Pirates @ Phillies
April 26, 1959

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Top 8 R H E
Pirates 9 13 0
Phillies 2 3 1
Top 8 R H E
Pirates 9 13 0
Phillies 2 3 1

Smoky Burgess Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .464
OBP 1.000 .531
At Bats 2 28
Hits 2 13
• Singles 1 6
• Doubles 1 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 2 4
RBI’s 1 7

Gene Conley Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Connie Mack Stadium - April 26, 1959
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Out
Gene Conley
Jim Hegan
Dave Philley
Sparky Anderson
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Harry Anderson
Richie Ashburn
Wally Post
Smoky Burgess
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Philley scoops it up and throws to first, with Conley covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jones hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Law hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Groat moves to third.
Top 7 Groat hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hoak scores. Groat moves to second.
Top 7 Mazeroski bunts towards the mound. Conley fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoak moves to second.
Top 7 Hoak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rocky Nelson now playing first base. Hamner hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Philley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out.
Top 6 Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Conley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gene Conley now pitching. Virdon hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 5 John Easton pinch hits for Jim Hearn. Easton strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hegan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Law hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mejias hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Anderson fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Anderson. Groat goes all the way around to score. Mejias moves to third.
Top 5 Groat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Mazeroski strikes out.
Top 5 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Anderson scores.
Bottom 4 Anderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Anderson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Post hits a line drive towards short. Groat reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kluszewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Virdon hits a line drive towards third. Jones reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Law fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ashburn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Law hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mejias hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jim Hearn now pitching. Groat hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to third. Hoak moves to second.
Top 3 Hoak hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Burgess scores. Kluszewski moves to second.
Top 3 Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burgess moves to third.
Top 3 Burgess hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ashburn. Burgess reaches second base with a double. Virdon goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Clemente hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Cardwell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Post tags and scores. Anderson tags and moves to third.
Bottom 2 Anderson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Jones bunts in front of the plate. Burgess scoops up the ball and tags Jones for the out. Post moves to third. Anderson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Anderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Post moves to second.
Bottom 2 Post is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Law hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mejias takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Philley hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hamner hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ashburn 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 1 Hoak hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double. Burgess goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.