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August 23, 1959

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Bottom 7 R H E
Dodgers 1 5 0
Pirates 1 6 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Dodgers 1 5 0
Pirates 1 7 0

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .245
OBP 1.000 .307
At Bats 2 444
Hits 2 109
• Singles 1 80
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 6
Walks 0 40
RBI’s 1 34

Larry Sherry Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 1
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Forbes Field - August 23, 1959
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Double
Larry Sherry
John Roseboro
Norm Larker
Jim Gilliam
Don Zimmer
Maury Wills
Wally Moon
Duke Snider
Ron Fairly
Bill Virdon
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Virdon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fairly. Virdon reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gilliam strikes out.
Top 7 Sherry hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wills bunts towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Kravitz. The throw from Roseboro and he is out, Wills applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Kravitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Nelson strikes out.
Top 6 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Roseboro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Law covering, for the out.
Top 6 Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Clemente strikes out.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out.
Bottom 5 Law hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Virdon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Larker hits a line drive into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Moon takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Gilliam hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Gilliam reaches second base with a double. Wills scores.
Top 5 Sherry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Wills. The throw from Kravitz and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Top 5 Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hoak hits a line drive into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kravitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sherry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Roseboro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Fairly hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Snider takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Larker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Skinner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Moon hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Law covering, for the out.
Top 3 Sherry strikes out.
Bottom 2 Law strikes out.
Bottom 2 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kravitz moves to second.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kravitz takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Zimmer hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Roseboro hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first, with Sherry covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Skinner strikes out.
Top 1 Fairly hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Snider strikes out.
Top 1 Larker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moon moves to third.
Top 1 Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilliam for the out.