Pirates @ Cubs
August 7, 1959

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 0 5 0
Cubs 4 5 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 0 5 0
Cubs 4 5 0

Smoky Burgess Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .307
OBP .667 .361
At Bats 2 251
Hits 1 77
• Singles 1 40
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 1 20
RBI’s 0 38

Moe Drabowsky Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 8 0
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Wrigley Field - August 7, 1959
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Out
Moe Drabowsky
Sammy Taylor
Jim Marshall
Tony Taylor
Earl Averill
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Bobby Thomson
Art Schult
Smoky Burgess
Dick Groat

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 5 0 5
Chicago Cubs 4 5 0 3
Winning Pitcher Moe Drabowsky
Losing Pitcher Ron Kline
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Moe Drabowsky
Attendance 7,434
Time of Game 2 hours 1 minute
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Burgess hits a fly ball into right field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Clemente strikes out.
Top 9 Groat hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Banks strikes out. Burgess drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Banks out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Don Gross now pitching. Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out.
Top 8 Skinner strikes out. Taylor drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Skinner out.
Top 8 Dick Schofield pinch hits for Fred Green. 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 8 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 7 Taylor hits a line drive towards the mound. Green reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Drabowsky hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Hoak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burgess moves to second.
Top 7 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Nelson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out.
Bottom 6 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Schult hits a line drive towards third. Hoak reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 6 Groat takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Skinner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Schult. Skinner reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Green is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Marshall is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Mazeroski strikes out.
Top 5 Hoak hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Hoak reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Burgess hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nelson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Taylor reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Taylor strikes out.
Bottom 4 Drabowsky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Fred Green now pitching. Thomson strikes out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Groat strikes out.
Top 4 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Averill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Schult hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kline 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 3 Virdon strikes out.
Top 3 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taylor tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Drabowsky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Averill scores. Taylor moves to third.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Averill moves to third.
Bottom 2 Averill takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Nelson 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 1 Schult hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner who is chasing the ball. Taylor reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Averill fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Skinner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Averill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.