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August 29, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 11 16 0
Cubs 4 8 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 11 16 0
Cubs 4 8 3

Earl Averill Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .247
OBP .000 .307
At Bats 1 162
Hits 0 40
• Singles 0 22
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 33

Warren Spahn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
16 13 0
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Wrigley Field - August 29, 1959
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Out
Warren Spahn
Del Crandall
Frank Torre
Bobby Avila
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Joe Adcock
Hank Aaron
Andy Pafko
Earl Averill
Al Dark

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 11 16 0 10
Chicago Cubs 4 8 3 4
Winning Pitcher Warren Spahn
Losing Pitcher Bill Henry
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Adcock
Attendance 20,277
Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Averill hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Schult hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Aaron strikes out. Averill drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Aaron out.
Top 9 Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Mathews reaches second base with a double. Avila scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Avila hits a line drive towards third. Dark juggles the ball. That's an error on Dark. Avila moves to second.
Top 9 Spahn hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Crandall tags and scores.
Top 9 Dave Hillman now pitching. Crandall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls who is chasing the ball. Crandall reaches third base with a triple. Pafko scores. Logan goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Torre scores. Pafko moves to third.
Top 9 Pafko is hit by the pitch. Torre moves to second.
Top 9 Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Walls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Altman bunts towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 8 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schult scoops it up and throws to first, with Elston covering, for the out.
Top 8 Avila bunts towards the mound. Elston fields it and throws to first for the out. Spahn moves to second.
Top 8 Spahn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Don Elston now pitching. Earl Averill now catching. Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Randy Jackson pinch hits for Bill Henry. Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Earl Averill pinch hits for Cal Neeman. Averill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Pafko is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Adcock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Schult hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Aaron hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Avila hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Walls strikes out.
Bottom 5 Altman hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Andy Pafko now playing right field. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Andy Pafko pinch hits for Lee Maye. Pafko is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Henry hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Neeman hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Adcock takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Bill Henry now pitching. Mathews 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. Spahn scores.
Top 4 Avila hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spahn moves to third.
Top 4 Spahn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walls. Spahn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Schult hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 3 Walls takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to third. Altman moves to second.
Bottom 3 Altman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Drabowsky hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Neeman strikes out.
Top 3 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 3 Logan takes first base on ball four. Maye moves to second.
Top 3 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schult fields it and throws to second for the out. Mathews scores. Aaron moves to third.
Top 3 Torre is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Altman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aaron bunts towards the mound. Drabowsky picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Drabowsky. Mathews moves to third. Aaron moves to second.
Top 3 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Schult hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Avila hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Spahn bunts towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Crandall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Logan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Walls hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Altman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Taylor is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Maye hits a fly ball into right field. Walls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Adcock moves to second.
Top 1 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron moves to third.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dark fields it and throws to first for the out.