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September 7, 1959

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Pirates 1 6 1
Braves 5 15 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 1 6 1
Braves 5 15 0

Don Hoak Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .299
OBP .333 .375
At Bats 3 499
Hits 1 149
• Singles 1 114
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 62
RBI’s 0 58

Lew Burdette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
18 14 1
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County Stadium - September 7, 1959
Out
Lew Burdette
Del Crandall
Frank Torre
Felix Mantilla
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Lee Maye
Bill Bruton
Hank Aaron
Don Hoak
Smoky Burgess

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 6 1 5
Milwaukee Braves 5 15 0 12
Winning Pitcher Lew Burdette
Losing Pitcher Bob Friend
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hank Aaron
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 16 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoak for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Burgess takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Stuart hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Frank Torre now playing first base. Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 John DeMerit pinch runs for Joe Adcock. Maye hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 8 Aaron hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Don Gross now pitching. Mathews strikes out.
Top 8 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dick Schofield pinch hits for Ron Kline. Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Bruton 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 7 Burdette hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mantilla hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Virdon hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Crandall. The throw from Burgess and he is out, Mazeroski applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Crandall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Logan 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 Maye hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stuart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Groat hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Virdon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 5 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stuart juggles the ball. That's an error on Stuart. Bruton moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Burdette strikes out.
Bottom 5 Mantilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ron Kline now pitching. Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Burdette covering, for the out.
Top 5 Harry Simpson pinch hits for Bob Porterfield. Simpson strikes out.
Top 5 Virdon hits a popup into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mazeroski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Maye hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to third. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 4 Aaron strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hoak strikes out.
Top 4 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Stuart hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clemente hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Mantilla hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bob Porterfield now pitching. Crandall hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Logan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Maye hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Skinner hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Friend hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 2 Aaron is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Mathews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Mathews reaches second base with a double. Bruton moves to third.
Bottom 2 Bruton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mantilla scores.
Bottom 2 Burdette hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stuart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Mantilla. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Mantilla steals second.
Bottom 2 Mantilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Crandall strikes out.
Top 2 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hoak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and has Adcock trapped. There's the throw to Mazeroski who tags Adcock for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Maye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Adcock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Adcock reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Logan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 1 Stuart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Skinner scores.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mantilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Skinner moves to third.
Top 1 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Skinner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Skinner reaches second base with a double.