Pirates @ Cubs
June 17, 1959

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 2 9 1
Cubs 5 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 2 9 1
Cubs 5 10 0

Roman Mejias Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .225
OBP .667 .302
At Bats 3 142
Hits 2 32
• Singles 2 27
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 0 14

Bill Henry Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 5
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Wrigley Field - June 17, 1959
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Out
Bill Henry
Cal Neeman
Jim Marshall
Tony Taylor
Al Dark
Ernie Banks
Irv Noren
Bobby Thomson
Lee Walls
Roman Mejias
Dick Schofield
Dick Stuart

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 9 1 6
Chicago Cubs 5 10 0 6
Winning Pitcher Bill Henry
Losing Pitcher Harvey Haddix
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Cal Neeman
Attendance 10,230
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Mejias hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Hoak strikes out.
Top 9 Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall fields the ball and throws to Henry covering. Safe. Stuart moves to third.
Top 9 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. Stuart moves to second.
Top 9 Stuart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Noren takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 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.
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.