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May 9, 1959

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Reds 3 9 2
Braves 0 6 1
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Reds 3 9 2
Braves 0 7 1

Wes Covington Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .299
OBP .333 .368
At Bats 3 67
Hits 1 20
• Singles 1 16
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 8

Bob Purkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 2 0
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County Stadium - May 9, 1959
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Single
Bob Purkey
Dutch Dotterer
Frank Robinson
Johnny Temple
Frank Thomas
Roy McMillan
Jim Pendleton
Vada Pinson
Gus Bell
Wes Covington
Hank Aaron
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Covington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson throws the ball in to Robinson who tags Covington trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Aaron moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Thomas hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Felix Mantilla now playing second base. Don McMahon now pitching. Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mathews 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 8 Joe Adcock pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien. Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Warren Spahn. Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Purkey strikes out.
Top 8 Dotterer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards second. Temple picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Temple. Bruton moves to second.
Bottom 7 Torre hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Covington hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 7 Thomas takes first base on ball four. Purkey scores. Pinson moves to third. Robinson moves to second.
Top 7 Robinson is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Pinson hits a line drive into left field. Covington picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Covington. Purkey moves to third. Pinson moves to second.
Top 7 Temple hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Purkey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Dotterer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 McMillan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mathews hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 O'Brien hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Spahn hits a fly ball towards left. Pendleton settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Pendleton. Spahn moves to second.
Top 6 Bell is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Pendleton is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Temple scores. Pinson moves to third.
Top 6 Pinson takes first base on ball four. Temple moves to second.
Top 6 Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Purkey strikes out.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Crandall. The throw from Dotterer and he is safe. Crandall steals second.
Bottom 5 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dotterer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Covington for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mathews strikes out.
Top 4 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Spahn 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 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Purkey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dotterer hits a line drive towards third. Mathews reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Crandall 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 2 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McMillan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out.
Top 2 Pendleton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Covington hits a popup beyond short. McMillan can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. There goes Aaron trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Pinson is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.