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April 22, 1959

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Reds 8 11 0
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Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .200
OBP .250 .200
At Bats 4 30
Hits 1 6
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 3 4

Orlando Pena Season Stats

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Forbes Field - April 22, 1959
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Orlando Pena
Ed Bailey
Frank Robinson
Johnny Temple
Frank Thomas
Roy McMillan
Pete Whisenant
Vada Pinson
Gus Bell
Bill Virdon
Hank Foiles
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Hank Foiles pinch runs for Danny Kravitz. Virdon bunts towards first. Robinson juggles the ball. That's an error on Robinson. Foiles moves to third. Virdon moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Danny Kravitz pinch hits for Roy Face. Kravitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Temple strikes out.
Top 9 Rocky Nelson now playing first base. Pena is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Groat takes first base on ball four. Mejias moves to third. Schofield moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dick Schofield pinch runs for Dick Stuart. Hoak is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Stuart takes first base on ball four. Mejias moves to second.
Bottom 8 Pete Whisenant now playing left field. Mejias hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Face covering, for the out.
Top 8 Thomas hits a popup towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Roy Face now pitching. Bell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Orlando Pena now pitching. Vern Law pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski. Virdon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 7 Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Bennie Daniels. Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hoak scores. Mazeroski scores. Burgess moves to second.
Bottom 7 Burgess takes first base on ball four. Hoak moves to third. Mazeroski moves to second.
Bottom 7 Groat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stuart scores. Hoak moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Stuart hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson who is chasing the ball. Stuart reaches third base with a triple. Mejias goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Mejias takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lynch 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 7 There goes Pinson. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Groat applying the tag.
Top 7 Bennie Daniels now pitching. Pinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Harry Bright pinch hits for Ron Blackburn. Bright hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Burgess hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nuxhall 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 6 McMillan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Blackburn covering, for the out.
Top 5 Thomas hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson scores.
Top 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out.
Top 5 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mejias hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Clemente hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lynch 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 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to third.
Top 4 Temple hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Temple reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nuxhall for the out.
Bottom 3 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Blackburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McMillan is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mejias. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Lynch scores. Robinson goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Ron Blackburn now pitching. Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pinson tags and scores.
Top 3 Robinson is hit by the pitch. Lynch moves to second.
Top 3 Lynch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Temple scores. Pinson moves to third.
Top 3 Pinson hits a line drive into center field. Virdon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Virdon. Nuxhall scores. Temple moves to third.
Top 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McMillan scores. Nuxhall moves to second.
Top 3 Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McMillan moves to third.
Top 3 McMillan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mejias. McMillan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Groat hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Friend fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mejias hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Virdon hits a popup towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lynch hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Virdon. Lynch reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.