Pirates @ Cubs
June 17, 1959

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Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 2 7 1
Cubs 2 9 0
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Pirates 2 7 1
Cubs 5 10 0

Cal Neeman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .139
OBP .333 .205
At Bats 3 36
Hits 1 5
• Singles 1 5
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 0

Harvey Haddix Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 0
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Wrigley Field - June 17, 1959
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Home Run
Harvey Haddix
Smoky Burgess
Dick Stuart
Dick Schofield
Don Hoak
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Bill Virdon
Roman Mejias
Cal Neeman
Bobby Thomson
Ernie Banks
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Neeman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Skinner is chasing the ball. Neeman rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Thomson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a line drive into left field. Skinner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Skinner. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 8 Walls hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bill Henry now pitching. Burgess strikes out.
Top 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Virdon moves to third.
Top 8 Virdon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
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.