias hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Stuart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 Logan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 Lopata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Covington moves to third.
Top 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Covington moves to second.
Top 2 Covington takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 1 Skinner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 1 Maye strikes out.
Top 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.