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August 28, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 9 14 0
Cubs 3 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 9 14 0
Cubs 3 8 0

Al Dark Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .255
OBP .000 .321
At Bats 3 400
Hits 0 102
• Singles 0 76
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 0 37

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
17 13 1
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Wrigley Field - August 28, 1959
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Out
Lew Burdette
Del Crandall
Frank Torre
Bobby Avila
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Felix Mantilla
Hank Aaron
Andy Pafko
Al Dark

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 9 14 0 7
Chicago Cubs 3 8 0 4
Winning Pitcher Lew Burdette
Losing Pitcher Bob Anderson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Frank Torre
Attendance 15,929
Time of Game 2 hours 53 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Noren hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Felix Mantilla now playing left field. Schult hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Adcock hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Avila settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Altman moves to third.
Bottom 8 Altman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pafko. Altman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Taylor hits a line drive towards short. Logan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Mathews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Don Elston now pitching. Sammy Taylor now catching. Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dale Long pinch hits for Ed Donnelly. Long strikes out.
Bottom 7 Walt Moryn pinch hits for Cal Neeman. Moryn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Noren scores.
Bottom 7 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Noren moves to third.
Bottom 7 There goes Noren. The throw from Crandall and he is safe. Noren steals second.
Bottom 7 Noren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Andy Pafko now playing right field. Schult hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donnelly fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Crandall takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Logan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Neeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ed Donnelly now pitching. Maye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Altman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Taylor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron. Taylor reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Billy Williams pinch hits for John Buzhardt. Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Avila tags and scores.
Top 6 Aaron hits a line drive towards third. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burdette scores. Avila moves to third.
Top 6 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall fields the ball and throws to Buzhardt covering. Safe. Burdette moves to third.
Top 6 Burdette hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman. Burdette reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Neeman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Noren hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Maye hits a popup towards first. Marshall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Schult strikes out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Marshall strikes out.
Top 4 Torre 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 4 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Mathews hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. Taylor reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Buzhardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Neeman hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Avila hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Neeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 John Buzhardt now pitching. Burdette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first, with Anderson covering, for the out.
Top 3 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marshall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torre for the out.
Top 3 Adcock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Dark hits a fly ball towards center. Aaron catches it and throws to first to double up Noren.
Bottom 2 Noren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Schult hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Avila reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Noren settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mathews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Altman. Mathews reaches second base with a double. Avila goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Burdette hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a line drive into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Taylor strikes out.
Top 1 Logan hits a popup towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maye hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Noren. Maye reaches second base with a double. Torre moves to third.
Top 1 Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Avila scores. Aaron scores.
Top 1 Adcock strikes out. There goes Aaron. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out. Avila moves to third.
Top 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Avila. The throw from Neeman and he is safe. Avila steals second.
Top 1 Avila hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.