Pirates @ Cubs
June 17, 1959

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Top 8 R H E
Pirates 2 5 0
Cubs 2 8 0
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Pirates 2 6 0
Cubs 2 8 0

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .258
OBP .333 .300
At Bats 3 252
Hits 1 65
• Singles 1 46
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 19

John Buzhardt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 0
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Wrigley Field - June 17, 1959
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Single
John Buzhardt
Cal Neeman
Jim Marshall
Tony Taylor
Al Dark
Ernie Banks
Irv Noren
Bobby Thomson
Lee Walls
Bill Virdon
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bobby Thomson now playing center field. Irv Noren now playing left field. Jim Marshall now playing first base. Mejias hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dave Hillman pinch runs for Earl Averill. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Buzhardt bunts towards first. Stuart scoops it up and throws to first, with Schofield covering, for the out. Averill moves to second.
Bottom 7 Earl Averill pinch hits for George Altman. Averill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Neeman scores.
Bottom 7 Randy Jackson pinch hits for Dale Long. Jackson bunts towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out. Neeman moves to second.
Bottom 7 Neeman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hoak hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Schofield takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Stuart is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Thomson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark moves to second.
Bottom 6 Walls hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Taylor strikes out.
Top 6 Burgess hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Groat hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Taylor reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Buzhardt strikes out.
Bottom 5 Altman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Long strikes out.
Top 5 Haddix hits a fly ball towards center. Altman catches it and throws to second to double up Hoak.
Top 5 Mejias hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hoak moves to second.
Top 5 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Schofield hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Neeman hits a line drive towards first. Stuart reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Skinner. The throw from Neeman and he is out, Banks applying the tag.
Top 4 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Stuart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Groat scores.
Top 4 Groat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Groat reaches third base with a triple. Virdon goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Taylor. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Taylor steals second.
Bottom 3 Dark strikes out.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Buzhardt strikes out.
Top 3 Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Mejias hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hoak hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Altman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 Long hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Neeman hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Burgess hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.