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September 13, 1959

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Bottom 8 R H E
Reds 3 11 0
Braves 2 7 3
Bottom 8 R H E
Reds 3 11 0
Braves 2 8 3

Hank Aaron Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .358
OBP .333 .404
At Bats 3 567
Hits 1 203
• Singles 1 116
• Doubles 0 43
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 38
Walks 0 45
RBI’s 0 115

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 16 0
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County Stadium - September 13, 1959
Bob Purkey
Ed Bailey
Whitey Lockman
Johnny Temple
Willie Jones
Eddie Kasko
Frank Robinson
Vada Pinson
Gus Bell
Hank Aaron
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Whitey Lockman now playing first base. Mathews bunts towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Purkey covering, for the out.
Top 8 Purkey strikes out.
Top 8 Kasko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Bailey moves to second.
Top 8 Bailey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third.
Top 8 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thomas hits a line drive into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bruton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bell hits a line drive towards short. Logan catches it and steps on second to double up Temple.
Top 7 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kasko scores. Temple moves to second.
Top 7 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan misplays the ball. That's an error on Logan.
Top 7 Purkey bunts towards first. The ball bounces off Adcock, and towards Mantilla, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Kasko moves to second.
Top 7 Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Crandall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Logan hits a popup towards first. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Maye bunts towards first. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first, with Temple covering, for the out. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 6 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bailey for the out.
Top 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bruton moves to third.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Bruton reaches second base with a double. Mantilla scores.
Bottom 5 Spahn bunts towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. Mantilla moves to second.
Bottom 5 Mantilla bunts towards the mound. Purkey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bell strikes out.
Top 5 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to third.
Top 5 Temple hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maye. Temple reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first, with Purkey covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aaron moves to second.
Bottom 4 Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Purkey hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Bailey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mantilla moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Crandall takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Thomas 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 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla misplays the ball. That's an error on Mantilla.
Top 3 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Logan hits a line drive towards first. Thomas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first, with Purkey covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Purkey strikes out.
Top 2 Kasko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bailey moves to second.
Top 2 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third.
Top 1 Bell hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Temple scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Temple bunts towards the mound. Spahn picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Spahn. Temple moves to second.