Dodgers @ Reds
August 20, 1959

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Top 7 R H E
Dodgers 7 8 1
Reds 3 6 0
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Dodgers 8 9 1
Reds 3 6 0

Wally Moon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .293
OBP .667 .384
At Bats 2 410
Hits 1 120
• Singles 1 83
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 1 61
RBI’s 0 56

Tom Acker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 2
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Crosley Field - August 20, 1959
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Home Run
Tom Acker
Ed Bailey
Frank Robinson
Johnny Temple
Willie Jones
Eddie Kasko
Jim Pendleton
Vada Pinson
Gus Bell
Wally Moon
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Moon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Bailey is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDevitt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Neal hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Tom Acker now pitching. McDevitt strikes out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Zimmer. Temple scores. Bell moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Pinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 5 Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kasko scores.
Bottom 5 Pete Whisenant pinch hits for Willard Schmidt. Whisenant hits a line drive into center field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kasko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Kasko reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Willard Schmidt now pitching. Roseboro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Roseboro reaches second base with a double. Fairly goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Fairly hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Essegian scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Essegian hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Pendleton. Essegian reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Larker hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.
Top 5 Moon takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Neal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pendleton. Neal reaches second base with a double. McDevitt scores. Gilliam goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Top 5 Gilliam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McDevitt moves to second.
Top 5 McDevitt strikes out.
Top 5 Zimmer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Roseboro hits a line drive into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Pendleton moves to second.
Bottom 4 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out. Pinson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Robinson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pinson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Moon. Pinson reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Fairly hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Essegian hits a line drive towards short. Kasko reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Larker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Purkey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilliam fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Moon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moon for the out.
Top 3 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bailey strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 McDevitt strikes out.
Top 2 Zimmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Roseboro moves to second.
Top 2 Roseboro takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Fairly hits a popup towards short. Kasko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Essegian hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Pinson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Larker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Moon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gilliam hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.