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August 4, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 2 8 0
Cubs 1 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Phillies 2 8 0
Cubs 1 5 0

Bobby Thomson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .254
OBP .000 .324
At Bats 3 272
Hits 0 69
• Singles 0 46
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 1 38

Robin Roberts Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 10 0
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Wrigley Field - August 4, 1959
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Robin Roberts
Joe Lonnett
Ed Bouchee
Sparky Anderson
Gene Freese
Joe Koppe
Harry Anderson
Richie Ashburn
Dave Philley
Bobby Thomson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 2 8 0 8
Chicago Cubs 1 5 0 6
Winning Pitcher Robin Roberts
Losing Pitcher Bob Anderson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Harry Anderson
Attendance 8,348
Time of Game 2 hours 9 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Koppe hits a line drive into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Roberts is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Lonnett bunts towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. Anderson moves to second.
Top 9 Lee Walls now playing right field. Jim Marshall now playing left field. Anderson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 George Altman pinch runs for Irv Noren. Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Noren is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Taylor hits a popup towards short. Koppe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Anderson, and towards Banks, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Anderson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Anderson reaches second base with a double. Koppe scores. Philley goes all the way around to score. Anderson moves to third.
Top 8 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to second for the out. Koppe moves to third.
Top 8 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Koppe moves to second.
Top 8 Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Koppe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Joe Lonnett now catching. Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Solly Drake pinch runs for Carl Sawatski. Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Sawatski takes first base on ball four. Anderson moves to second.
Top 7 Anderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Freese hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Long hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Noren is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Anderson for the out.
Top 6 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Bouchee 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 6 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Anderson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bouchee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson. Dark reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Koppe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sawatski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Anderson 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 4 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Long strikes out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Anderson. Banks reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bouchee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out.
Top 4 Freese hits a line drive into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Philley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Bouchee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Noren hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Anderson strikes out.
Top 3 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Koppe takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sawatski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe fields it and throws to second for the out. Long scores.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Long moves to third.
Bottom 2 Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koppe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Anderson strikes out.
Top 2 Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Marshall is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Noren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bouchee 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 Ashburn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Koppe hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.